Fountaine Pajot MY6 Buyer's Guide, With the MY5 and MY 44 Explained

Fountaine Pajot MY5, MY6 and the 2021 renaming

Searches for the Fountaine Pajot MY5 and the MY6 usually come from buyers who have seen both names on listings and cannot work out how they relate. The answer is simple once you know the history. In 2021 Fountaine Pajot renamed its motor yacht catamarans to reflect the volume each one offers compared with a monohull of the same length. The 40-foot MY 40 became the MY5, the 44-foot MY 44 became the MY6, a new 36-footer arrived as the MY4.S, and the flagship became the Power 67.

So the MY6 is not a new design. It is the MY 44 that FP launched in 2017, carried forward with the same hull, the same Daniel Andrieu naval architecture and Pierangelo Andreani styling, and progressive equipment updates. A 2019 MY 44 and a 2022 MY6 are the same boat under different badges, and a smart buyer can use that fact to save serious money.

Both names have since left the catalog. By 2026 Fountaine Pajot's motor yacht website lists only its FPY 70, FPY 80 and FPY 120 yachts, and the MY5 ran from 2021 to about 2025. No formal end date for the MY6 was announced, so treat it as a discontinued model with a growing brokerage pool.

A Daniel Andrieu hull drawn around Volvo IPS pods

Unlike Leopard and Aquila, which use conventional shafts, Fountaine Pajot designed its MY range from the start around Volvo Penta IPS pod drives. The pods sit under each hull pulling forward-facing propellers, and the joystick that comes with them is the biggest single reason couples choose this boat. Docking a 21-foot-wide catamaran in a crosswind with a joystick is far less stressful than splitting throttles on shafts.

Andrieu kept the hull narrower than most rivals. At 50 feet 8 inches overall and 21 feet 8 inches wide, the MY6 is about 3 feet 6 inches slimmer than a Leopard 53 PC or Aquila 54. That costs some interior volume, but it makes slips easier to find and gives the hulls a finer entry that tracks well at speed. Draft is about 4 feet 3 inches to the bottom of the pods, so watch the depth sounder more carefully than you would on a shaft-driven Leopard.

IPS500 or IPS650, and how fast the MY6 really goes

The standard package is a pair of Volvo Penta IPS500 drives of about 380 hp each, and the option is IPS650 at 480 hp each. Fountaine Pajot quoted about 25 knots maximum with the IPS500s and about 30 knots with the IPS650s, figures that assume a light load. Early MY 44 boats were also delivered with IPS600 drives of 435 hp, and Yachting saw about 24 knots on its 2018 trial of that version.

The builder also quoted a range of about 1,000 nautical miles at a slow cruise near 10 knots from 528 gallons of fuel. That number makes the MY6 a credible boat for Florida to Bahamas runs or a summer in New England, but owners who cruise in the high teens should plan fuel stops every 250 to 300 miles. We could not find independently published fuel curves for the MY6, so ask any seller for engine data logged on the Volvo displays.

For buyers who plan to run at 18 to 20 knots, the IPS650 boat is the one to buy. The extra horsepower makes the difference between a boat that cruises comfortably at speed and one that has to work hard with full tanks and guests aboard.

• IPS500 (about 380 hp each): about 25 knots maximum, builder claim
• IPS600 (435 hp each): early MY 44 boats, about 24 knots tested by Yachting
• IPS650 (480 hp each): about 30 knots maximum, builder claim
• Fuel 528 gallons, water 185 gallons, range about 1,000 nm at slow cruise

Three en-suite cabins and an Andreani interior

The MY6 is an owner's boat rather than a charter platform. It carries three cabins, each with its own head, which keeps the layout simple and gives every cabin real space. The owner's suite has the best berth and the largest head, and the guest cabins are proper doubles rather than charter bunk rooms.

Pierangelo Andreani's interior styling feels more European than American, with lighter woods, big glazing and an open saloon that connects directly with the aft cockpit through wide doors. The galley sits on the main deck so the cook stays with guests. The flybridge carries the helm, a large dining area and sunbathing space, which is where most owners spend their time underway.

The MY5 and MY4.S, the smaller ways into an FP powercat

The MY5, formerly the MY 40, is the most common smaller Fountaine Pajot powercat in US brokerage. It uses twin Volvo Penta IPS500 drives of about 370 hp and was sold with three staterooms and two heads in the configuration BoatTEST reviewed. It is the right boat for a couple who rarely carries more than two guests and wants joystick docking in a 40-foot-class slip. Expect most MY 40 and MY5 boats to ask roughly $450,000 to $850,000 in 2026 depending on year and hours.

The MY4.S arrived in 2021 as an all-new 36-footer with a 16-foot 8-inch beam, 316 gallons of fuel and twin Yanmar diesels of 150 or 250 hp on shafts. It was offered in a three cabin Maestro layout or four cabin Quatuor layout, started around $560,000 and topped out near 21 knots with the 250s, cruising at 14.5 knots on about 12.2 gph.

Owning a discontinued French powercat in the US

Fountaine Pajot still builds sailing catamarans in large numbers and has an established US dealer network, so hull and deck parts remain available. The more important support question is propulsion, and Volvo Penta IPS service is easy to find in every major US boating region. That makes the MY6 a less risky orphan than its discontinued status suggests.

Annual costs typically land between $75,000 and $140,000 before depreciation, lower than the Leopard 53 PC or Aquila 54 because the narrower beam keeps dockage more reasonable. Budget extra for pod service, flybridge canvas and, on European-commissioned boats, any conversion of shore power to US standards.

Interior parts specific to the MY range, such as cushions, trim and hatches, may take longer to source now that production has ended. Buy a boat with a complete owner's manual set and parts list if you can.

Prices for MY 44 and MY6 boats in 2026

Real asking prices tell the story. A 2021 boat sold under the MY 44 name was listed around $850,000, a 2022 MY6 was asking $1,085,000 in Miami, and a 2024 MY6 was listed at about $1.15 million in August 2026. Our estimates put 2018 to 2020 MY 44s at roughly $620,000 to $880,000 and 2021 to 2024 MY6 boats at about $800,000 to $1.25 million.

The gap between a late MY 44 and an early MY6 is mostly cosmetic. If two boats have similar hours, equipment and condition, the MY 44 badge is often worth a discount of $50,000 or more that has nothing to do with how the boat runs.