St Francis catamarans are characterised by slender bows, high freeboard, bridgedeck clearance and low water displacement. This St Francis 48 has a weight of only 11.500 Kg. Construction consists of one mold for the deck and only one mold for the hulls/bridgedeck, both of which are cored with closed cell foam using quadraxial non-crimp fabric, isopthalic resin, and NPG gel coat.