Smart Cat S280
The Most Fun & Practical Sailing Catamaran
Smart Cat S280 is a completely new concept of sailing catamaran that will blow your mind. This boat is absolutely sensational and very innovative. It’s compact, low maintenance and economical. It has a spacious deck and lounge area with very practical features that you can live aboard with perfect privacy.
FUN
Small family or larger family or with a lot of friends. No problem with Smart Cat S280. Spacious and comfortable deck provides you optimum playground for your family and friends. Shallow water friendly hull gives you a lot of freedom to navigate shallow water, island, intercostal, bay and sandbar.
PRACTICAL
Smart Cat S280 has everything you need. Open deck is very spacious and functional. You can enjoy sailing and party at the same time. It’s compact size so you can move and dock the boat very easily with no stress.
AFFORDABLE
Catamaran is expensive but not for Smart Cat S280. It’s very affordable at the beginning. Maintenance cost is also very low. You don’t need a big marina and crane to service the boat. Its systems are very simply so easy to maintain and service.
LIVEABOARD
Smart Cat S280 is the smallest sailing catamaran that has liveaboard design and layout. It has a lot of interior space with 3 queen size berths, head/shower, kitchen, office space. You can comfortably live aboard with perfect privacy.
EASY SHIPPING
Shipping is quite tricky and costly for catamaran boats because of the larger volume. However, we developed new way to assemble the boat so it can be shipped with two units of 40ft HQ container to anywhere worldwide with low cost.
Exterior
Interior
Hard Top Options
OPEN
- Perfect for tropical weather
- Convenient to accommodate larger number of passengers
HOUSE
- Good protection for climate changes
- More privacy for liveaboard usage
Layout Options
3 Cabins and 1 Head
2 Cabins and 2 Heads
Smart Cat S280
Engine - Standard (hp)
Engine - Optional (hp)
Fuel Tank (L)
Fresh Water Tank (L)
Specifications
LOA
28ft/8.5m
Displacement
10,000lbs / 4.5tons
Fuel Tank
27Gal / 102L
Clearance Between Hulls
7ft-2in / 2.18m
Beam
17ft-5in / 5.29m
Main Sail Area
417sq.ft / 38.8sq.m
Fresh Water Tank
36Gal / 135L
Draft
2ft-10in / 0.89m
Jib Sail Area
174sq.ft / 16.2 sq.m
Holding Tank
23Gal / 88L
Bridge Clearance
46ft-3in / 14.10m
Genoa Sail Area
344sq.ft / 32sq.m
Engine
(2) x Yamaha 9.9hp (Standard)
(2) x Yamaha 25 hp outboard (option)
(2) x Yanmar 21 hp Inboard (option)
Testimonials
John Dial
The Smart Cat was such a pleasant surprise! When I first heard of the boat, I was skeptical. When I saw the boat, I LOVED it! I am an experienced boater with over 30 years hands-on with all brands of boats both sail and power. I went on the boat alone with no salespeople and had the time to study the quality of the boat, all of the hardware was comparable to any of the other quality-built boats I had been on as was the fiberglass and gel coat. The space utilization was amazing, and the interior well thought out…
Ben Kaminsky
One of the most interesting boat exhibiting at 2020 Miami Boat Show. The boat handled very well. The ride was pretty comfy due to the high length/beam ratio. I was pretty impressed with how it handled and performance was good for this kind of catamaran range.
Learning the Lines
I think it’s a really cool boat. I think this boat would be good for coastal cruising, week-ending and fun all-around boat. For 28 foot boat, this boat has a ton of accommodation. There is a lot of living space even though it’s just a 28 foot boat. This boat is very beamy which is…