BLACK RAPTOR is a Sunreef 60 Eco, an 18.3-metre solar-electric sailing catamaran delivered in 2024, and her point of difference is the way she moves. Twin electric motors fed by an integrated solar skin let her slip along without engine noise, vibration or fumes, a quieter and cleaner day on the water than a conventional yacht of her size can offer. Under sail she is low, dark and purposeful; under power she is close to silent. For guests that changes the feel of a charter, mornings at anchor without a generator droning and passages where conversation carries over the sound of the sea.
She is built for open-air living. The main-deck lounging area carries sun pads and loose seating along a teak sole, shaded by the hardtop and open to the breeze, while a dining setting aft sits steps from the water for long lunches that run into the evening. A catamaran’s width gives her stability and space that a monohull cannot match at this length, and the full-beam cockpit flows straight into the salon so the living space feels like one room between sea and sky.
Inside, the mood is warm and modern. The main salon runs in taupe and pale wood, wrapped in glass so the horizon is always present, with low sofas and soft light making a calm space between the cockpit and the cabins. An interior dining area sits forward beside the galley for cooler evenings or lunch out of the wind, and an entertainment wall gives the yacht a cinema corner for the end of the day. The galley itself is finished in dark stone and timber, open enough to keep the crew part of the living space without taking it over.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for eight guests. The master runs full beam in one hull, a long low room in warm wood with windows at eye level to the sea and a wide bed set athwartships. Three further doubles are finished in the same warm palette, bright and well proportioned, each with its own ensuite and views out through the hull windows. A crew of four looks after the yacht and the guests, enough hands to run her well while keeping the atmosphere relaxed.
For charter, BLACK RAPTOR is based on the French Riviera at St-Laurent-du-Var, which puts Corsica, Sardinia and the coast between them within easy reach. She suits couples and families drawn to a greener way of cruising who do not want to give up comfort to get it: the solar-electric drive is the headline, but the real appeal is the ease of a wide, stable platform that sails quietly, anchors flat and opens completely to the water. Delivered in 2024 and priced from 40,000 euros per week, she is one of the more interesting catamarans working the western Mediterranean.
What stays with most guests is the quiet. With the motors running there is no engine note to talk over, so the sounds of a charter day are the ones you want: water against the hulls, the sail filling, voices carrying across the cockpit. The solar skin keeps the batteries topped through the day, which means fewer generator hours and cleaner air at anchor. It is a yacht that rewards slowing down, and in the sheltered waters between Corsica and Sardinia there is every reason to do exactly that, drifting between coves with the toys over the side and lunch laid in the shade.
