Key Moments 2025

At this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival, we were surprised to discover the Wama 42 XL, a powercat designed and built in Tunisia by a company previously unknown to boaters.

While this type of innovation is sometimes more of an experiment or prototype, in the case of the Wama, it is indeed an innovative catamaran, well designed, well finished, and with remarkable seakeeping qualities. Beyond the surprise, the Wama is quite emblematic of the internationalization of catamarans. While France, South Africa, and Australia have traditionally led the way in multihull construction, more and more countries are now entering the race. While some manufacturers have relocated their production in recent years, the emergence of native brands in all corners of the world is a strong sign. Multihulls are no longer the preserve of a few visionary Europeans or a handful of Australian pioneers, but their aura has conquered the whole world. From China to Tunisia, via the United Kingdom, Argentina, Poland, Vietnam, Thailand, the United States, and many others, catamaran production is expanding with new products, new materials, and above all new ideas, each of which enriches the concept in its own way. Whether sail, power, foiling, inflatable-sailed, sporty, fishing, or yacht-style, multihulls now offer incredible diversity, much to the delight of boaters and thus the editorial team.

Dominic Salander
US Correspondent