[Image: NAR Design]
If your idea of a weekend upgrade involves trading Camps Bay traffic for turquoise water and a floating beach club, this concept yacht might be right up your alley.
Turkish studio Nar Design has dropped renders of a 26-metre catamaran concept that leans hard into one big advantage of multihulls: space, and lots of it.
Throwback to the age-old yacht debate – monohull versus catamaran. Traditional motor yachts might look sleek, slicing through the water, but catamarans have one thing they can’t compete with: width. And width, as it turns out, is where the magic happens.
The concept boasts a beam of nearly 11 metres, while a typical 26-metre monohull usually stretches to around 6 metres. In yacht terms, that’s basically the difference between a penthouse and a bachelor flat. Thanks to that extra width, the vessel clocks in at an estimated 250 gross tons of volume, giving it significantly more usable space than most motor yachts of the same length.
Inside, the yacht packs about 170 square metres of interior space, while the outdoor areas balloon to more than 300 square metres. The layout is designed to blur the lines between indoors and outdoors, with open-plan living spaces flowing directly onto expansive decks.
There’s room for 11 guests and four crew members, along with plenty of lounging and dining areas — making it just as suited to private ownership as it is to charter life (read: someone else footing the fuel bill).
But let’s be honest: the real VIP here is the owner. The design gives them an entire deck to themselves, complete with a private entrance and a location deliberately separated from the rest of the guest accommodation.
The main suite itself sounds like something straight out of a floating boutique hotel. There’s a lounge, a bar, a walk-in wardrobe with a vanity, a large en suite bathroom, and even a fully enclosed office. So yes, technically you could still answer emails at sea. Whether you should is another matter entirely.
Nar Design describes the interior look as “modern, calm, and refined,” with light surfaces contrasting against darker architectural elements and metallic finishes. Much of the furniture and storage has been integrated into the yacht’s structure, keeping the space looking sleek and uncluttered.
Outside, the styling avoids the usual aggressive, spaceship-like yacht aesthetic. Instead, the designers opted for long horizontal lines and gentle curves. Expansive glazing replaces traditional windows, pulling in natural light and serving up uninterrupted ocean views, which is kind of the whole point of being on a yacht in the first place.
Then there’s the stern, which is where things really start to look like a floating resort. The aft deck features a sprawling beach club complete with a pool, two fold-down terraces, and a swim platform that practically begs for sunset dips.
Other highlights include a cushy bow lounge and a breezy sundeck bar – ideal for those moments when someone inevitably says, “Just one more sundowner.”
Performance-wise, the concept is designed to cruise at around 30 km/h, with a top speed pushing past 37 km/h. According to Nar Design, that’s right in line with what you’d expect from a vessel of this size and type.
There’s also a nod to sustainability, with rooftop solar panels that could generate clean energy for the yacht’s hotel load, powering onboard systems without relying entirely on generators.
Perhaps the best part for future owners is flexibility. The platform has been designed to be customisable, meaning buyers can tweak the layout and technical setup to suit their preferences.
In other words, if you’ve ever dreamed of designing your own floating playground, this catamaran gives you the blank canvas. All that’s left is the small matter of the yacht-sized budget.
[Source: RobbReport]
