{"id":13636,"date":"2025-08-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/?p=13636"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T03:45:39","slug":"disruptive-ekokat-catamaran-model-with-high-volume-flybridge-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/latest-news\/archives\/13636","title":{"rendered":"“Disruptive” EkoKat catamaran model with high-volume flybridge announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guangzhou-based shipyard EkoKat Yachts International has introduced a “disruptive” model to the catamaran market, dubbed “the world’s first 60-foot superyacht”. At 18.9 metres, the EkoKat62 is said to offer the space of a 30- to 40-metre build for a fraction of the cost (under $3 million), with the design officially debuting at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A vast 80-square-metre flybridge is the model’s “wow factor”, arranged with a full galley and bar for six guests, several sun loungers, a 1.2-metre raised sunpad forward, an optional Jacuzzi and a smart television with lounge seating and dining. Navigation is found here too, with four helm seats (equipped with four Xenta joystick armrests) supported by a centre helm station with a steering wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Meanwhile, a retractable solar array roof houses 600kW panels that power battery stacks, providing enough energy to continuously power onboard systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The model maximises outdoor space with the addition of a modular beach club and a cockpit mezzanine complete with dining tables and a seven-person sunpad-cum-tender-storage. A raised corner sunpad hides a sports garage equipped with two e-foils, two sea scooters and charging cradles.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Also worthy of note is the 67-square-metre dual-functioning saloon, designed with voice-activated and soundproofed electric walls that convert the space into guest suites at night. These four impromptu cabins come equipped with smart televisions and convertible sofa seating, while the full-beam owner’s suite benefits from private access to the foredeck with its sunpads and “tapas-style dining”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other highlights include a fully equipped galley that can be prepared for formal dining and a dumb waiter that serves the flybridge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“With dozens of superyacht-grade features, including the highly renowned Ultra anchor system, 22-knot cruising speeds and two crew cabins, the EkoKat62W uniquely appeals to almost everyone,” said Phil Dobson, founder of EkoKat Yachts International. “That includes owner-operators like myself and my wife, those who prefer crew, and buyers of both monohulls and power catamarans.<\/p>\n\n\n

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He added: “With the EkoKat62W, you don’t need to go longer that 19 metres. We’ll give you the onboard space of a 30- to 40-metre.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister company EkoKat Yacht Management (in collaboration with Yacht Agent Montenegro) would provide optional bespoke management and charter services for interested owners, with three major locations on offer \u2013 Montenegro, St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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