FLYER

Additional Information

Design and Construction

The Visiona was conceived as a lightweight performance catamaran with the strength and structural stiffness required for extended offshore cruising. Her approximately 24'7" beam provides excellent stability, expansive deck space, and comfortable upright sailing without the heel associated with a monohull.

With approximately 160 square meters of usable living and deck area, FLYER provides generous space for owners and guests. There are ample areas for relaxing in the sun as well as protected spaces beneath the covered cockpit.

The cockpit is finished with teak decking, while the interior features light maple joinery that creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. Her wide stance and balanced hull design contribute to a quiet, stable ride both underway and at anchor.

With a draft of approximately 3'11", FLYER can access anchorages, snorkeling areas, and cruising grounds that are unavailable to many larger vessels.

Accommodations and Interior

FLYER offers an unusually spacious interior for a performance-oriented cruising catamaran. Approximately 6'6" of headroom in the main salon and 6'3" of headroom within the hulls create a comfortable environment throughout the vessel.

Light maple interior joinery and large salon windows provide a bright, open atmosphere. Interior surfaces below deck have been revarnished, and the main salon has been repainted.

Additional interior improvements include:

• Two televisions, with one in the main salon and one in the owner’s stateroom
• Two electric Sealand marine toilets
• Renovated and replaced shower systems
• New faucets throughout the galley, heads, and showers
• Two new 12-gallon water heaters
• Refinished interior wood surfaces
• Renewed forepeak coatings and sealing

The electric toilets are mounted directly above the holding tanks. The holding tanks can be discharged offshore where permitted or emptied through deck pump-out fittings.

Galley

The galley is equipped for extended cruising and comfortable onboard living.

Equipment includes:

• Propane stove with oven
• Separate refrigerator
• Large separate freezer
• Pressure freshwater system
• Accumulator tanks
• Integral freshwater tanks
• Quality sinks and plumbing fixtures
• Two 12-gallon hot-water tanks
• Renovated propane system

Sailing Performance

FLYER was designed to offer rewarding sailing performance while retaining the comfort and carrying capacity required for long-distance cruising.

All original sails have been replaced with sails manufactured by Doyle Sails of Richmond, California. The running rigging, traveler, blocks, deck tracks, turning blocks, and winches are substantially sized to safely manage the considerable loads generated by the powerful rig.

The oversized sail-handling equipment allows the sails to be controlled and trimmed efficiently with reduced physical effort.

Sail Inventory

• Fully battened mainsail - approximately 60 square meters
• Genoa - approximately 40 square meters
• Spinnaker - approximately 120 square meters
• Sail covers
• Lazy-jack system

Major standing-rigging turnbuckles for the port and starboard shrouds have also been replaced.

Machinery

FLYER is powered by twin 40-hp Volvo diesel engines, replacing the original 20-hp engines. The engines are paired with saildrives and three-blade folding propellers.

Recent engine service and improvements include:

• Engine overhaul and comprehensive servicing
• New hoses
• New belts
• New fuel lines
• Fuel testing
• Engine-oil testing
• Rebuilt saildrives
• New saildrive boots installed in 2025
• Two independent engine-starting batteries installed in 2023

The twin-engine arrangement provides excellent maneuverability, redundancy, and dependable propulsion for offshore cruising.

Electrical System

FLYER’s original European electrical system was converted for United States operation in 2005. The vessel has since received extensive electrical upgrades and carries both 12-volt DC and 110-volt AC systems.

Electrical equipment and improvements include:

• Complete conversion from European to U.S. electrical service
• Large electrical distribution panel
• Shore-power connection
• Battery charger
• Marine inverter
• Battery-monitoring system
• Fuel-level gauges
• Six sealed deep-cycle house batteries installed in 2023
• Two independent engine-starting batteries installed in 2023
• Portable generator added in 2024
• Upgraded lighting and onboard instrumentation

Navigation and Electronics

FLYER carries an extensive Raymarine electronics package. Instruments have been renewed, serviced, or replaced as necessary.

