SilverYachts launches second 36m SilverCat named Reduce

12 July 2024 • Written by Dea Jusufi

Australian shipyard SilverYachts has launched the second unit in its 35.5-metre SilverCat series from its facility in the Guangdong Province of China. Christened Reduce, delivery is scheduled for the last week of July after which she will make her debut at this year's Monaco Yacht Show.

The catamaran comes from the drawing boards of long-time collaborator Espen Øino and has since been coined as a "villa on the water". Series highlights include an open-plan layout, a full-beam master suite and a "stunning swimming pool", according to the shipyard.

Construction began on speculation

The SilverCat series marks SilverYachts' first venture into multihull design. The model is designed to reduce the environmental impact of yachting and features a lightweight, low-resistance aluminium hull.

A 13.6-metre beam allows for generous living spaces, including 575 square metres of exterior decks and 300 square metres of interior living space. Accommodation is for a total of 12 guests in one master cabin, two doubles and two twin cabins, one with two Pullman beds. The crew quarters, meanwhile, can accommodate eight staff in one double captain’s cabin, two twins and one triple cabin. All cabins are en suite.

According to Øino, the catamaran also delivers "ridiculously low" fuel consumption with a top speed of 20+ knots thanks to a low-resistance and lightweight hull. "This is something which is aligned with SilverYachts," he said. "Being built in aluminium, being lightweight and with slender hulls, we're able to operate at speeds with very modest power."

The partnership between Øino and SilverYachts began back in 2007 with the launch of the first SilverYachts hull Silver (now named Rabdan), which at the time was the largest all-aluminium vessel in the world. Since then, the pair have gone on to build the 77-metre Silver Fast, the 85.3-metre explorer BOLD and the 85-metre Wanderlust.

According to BOATPro, construction on the third SilverCat hull is progressing swiftly with delivery scheduled for October 2024.