The Foil Changes Everything!
In May 2024, we took the helm of the first Makai M37 hull in Croatia. With its two 370-hp V8 Yanmar engines, this compact powercat had won us over with its seakeeping performance, but its top speed of 30 knots fell short of the shipyard’s initial ambitions. Two years later, we’re back on hull #5 in Greece. It still has the same distinctive design, with that famous Z-shaped rear hardtop pillar… but the real innovation is happening underwater!
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Test location: Aigio, Gulf of Corinth, Greece
Conditions: 3 to 10 knots of wind, calm seas, some wake
We set off bound for Aigio, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Corinth, to discover the Makai 37 GTS. Well, perhaps not really “discover”… having already sailed aboard hull #1 between Trogir and Split in Croatia in May of 2024. That first test trip gave us a feel for a rather unconventional powercat: under 40 feet, two full cabins, a spacious cockpit, and (most notably) an inboard diesel powertrain - a choice still uncommon in this category, predominantly equipped…
