Catamarans out of the chorus for 2025: check out these models
THE PERFECT GIFT!
Give or treat yourself to a subscription to the print + digital Journal of Sailing and for only 69 euros a year you get the magazine at home plus read it on your PC, smartphone and tablet. With a sea of advantages.
As the demand for increasingly luxurious and comfortable catamarans continues to grow, bold and innovative proposals that aim to combine high performance with cutting-edge design are also emerging on the market. In this 2025 we are likely to see even more “out of the box” catamarans, as several models have already been unveiled that are making waves, meeting the needs of owners looking for unique and unforgettable solutions. Sustainability, performance, and attention to advanced technologies are just some of the trends and innovations that will characterize the nautical landscape of multihulls in the coming year, promising to surprise and fascinate new owners.
The trimaran for sailing fun
Rapido Trimarans ‘ most innovative proposal is called Rapido 53 XS, an acronym meaning “extra space.” It is a boat that is designed for sailors who want ample space on board, but without sacrificing performance. Developed by the Morelli & Melvin studio, the 53 XS starts from the already excellent base of the 50-footer presented in 2020 that, for the occasion, is expanded without being overturned. Like its smaller brother the 50 XS, the Rapido 53 has a larger flare above the waterline of the central hull, which allows it to accommodate a salon that is not exaggeratedly large, but with a 360-degree view of the surrounding waters.This modified and expanded structure “weighs” the boat down by just 800 kg.
2025 catamarans. The green option
Meanwhile, they are not made of fiberglass, but of basalt fiber, a recyclable material.
The construction also is sandwich where the core, in 50 percent of the boat, is PVC/PET, i.e., recycled plastic. Very interesting, then the propulsion and energy system. In the Windelo 54 (pictured), thrust is provided by two electric motors of 20 kW each coupled to a 53.8 kWh (1120Ah at 48 volts) MG lithium battery pack with shaftline transmission.
New, but above all innovative, Windelo is a shipyard born in 2018, in the homeland of French-style Cats, Occitania, and it immediately set itself apart from all others. First and foremost because of its soul that is sincerely concerned with the sustainability of its designs. Its boats (it currently has two models on its list, Windelo 50 – 15.24 x 7.95 m – and Windelo 54 – 16.24 x 7.98 m – this year’s novelty), are in fact not made of fiberglass, but of basalt fiber, a recyclable material. Moreover, the construction is sandwich where the core, in 50 percent of the boat, is PVC/PET, i.e., recycled plastic. The result is therefore boats that are attentive to a real circular economy applied to the boating world.
This is the fifth installment of our journey through the best catamarans of 2025. Find the shipyards, purchase formulas, dealers and operators by clicking here.
Share:
Check out the latest issue
Are you already a subscriber?
Ultimi annunci
Our social
Sign up for our Newsletter
We give you a gift
Sailing, its stories, all boats, accessories. Sign up now for our free newsletter and receive the best news selected by the Sailing Newspaper editorial staff each week. Plus we give you one month of GdV digitally on PC, Tablet, Smartphone. Enter your email below, agree to the Privacy Policy and click the “sign me up” button. You will receive a code to activate your month of GdV for free!
You may also be interested in.
Old boat makes good board! The legendary Fraglia schooner has been “re-launched” after 50 years.
Desenzano, Lake Garda, home of the FVD, Fraglia Vela Desenzano. A Lake classic replicates its launch 50 years after the first time. It is the Fraglia schooner, a light alloy school schooner, the first in Italy to ever be built
VIDEO – Ubi Maior Italia, when a new company is born from a bit of madness
A boat ride in 45 knots and a pinch of madness: these are the ingredients of a story that speaks 100 percent the language of Made in Italy. A story that starts from the heart of Tuscany and has reached
Swan Alloy 44: the new 44-meter aluminum supermaxi
Nautor Swan has unveiled the new Swan Alloy 44, a 44-meter aluminum sailing supermaxi. The first example is scheduled for delivery in summer 2028, with the hull built in the Netherlands and completion in Viareggio. The first owner will be
VIDEO – Stem 50 (15.85 m), the 100% Italian aluminum bluewater
We can almost call it “bluewater mania,” because in this 2025 many novelties in sailing come from this type of boat: after the Bluewater 56, the CNB 62, comes a 100% made in Italy boat, which is also a first
