Game, set sail, match

摘要

He's a singles tennis champion but, when it comes to hulls, it seems Rafael Nadal is very much a doubles man. His new 80 Sunreef Power catamaran Great White was delivered in the summer in time for his 34th birthday. The 79ft multihull features a flybridge with a bar and barbecue, a stern garage for a jet ski, an elegant interior in tones of cream and coffee and 3,900 square feet of living space. His passion for boats began in childhood, zipping around his home island of Mallorca in his father's Riviera powerboat. He started on his own yachting path with a Princess V62, followed by Monte Carlo Yachts' MCY76 - nipping home between grueling tournaments for short snorkeling trips. But chartering a Sunreef 74. sailing catamaran made him realize what two hulls can offer. "I met great crew and visited amazing places in the Bahamas," he recalls. "Those seven days with my family on board were unforgettable - especially thanks to the huge amount of space and comfort. Those were the main reasons that now I own one of Sunreef's catamarans." We asked him to tell us a little more about his new toy...