Equipment and upgrades include:

• Raymarine depth display
• Raymarine wind display
• Raymarine autopilot
• Remote steering control
• New Raymarine-compatible masthead wind transducer installed in 2024
• Renovated Raymarine displays and associated equipment

Ground Tackle

• Electric anchor windlass
• Approximately 160 feet of stainless-steel anchor chain
• Substantially constructed deck hardware

Water Systems

FLYER is equipped for extended periods away from shore facilities.

Equipment includes:

• Approximately 200 gallons of freshwater capacity
• Two integral 100-gallon freshwater tanks, one in each hull
• Spectra watermaker
• Two 12-gallon water heaters
• Pressure freshwater pumps
• Accumulator tanks
• New faucets throughout the vessel
• Renovated shower systems

Tender and Water Access

Wide stern platforms and an extended swim ladder provide convenient access to and from the water. This arrangement is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, diving, and boarding the tender.

FLYER includes:

• 12-foot rigid inflatable tender
• 2024 Mercury 20-hp outboard
• Permanently installed Bauer dive compressor for filling scuba tanks
• Wide swim platforms
• Extended boarding ladder

Principal Specifications

Builder: BaltecModel: Visiona Performance Cruising CatamaranConstruction commenced: 1999Length: 14.25 m / approximately 46'9"Beam: 7.50 m / approximately 24'7"Draft: 1.20 m / approximately 3'11"Displacement, unloaded: Approximately 6.5 metric tonsMast height above waterline: Approximately 64'Salon headroom: Approximately 6'6"Hull headroom: Approximately 6'3"Fuel capacity: Approximately 80 gallons totalFreshwater capacity: Approximately 200 gallons totalHot-water capacity: Approximately 24 gallons totalEngines: Twin Volvo 40-hp dieselsPropellers: Three-blade folding propellersElectrical system: 12-volt DC and 110-volt AC

Recent Upgrades and Maintenance

2025

• Rebuilt both saildrives
• Installed new saildrive boots
• Added new fender covers
• Continued complete Awlgrip refinishing of decks, topsides, and coachroof

2024

• Began complete Awlgrip refinishing of decks, topsides, and coachroof
• Added new portable generator
• Installed new Raymarine-compatible masthead wind transducer
• Installed new 20-hp Mercury tender outboard
• Renovated propane system
• Renovated and resealed cockpit decking
• Installed new carbon-fiber deck hatches on both sides of the mast
• Installed new port-bow hatch
• Replaced main-cabin windows
• Added new canvas covers for cabin windows and mainsail
• Renovated and replaced shower systems
• Installed new faucets in the galley, heads, and showers

2023

• Installed six sealed deep-cycle house batteries
• Installed two independent engine-starting batteries
• Installed two new 12-gallon water heaters

Additional Work Completed During Current Ownership

• Converted the vessel from European to U.S. electrical service
• Installed twin 40-hp Volvo diesel engines and saildrives in place of the original 20-hp engines
• Overhauled and serviced engines, including replacement of hoses, belts, and fuel lines
• Tested fuel and engine oil
• Renewed and serviced Raymarine depth, wind, autopilot, and remote-steering equipment
• Replaced major port and starboard shroud turnbuckles
• Replaced original sails with Doyle sails
• Added new sail covers and lazy jacks
• Installed two electric marine toilets
• Installed a new marine inverter
• Added two televisions
• Revarnished interior wood surfaces
• Repainted the main salon
• Repainted the starboard forepeak
• Epoxy-sealed the port forepeak
• Completed annual haul-outs at Spaulding Marine in Sausalito

Broker’s Comments

FLYER clearly reflects pride of ownership. Since purchasing her in 2005, the current owners have maintained and upgraded the vessel with careful attention to her mechanical systems, sailing equipment, exterior finish, and onboard comfort.

Her offshore passage from the British Virgin Islands to San Francisco Bay, shallow draft, expansive living areas, powerful sailing rig, twin Volvo diesels, watermaker, dive compressor, and extensive recent improvements make her a compelling platform for coastal cruising, extended voyaging, or living aboard.

For buyers seeking a distinctive, performance-oriented catamaran with proven bluewater experience and substantial cruising equipment, FLYER deserves serious consideration.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.