MAGIC CAT

## MAGIC CAT — Pedigree under sail Few charter catamarans can claim a lineage like this one. MAGIC CAT was drawn by Gilles Ollier and built at Multiplast, the Vannes yard behind Orange 2 and Groupama 3 — ocean-racing machines that held records rather than positions. That heritage is not decoration here; it is the reason this catamaran behaves the way she does once the sheets are trimmed and the coastline starts moving past faster than expected. Sailors who know her speak first about her performance. She is genuinely quick, and quick in the reassuring way that comes from a hull platform conceived for open-ocean racing: stable, predictable, unbothered by a building breeze. Guests who care nothing for polars simply notice a yacht that sails flat and quiet, with none of the fuss of a production multihull. A refit completed in 2022 brought her interior and systems up to current charter standards, and the balance she strikes now is unusual — a serious sailing yacht that remains a comfortable place to spend a week. Accommodation Four cabins, each with a double bed, for a total of eight guests. The layout is even-handed rather than hierarchical: no one draws the short cabin, which makes her a natural fit for two or three couples travelling together, or a family sharing the same itinerary. On board and at sea Her sleek lines translate into wide, uncluttered deck space — the natural centre of gravity of life aboard a fast catamaran, where the day is spent between the shade of the cockpit and the trampolines forward. At anchor, the twin hulls deliver the level stability that makes lunch, reading and swimming feel effortless. Under way, guests who want to be involved will find plenty to do at the helm; those who don't will barely register the change of tack. A crew of four looks after the sailing, the galley and the service, calibrated so that a performance yacht never asks anything of her guests beyond deciding where to drop anchor next. Cruising grounds Corsica and Sardinia, the French Riviera, Saint-Tropez and Marseille. On a catamaran this capable, the Bonifacio Strait crossing stops being a logistical calculation and becomes one of the better days of the charter. Available from mid-June.