The WiderCat 76 is a 23-metre power catamaran currently under construction at Wider Yachts in Ancona, Italy. Building on the success of the larger WiderCat 92, this more accessible model brings Wider’s innovative serial-hybrid diesel-electric propulsion technology to a wider audience of discerning yacht owners.nnWith a beam of 10.48 metres, the WiderCat 76 delivers the spacious living areas and exceptional stability characteristic of the catamaran platform. The twin-hull design provides a stable ride in varying sea conditions while offering interior volumes that rival monohull yachts significantly longer in overall length.nnThe WiderCat 76 accommodates between 8 and 12 guests in up to 4 main cabins plus 2 additional berths, making her ideal for extended family cruising or charter operations. Her hybrid propulsion system enables silent electric cruising in protected waters and marine reserves, while the diesel-electric configuration delivers reliable performance for longer passages.nnAs with all Wider yachts, the 76 features the shipyard’s signature approach to sustainable luxury, incorporating energy recovery systems and efficient power management to minimise environmental impact without compromising the onboard experience. The aluminium construction ensures both structural integrity and a favourable power-to-weight ratio.nnCurrently in the build phase, the WiderCat 76 represents an exciting addition to the expanding WiderCat range, positioned as the entry point to Wider’s innovative catamaran lineup.
Length
23.12M
Beam
10.48M
Draft
Day Guests
12
Sleeping
8
Cabin
4
Cruise Speed
Max Speed
Fuel
Engine
Serial hybrid diesel-electric
Naval
Wider Engineering
New Starting From
€8,500,000
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Her bows tell you she means business.
The WiderCat 76 carries a pair of strongly inverted, rounded bows and a raised foredeck, a shape built for cutting through a head sea rather than slapping across it. Between the hulls, the nacelle carries deep glazing, shaded from direct sun by the overhanging coachroof above, so the saloon stays bright without turning into a greenhouse at anchor. The owner’s cabin sits flush with the nacelle deck and opens onto a private forward terrace, a position few catamarans in this size range can offer, let alone one facing dead ahead over open water.
Thirteen knots is not the point. Six hours of silence is.
Twin electric motors, rated at 426kW apiece, draw from a 116kWh battery bank topped up by solar panels and, when needed, by two onboard generators. At anchor, she can run for six hours with those generators switched off entirely, which matters more to most owners than a chart-topping top speed. Cruise her at 11 knots and she will cover 700 nautical miles; drop to a more economical 8 knots and that figure stretches to 1,600. A 1.50 metre draught keeps shallower anchorages within reach, one of the quieter advantages a catamaran hull offers over a comparable monohull.
Four cabins. Eight berths by night, twelve guests by day.
The layout favours exactly the kind of extended family or small group cruising a catamaran this size is built for. The owner’s suite, flush with the nacelle and opening onto its own forward terrace, is the obvious highlight, offering a degree of privacy and outlook a conventional monohull rarely manages at 23 metres. Three further cabins complete the guest accommodation, with the twin-hull volume giving each one genuine width rather than the narrow single-hull compromises owners of similarly sized motor yachts have grown used to.
This is Wider’s hybrid system, scaled down without being watered down.
The WiderCat 76 is the shipyard’s attempt to bring serial-hybrid diesel-electric propulsion within reach of a broader range of owners, rather than keeping it the preserve of larger, costlier hulls. The architecture follows the same principle as Wider’s superyacht-scale projects: electric motors doing the work, batteries doing the storing, and generators or solar doing the topping up, switching between sources automatically as conditions demand. For owners drawn to silent running in a marine reserve or a quiet anchorage but put off by the price of entry further up Wider’s range, this is where that ambition becomes realistic.
She is the entry point to a lineup that started much larger.
Built in aluminium at Wider’s yard in Ancona and following on from the considerably larger WiderCat 92, the 76 carries a maximum laden displacement of 90 tonnes on a 10.48 metre beam, generous proportions for her length. She is aimed squarely at owners who want the stability and volume of a catamaran platform without compromising on the technology Wider is known for elsewhere in its range. As the newest and most accessible word in that lineup, she widens the audience for a propulsion philosophy that, until now, has mostly belonged to larger, pricier hulls.
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