THE BIG CAT’S WHISKERS
Do you remember all those luxury catamarans that used to ply the seas before the turn of the millennium? Probably not – because they didn’t exist.
Only since 2002 and the founding of Sunreef Yachts in the Polish city of Gdansk, has there been such a thing as a series-built luxury catamaran of superyacht dimensions – and, having experienced the yard’s new 94-footer, the logic of invoking the power of two seems entirely irrefutable.
French entrepreneur Francis Lapp started Sunreef Yachts 20 years ago, and while it remains a family firm, it has grown steadily to incorporate a workforce of 1,800 people that includes an in-house team of interior and exterior designers, naval architects and engineers. More than 175 Sunreef yachts, both sail-and power-driven, have now been delivered, and the yard is currently tackling its most ambitious project to date – a remarkable 161ft catamaran which, when completed, is estimated to set the owner back around €60 million. It would have been worth making the trip to Gdansk just to see the giant structure taking shape, but the city’s maritime
