2021 Fountaine Pajot Isla 40

Fountaine Pajot Isla 40 (2021) | The Right Catamaran for Life Aboard

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Miami Yachting represented the buyer of Wanda Jean, a 2021 Fountaine Pajot Isla 40, negotiating the purchase from a $425,000 asking price to a $380,000 close. The client came to us with a clear goal — the right catamaran to begin a new life aboard, cruising the Caribbean with his family — and needed a broker who could help him work out what "right" actually meant before committing to a boat.

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An Open Search, Shaped by the Cruising Plan

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Rather than start from a single listing, Capt. Randy A. Gomez ran an open search, walking the buyer through several catamaran brands and models so he could see the real trade-offs — bridgedeck clearance, rig and sail handling, galley and cabin layout, tankage and payload — against his own priorities and itinerary. For a family planning extended Caribbean cruising, how a boat behaves on a trade-wind passage and how it lives at anchor matter far more than how it shows at the dock. That groundwork turned a broad "we want a catamaran" into a specific, defensible set of requirements the search could actually be measured against.

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Why the Isla 40 Fit

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Fountaine Pajot's Isla 40, drawn by Berret-Racoupeau, is a bluewater-minded cruising catamaran built for exactly this kind of use: a stiff, easily driven platform with generous payload, a protected helm, and an interior laid out for living aboard rather than weekending. Introduced for the 2020–2021 model years, Wanda Jean was a young, well-specified example with the volume and range the client's plans called for. After evaluating several options, this was the one that matched the brief without compromise.

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From $425,000 Asking to a $380,000 Close

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With the target identified, we moved to the offer. Miami Yachting negotiated the price from the $425,000 asking down to $380,000, then represented the buyer through the survey and sea trial — reviewing the findings and their implications — and on to a clean closing. From the first conversation about what to look for, through the search, the negotiation, the survey and the final paperwork, the buyer had one team representing his interests at every step.

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The Transaction, in Brief

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Miami Yachting acted as buyer's broker on this 2021 Fountaine Pajot Isla 40, Wanda Jean, sourced for a client preparing to move aboard and cruise the Caribbean with his family. Capt. Randy A. Gomez ran an open, education-led search across catamaran brands, identified the Isla 40 as the right fit, negotiated the purchase from $425,000 to $380,000, and represented the buyer through survey and closing.

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Asking: $425,000 · Sold: $380,000 · Year: 2021 · Located: South Florida, US · Buyer representation · Open multi-brand catamaran search for a Caribbean liveaboard

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