Yacht Walkthrough: 80′ Sunreef Catamaran

Hi, I’m Wiley Sharp with Denison Yachting and today we’re at the Cannes Yachting Festival, the largest in-water boat show in the Mediterranean and were on board the largest Catamaran, which I also think is probably the most impressive Catamaran at this show – the Sunreef 80. With 80 feet of waterline and almost 38 feet of beam, her dimensions are impressive. Like any Catamaran, the foredeck is one of the most important areas on the boat while either under sail or at anchor.

On starboard side we’ve got a nice sunpad lounging area with a cockpit table, sunpad support as well as a door to bring you back to the salon; we’ll talk about that a little bit more when we go inside on the yacht. Across the foredeck we also have four large deck hatches, which is a perfect place to store things like inflatable paddle boards, other water sports and the equipment you’ll need while you’re cruising or on charter. So like any Catamaran we have a trampoline up forward and on the Sunreef 80, it’s a split trampoline arrangement with a bowsprit; we’ve got a code zero as well as a hydraulic genoa furling.

As we make our way back to the cockpit on the Sunreef 80, one of the things we’ll notice is the exceptional quality of all the stainless work throughout the yacht as well as the high bulwarks which give a very safe, secure feeling. Sunreef has always prided themselves on building a high quality yacht. One of the easiest places on any Catamaran to see that is in the standing rigging and on the Sunreef 80 it’s evident that it’s ever built. So as we continue to make our way back to the cockpit, one of the things you’ll notice are the flush hatches and how wide the weather decks are on the Sunreef 80. Couple of gradual steps bring you down to the cockpit and before we explore that area, I’d like to point out that we’ve got a deck winch here as well as oversized cleats.

Under where I’m standing right now is access to one of the two mechanical spaces on the Sunreef 80. One of the most important areas on any Catamaran is the sugar scoop and on the Sunreef 80, I absolutely love the sugar scoop. It’s a nice gradual entry into the water, we’ve got swim ladders both starboard and port. Whether fishing, diving, snorkeling or just hanging out; the sugar scoop is always one of my favorite areas to hang out on a Catamaran.

In the latest Sunreef designs, the stern has always incorporated modular furniture which allows you to remove that to create a very smooth transition from the salon to the cockpit to the swim platform. There’s no better place on a Catamaran to catch a sunset than the cockpit. Above me we’ve got a nice rain shower, on the starboard side there’s a very large sunbed, centerline we have a teak table and because of the modular furniture, we’re able to have seating for 8. Opposite of the sunpad we have a beautiful wet bar with a refrigerator incorporated as well as plenty of storage. Also beneath the bar is an icemaker.

Before we go inside I’d love to take you guys up to the flybridge. Over the years I’ve been on a number of large Catamarans and one of the first things that really blew me away with the Sunreef 80 is just the size of this flybridge. It is absolutely massive. The attention to detail Sunreef puts in each one of their yachts is impressive. Yes, we have a large sunpad aft here but they were smart enough to move all the working lines outside of the guest area. So while you’re hanging out here in the sunpad area, you don’t have to worry about the traveler or mainsheet.

While underway the flybridge is where most people tend to gravitate and on the Sunreef 80 centerline we have a massive settee with seating for 10. This also doubles as an alfresco dining option while at anchor. Just after the mass we have the second wet bar area. We have a sink and top loading trash as well as a refrigerator down below. For me a Catamaran is all about sailing and on either side of the wet bar are our twin helms. This is what gets me the most excited as a sailor. Every Sunreef is built to the owner’s specifications and on this boat they went with the B&G Electronics package. So we have a touchscreen chartplotter, VHF remote, engine displays, compass, throttles, bow and stern thruster, traveler control and then controls for the B&G Electrics, a 12-volt switch panel and then a Jabsco searchlight.

As I’ve already mentioned, Sunreef put a lot of thought into the way that they ran this standing and running rigging on this boat. It’s no different when we get here to the front of the flybridge to the base of the mast. The rigging plan on the Sunreef 80 lends itself to short-handed sailing. Just aft on either side of the mast, we have two speed Harken electric winches. Outboard of those Harken 70s are built-in line holders. One last thing I want to mention on the way down to the salon is this massive hardtop. Not only does it give us great sun protection, but it also offers a very good view of the mainsail through these clear windows.

As we make our way into the salon I want to point out that the naval architects at Sunreef not only did a great job creating a zero threshold entry but also put very wide pocketing doors creating a natural transition from the cockpit to the salon. As we make our way into the salon, we have our third dining area on the Sunreef 80 with seating for 10 over to port.

And over to starboard, we have an oversized U-shaped settee where the backs drop down to create a very nice day bed. Centerline we have this hideaway television which makes the starboard area an ideal place for movie night. Forward of the hideaway television we have a wine cooler with a soft touch open and close. Starboard forward, we have the lower helm station which acts as a central control for the entire yacht. On the outboard side of the helm station, we’ve got lower controls for the diesel, we’ve got generator controls, bilge controls and 12-volt switches. Starboard forward at the lower helm station we’ve got engine controls, engine displays, another B&G chartplotter, a Sunreef proprietary systems control module, B&G autopilot control and a VHF handset. Also incorporated into the helm seat is a B&G autopilot control.

Making our way down the port forward companionway, we’re going to take a quick look at the two VIP staterooms. We’re over here in the port side and one of the three guest cabins with a full walk-around queen size berth, ensuite head, plenty of storage as well as a nice walk-in closet. As you come down the starboard aft companionway, you’ve got recess handholds that bring you down to the master stateroom. Starboard aft of the salon and eight steps down brings us to this massive owner stateroom. To my right we have the master head, on the outboard side we have a shower, middle we have a large single basin sink and then on the inboard side of the hull we have the actual head.

Moving forward from there and the outboard side we have a desk and vanity. On the inboard side we have a beautiful settee, just behind me we have a king-size berth, on the outboard side moving forward we have plenty of storage and these signature windows that Sunreef has become known for that are found in all of the guest cabins. Continuing our way forward, we have this beautiful walk-in closet with plenty of storage. We’re going to take the starboard forward companion way back to the salon where we’re going to end today’s tour of the Sunreef 80.

I hope you guys enjoyed the walkthrough on the Sunreef 80 as much as we did. There are a couple of areas we were unfortunately unable to show you because we were shooting during the Cannes Yachting Festival. We were unable to show the crew galley, the crew cabins as well as the mechanical spaces in detail. If you’d like more information on those areas or have any other questions on the yacht, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We’re more than happy to give you those details.