The Swan 40-119 "Kathea" was built in 1993 and purchased by a German gentleman, and then launched in 1994. This person owned the boat until 2013, when the current owner acquired it. At that time, the boat had its mooring in Porto Cervo, Sardinia.
Since Kathea's change of ownership in 2013, it has been moored in Liguria and has been used for family cruises, about 4-5 weeks a year.
The annual maintenance work, as well as some more extensive upgrades, has always been carried out by Nautor Swan Villefranche, one of the shipyards owned and operated by Nautor Swan.