Joubert-Nivelt 52 Arawak

This spectacular Joubert Nivelt 52 catamaran is a proven day charter cat that has established itself as a high-end, sport excursion in the Leeward Islands. She was originally built for the Route du Rhum singlehanded transatlantic race. More recently, she has illustrated herself in the local regattas (Heineken Regatta, Voiles de St. Barthelemy, Caribbean Multihull Challenge, Caribbean 600). She is the boat that always seems to get through the demanding tradewind courses intact. Everything on this light (10,000 lbs), sporty cat is optimized for performance, yet she is sturdy and robust. She sails in the mid to high teens easily and tops 20 kts in the right conditions. Check out the video attached to get a sense of her speed. She is run by passionate, professional sailors who know the best equipment, the best materials and perform the maintenance to keep her running at a high level. This high performance cat sails year round. It is not idle in a marina waiting for the next equipment failure; it is continually perfected. And she has paid her way doing day charters. If you are looking to run a high-end charter business and continue the racing tradition, this is a cat to consider. It is fast, tough and sturdy.

Yacht Specifications

Brand: Custom Built Joubert-Nivelt design

Model: Catamaran 52 feet

Designer: Joubert-Nivelt

Year: 1997

Hull material: GRP & Kevlar

LOA: 52 feet

Beam: 28 feet

Draft: 4ft dagger-boards up/ 6ft dagger-boards down.

Displacement: 5 tons (10,000 pounds)

Bridge deck clearance: 4 feet main beam

Hull And Deck

Winches: Arniston winches – 3 x 42ST, 4 x 46ST, 3 x 52ST

Primary anchor: Danforth aluminum primary anchor (chain -50ft braid with 25 ft 5/8 s/s chain)

Secondary anchor: Danforth aluminum secondary anchor (chain – three strand braid w/ 15ft s/s chain)

Trampoline: knotless Dyneema, 2014

Escape hatches: (2) Goiot

Fenders: 6 x inflatable fenders, 60cm x 150cm

Sails And Rigging

Mainsail: Ullman Fiberpath, 79m2, 2021 + Ullman Fiberpath, 79m2, 2014

Jib: Ullman Fiberpath 32m2, 2022

Screecher: Ulmann, 120m2, 2015

Mast: Aluminium mast, single spreader fixed. 60ft

Bowsprit: Aluminium bowsprit, 6ft

Traveler: Antal track, Harken

Standing rigging: Cap shrouds 16mm Dyneema, 2014; Lower shrouds 14mm Dyneema, 2014; Forestay is rod rigging, 2014

Running rigging: Gleistein ropes Megatwin, 2007; Dyneema core with polyester jacket; Various from new to 8 years old

Stack pack: Sunbrella stack pack with Dyneema lazy jacks

Slides: Antal slides with felt inserts

Mechanical, Electrical And Plumbing

Engines: Twin Yanmar 3YM 30hp engines

Saildrives: SD20 saildrives

Propellers: Flexofold folding propellers x 2 + 1 fixed bladed propeller

Cruising speed: 8 kts under power, max speed 10kts

Solar panel: 50W Solar panel

Alternators: 2 x 40W Alternators

Toilet: Jabsco manual pump toilet

Electronics And Navigation

Chart plotter: Raymarine Chart plotter A65

Depth sounder: Raymarine Depth sounder

Wind speed displays: (2) Raymarine i60 wind speed displays

VHF: Garmin VHF 210 AIS

Battery monitor: Analog gauges for battery monitor system

Compass: Plastimo compass

Safety Equipment

Life raft: Plastimo coastal life raft, 2 x 8 pax 2019

Flares: 6 x Rocket flares, 2 x Orange smoke, 4 x red handheld

Lifejackets: 16 x Adult bright orange lifejackets

Lifering: 1 x Lifering with line, throw rope and upside down light

Ditch bag: includes: First aid kit, flares, bungs, blankings

First aid kit: Basic first aid kit

EPIRB: ACR EPIRB, 2019

Bilge pumps: 6 x Rulemate electric bilge pumps, 1100

Manual bilge pump: 1 x Movable manual bilge pump

Tool kit: Basic tool kit

Fog horn: canister

Service And Refit History

This vessel underwent a major refit in 2014, including but not limited to:

• New rig


• New topside paint


• New trampoline


• New engines


• New electric system and wiring


• New running rigging


• New sails

The boat has been hauled annually for sanding and repainting of anti-foul with PETIT VIVID white. Minimum 3.5 layers. A professional crew has maintained the vessel since its relaunch in 2014. New sails from 2021 and 2022.

Sailing History

Built in 1997 by Quentin Pascal. Sailed in the Route du Rhum of 2008. Has been run as a day charter/racer for the last 9 years.