A Big Yacht in Sport Mode
The Chinese-Australian shipyard is expanding its range (which now includes no less than seven multihull series) and launching ever more supercats, both sail and power, all of which are semi-custom. The catamaran we’re looking at here, the MC68, left the shipyard at the beginning of the year and was presented as a world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September. Combining luxury and impressive performance, this model was largely shaped by its owner, who had a particularly demanding set of specifications.
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Conditions: 7 to 8 knots, calm sea
Just after the show, the MC68 was moored in the bay of Cannes, in front of the city’s famous boulevard, La Croisette... but it had already hoisted sail. We joined it via a tender while enjoying the first comments from its owner, Ross. Unusually, it was the man himself who had come to pick us up at the Port Canto dock. We sensed a little pride in his words, and we would soon discover why. We remember the positioning that both the brand and its naval architect, Jason Kerr, like to reiterate: “Our…
