The arrival on the market of multihull superyachts or “multiyachts” was the first major development, but they’re not the only ones! There are also Opens, Monospaces, Double-deckers (and now Tri-deckers), Open day-boats, sports yachts, adventurer-explorers, powercats and more. For me, these are the “catamarans of the second kind”, whose diversity is staggering. But I believe that in 2023, we’ve seen two even more stunning innovations. Firstly, the small HopYacht 30, which offers a yacht-like cabin with a 180-degree view of the sea and a queen-size island bed, all in its 30-foot hulls. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Gunboat 72 lets you sail at the speed of the wind, like an ocean racer, on a luxurious flybridge that can accommodate for ten. This almost antipodean positioning makes me want to call these multihulls “catamarans of the third kind”...
Norbert Conchin
Journalist
