Aventura 45

The Aventura brand has been around for 25 years: In the beginning, Eric Roger and his son Romain (re)launched models such as the Aventura 23, 28 and 36, using existing molds. The shipyard moved to Tunisia in 2005, and that was when completely new models were offered. We’ll be taking a look back at the history of the brand, which now produces around 80 catamarans per year, in a future article. The Aventura has always had a killer argument in its favor: they are cheaper than the others... For a long time, this difference in price was reflected in a more approximate quality of finish. But it’s evident now that the 45 we discovered in Cannes changes this paradigm. We’ll come back to that a bit later.

Lazing Around on Deck and Double Helm/ Maneuvering Station

A few months later, we were at Dénia in southern Spain to discover the same hull #1 with its dark beige livery (an optional color gelcoat) for real. At first glance, the Aventura 45, built in GRP with polyester resin using the infusion process at the STGI factory in Tunisia, has an imposing freeboard. François Belote, the local Aventura dealer, has thoroughly polished his catamaran - we didn’t dare keep our shoes on, especiall...