Mitch Booth, an Australian olympic sailor helmed America’s Cup craf who has overseen the build of multihulls over the past 40 years, and well renowned yacht designer Malcolm McKeon worked together on the creation of a new brand of luxury catamarans named BlackCat.
McKeon commented the birth of this exciting project: “There’s been a space in the market for some time for a large catamaran design that can offer the luxury and quality of a superyacht this size, and also provide this level of stability and high performance.”
The first model unveiled by the newly created brand is a 50-metre concept. Living spaces on board cover 340 square metres: the wide beam and open spaces make the first BlackCat concept the ideal yacht for family and friend entertainment. The layout and interior design will be further detailed and customized according to the clients’ wishes.
“It’s a logical progression for superyacht designs to move towards catamarans,” said Booth. “There are so many advantages to large multihull cruising compared to our monohull cousins, such as speed, space, low heel, comfort, the list goes on and on.”
Omnimec: new partnerships for production and distribution of technical marine products
Sofia Luise
January 31, 2025
OMNIMEC continues its expansion with a new collaboration with Subhadra: a certified Indian manufacturer of Outboard Engine Parts, rudders, and propeller shaft supports.
In addition, at METSTRADE 2024, the partnership between OMNIMEC and Nautic Holdings / Prompt Parts, a large New Zealand distributor that placed its first major order during the event, was made official.
