Built by sailors, for sailors
Sail Beyond Expectation
Blue-water catamarans built in Knysna, South Africa — engineered for performance, comfort and a lifetime of support.
Welcome to Vision Yachts
The ultimate cruising catamaran.
Vision catamarans are built in Knysna, South Africa, by people who sail them. That is why the jib is self-tacking, why the engine room has a workbench, and why every boat leaves with two years of spare parts aboard.
Designed for owners who actually cross oceans, and finished to a standard that holds up when the nearest chandlery is two thousand miles away.
Our storyThe fleet
Three catamarans. One standard.
- LOA
- 13.12 m43 ft 1 in
- Beam overall
- 7.60 m24 ft 11 in
- Draft
- 1.17 m3 ft 10 in
Vision 444
The model that established the Vision standard for performance, comfort and intelligent design, and the winner of Cruising World’s 2024 Boat of the Year for “Best Cruising Catamaran under 50 ft”.
- LOA
- 13.53 m44 ft 5 in
- Beam overall
- 7.60 m24 ft 11 in
- Draft
- 1.17 m3 ft 10 in
Vision 444 ES
An evolution of the original, adding further practicality with a thoughtfully engineered extended scoop and the refinements that come from a decade of owner feedback.
Launching in 2027- LOA
- 14.75 m48 ft 5 in
- Beam overall
- 8.00 m26 ft 3 in
- Draft
- 1.25 m4 ft 1 in
Vision 484
The 484 is not a stretched 444. Instead, this model will feature a new hull form, deck layout and interior, as well as increased volume, more clearance and long-range cruising capability to sailors who want more space, without compromising performance.
In three dimensions
See her from every angle.
Turn the boat, look down the side decks, and see the proportions for yourself.
Open the 3D viewerThe build
Every hull starts as cloth and resin.
Hulls are built in resin-infused closed-cell foam sandwich with E-glass, cured in temperature-controlled halls.
Eighteen watertight compartments. Foam-filled bow crumple zones. Keel-integrated water tanks that double as impact absorbers.
Cruising World — Boat of the Year · 2024
Best Cruising Catamaran Under 50 ft
Life aboard
Knysna to Grenada, in 5 weeks.
Cape Town, St. Helena, Fernando de Noronha, Grenada. A Vision 444 ES on the passage the boat was drawn for.
“The state-of-the-art technologies that go into each Vision run a lot deeper than their stately head-turning, modern styling.”
Ownership
Bought once. Owned for a decade.
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Lifetime after-sales support
Dedicated service and trusted partnerships, from your first enquiry to years after delivery.
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Personalised handover
Every new owner receives a personalised handover and comprehensive onboard training before they sail away.
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Accessible excellence
Transparent value and exceptional quality — a genuinely custom interior without a custom-build price.
Gallery
Every angle, in every light.
Journal
From the yard and the fleet.
PassageBeyond the EPIRB: the true toolkit for a reliable transatlantic crossing
Liferafts and EPIRBs are the price of admission. What decides whether three weeks in the trade winds is a pleasure or an ordeal is the gear nobody writes rules about: the galley, the spares, the power and the engine room.
PassageChasing the Trades: Why the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) is Turning Multihull
Every November a fleet gathers in Las Palmas to cross 2,700 miles of trade winds to Saint Lucia. More of them are catamarans each year, and this November our own Sales Director is sailing it on a Vision 444.
CompanyVision Yachts launches the Vision 484 …and the first four are already sold
The yard’s new 48ft bluewater catamaran launches from Knysna in March 2027, with its first build slots sold before the design was made public.
Events
Where to see a Vision next.
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Let’s bring your vision to life.
Speak to the factory directly, or to your nearest international representative.