UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022: Rossinavi has revealed it has hull number one of the Sea Cat 40 under construction. Launch is set for 2024.
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If you could cruise aboard a 140-footer (nearly 43-meter) offering the elbowroom of a megayacht twice her length, would you be interested? The Sea Cat 40, a catamaran from Rossinavi and Fulvio de Simoni, does this. Further notable, the megayacht promises to make ocean crossings almost entirely under electric-only propulsion.
The studio—which first collaborated with Rossinavi on the Infinity series—is responsible for both the exterior styling and the interior design. Right away, fans of the Italian designer will notice his preference for elongated curves and open spaces. Particularly, the aft open arches of the Sea Cat 40 are akin to ones he created for the Infinity series.
Commonalities aside, the all-aluminum Sea Cat 40 stands out for her immense usable spaces as well as her reliance on solar panels for nearly all onboard needs. Her 45-foot (13.75-meter) beam, for instance, is the same width you’ll find on superyachts in the 295-foot (90-meter) range. Given that beam and de Simoni’s above-mentioned penchant for open spaces, the saloon and dining area are 1,076 square feet (100 square meters). This, along with five staterooms for you and your guests and seven for crew and other staff, still come within the 500-gross-ton threshold.
As for the solar panels, Rossinavi and de Simoni spread them over a variety of the Sea Cat 40’s surfaces. The shipyard asserts that they’ll produce enough energy to power the entire hotel load—and even feed electricity back to your home if you dock behind your house. Furthermore, the shipyard says, the panels can produce the equivalent of the consumption needs of five to six typical U.S. households.
Similarly, the solar panels can keep the onboard battery bank fed for 20-day, non-stop crossings totaling 3,850 nautical miles. They can do so while the catamaran cruises at 8 knots, and while the onboard control system keeps the batteries within 40 to 80 percent of peak power. In fact, Rossinavi has engineered the diesel-electric yacht to conduct transatlantic crossings under electric-only power for 80 percent of the journey. Therefore, the diesels engage, but in diesel-electric mode, for the remainder. And, of course, for repositioning and days at anchor, the Sea Cat 40 can remain entirely reliant on batteries.
With a shallow draft of 5’11” (1.8 meters), the Sea Cat 40 opens up new possibilities for cruising.
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