LOA 74ft 4in (22.70m) BEAM 26ft 7in (8.15m) ENGINES Twin Volvo D8 IPS 550-625hp TOP SPEED 20 knots PRICE €6.4m ex VAT CONTACT www.bluegame.it
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Bluegame is keen to stress that its debut motor cat is not so much a part of the multihull B market as the pioneer for a parallel category. In fact, as parent company, Sanlorenzo, puts it, the BGM75 is “first and foremost a luxurious, beautiful motor yacht that ‘by chance’ has not one hull but two”. And when you look at the design, you can see what they mean. The key here is the modest beam. At 26ft 7in, it measures just over a third of the overall length, which falls somewhere between that of a cat and a monohull. At a stroke, that helps sidestep the traditional squared-off boxiness of the classical catamaran - and when you also factor in the new boat’s forward taper, it actually bears an uncanny resemblance to the established BGX70 and BG72.
In spite of the pinched beam, the fact that the cabins encompass the entire width of the boat, including the space between the hulls, means that there is plenty of volume available down below. In addition to a full-beam owner’s cabin in the bow and a versatile crew cabin to starboard, you can use that space for two or three guest cabins. It will be interesting to see how this monohull approach to the cabins affects the depth of the bri
