Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 for Sale in Africa

What the survey must check

Ex-charter history is the single biggest variable on a used Lucia 40, so start there before anything else. A boat that spent five years in a charter fleet wears differently to one that spent five years with a single private owner, even at identical engine hours.

• Ex-charter hours and maintenance logs, if the boat has charter history
• Rigging inspection
• Sail-drive seal condition
• Hull moisture-meter survey
• Deck hardware wear
• Davit and dinghy gear condition

Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 price in 2026

Used Lucia 40s carry one of the more dependable price pictures on this site. As of 2026, expect to pay $229,000 to $440,000, with most examples dated 2016 to 2020. European listings track closely, roughly EUR 249,000 to EUR 435,000 on iNautia's boards. That consistency across two separate listing markets gives more confidence than the thin, single source figures we quote on some other models here.

Where you land in that range depends mostly on hours, sail inventory age and whether the boat carries charter scars on deck hardware and upholstery. Ask us for the current asking price on a specific hull, and confirm the charter history either way before you make an offer.

As with every price on this site, treat this as a market range gathered in September 2026, not an invoiced sale price. Confirm the specific hull's asking price and any duty or import position with us before you make a decision.

Who it suits in Africa

The Lucia 40 suits a buyer who wants a lighter, less powered catamaran than a Leopard 45 or Lagoon 42, typically at a gentler purchase price too. It is a realistic pick for owners cruising the Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion route, where charter fleets have long operated the model and retired examples move into private hands.

If you are weighing it against the wider catamaran field, the Leopard 45 is the model we compare it against most often, alongside the Lagoon 42. Read our guide to sailing the Indian Ocean from Mauritius if you are planning to cruise onward rather than just berth locally. We can send photos and survey reports of individual boats over WhatsApp. It is also a fair choice for a first catamaran owner who wants a lighter, more forgiving boat to learn on before stepping up to something like a Lagoon 42 later.

Running costs

Being lighter and less powered than a Lagoon 42 or Leopard 45 tends to keep fuel costs down on the Lucia 40, which matters over Indian Ocean distances. The same catamaran berth fee premium applies at most marinas though: many price by beam or a length multiplier rather than raw hull length, so a same length monohull will usually cost less to berth. Ask your marina directly for its beam based rate before you settle on a monthly budget. Sail-drive service intervals on both engines are the other recurring cost to plan for, alongside standard rigging checks.