In their twenty years of constructing highend custom catamarans, Sunreef have built themselves a unique and enviable place in the world of multihulls. The Polish brand, founded by Frenchman Francis Lapp, has made a global name for itself and now aims to combine luxury and ecology. Is the innovative Sunreef 80 ECO trying to solve an impossible equation? We went in search of the answer in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Test location: Dubaï
Conditions: 5 to 10 knots of wind, calm sea
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