Sunreef 74'

The 35 m prototype maxis, spawned by the Jules Verne Trophy and The Race might suggest the (apparent!) ease with which they prompt all the superlatives, is opening a new royal avenue to the nautical industry. This is both true and false, because the specification of these stratospheric rockets, in the hands of tightrope walkers, is a long way from what clients or owners expect of a yacht. The equation between performance and comfort, maneuverability and reliability, is difficult to resolve with such extraordinary sizes, and while the specification is for a pig that flies, the result may m…