Rafael Nadal, the reigning champion of the French Open, gave us a tour of his superyacht Great White, which is 24 meters long.
Rafael Nadal is a household in singles tennis, but when it comes to doubles, he has established himself as a formidable competitor.
His 23.95-meter 80 Sunreef Power catamaran is called Great White, and it has 360 square meters of living space, a flybridge with a bar and a barbecue, a stern garage for a jet ski, an attractive interior with tones of cream and coffee, and a garage for the jet ski in the stern.
When he was a child, he used to race about his native island of Mallorca in a Riviera power boat owned by his father. This is where his interest in boats originated. In the beginning of his personal yachting career, he started out with a Princess V62, and then in 2017, he upgraded to a Monte Carlo Yachts MCY 76.
He would return home in the middle of grueling competitions to go snorkeling or enjoy a night of peace and quiet on board. However, he was able to appreciate the benefits that two hulls can provide after chartering a Sunreef 74 sailing catamaran.
“I met great crew and visited amazing places in The Bahamas,” he recalls thinking back on his time there. “Those seven days on board with my family were some of the most memorable days of my life, and a large part of that is due to the enormous amount of space and comfort.” Those are the primary factors that led to my decision to own a catamaran from Sunreef.
When it came to space, Nadal was all business. “I have only owned monohulls, and when I first stepped aboard a catamaran, I was mesmerized by the enormous amount of room. The 80 Sunreef Power is the largest yacht that can dock in the small harbor where I live [on Mallorca].
It’s convenient for me that it’s right here in Porto Cristo, because my house is just in front of the restaurant.
The enormous amount of space that can be found on my catamaran is unrivaled by any monohull vessel up to [30 meters] in length. For me, this is the primary reason for making the transition from a monohull to a multihull.
