A Spanish newcomer is entering the 55ft sailing catamaran segment with a proposition built around clarity, integration, and life on the water from day one.

Based in Alicante, Spain, Simbad Yachts was founded on a simple yet compelling belief: a modern cruising catamaran should feel effortless to own as well as to sail. In a market where delivery often marks the beginning of further decisions, upgrades, and complexity, Simbad’s ambition is to remove friction from the ownership experience by designing each yacht as a complete, coherent system from the outset. The result is not only a boat, but a broader proposition shaped around time, comfort, and ease of use.

Making her debut at the International Multihull Show in La Grande Motte, Simbad 55 has already attracted significant attention as the brand’s inaugural model. This 55-foot luxury sailing catamaran expresses Simbad’s philosophy on two levels: through a carefully resolved onboard specification, and through the ownership and after-sales programmes that accompany the yacht. Rather than presenting buyers with a stripped-back platform and an exhaustive list of costly add-ons, Simbad offers their catamarans in three fully equipped versions – Select, Ultra, and Legend, all delivered Ready-to-Sail. From integrated yacht-management systems to the tender itself, the emphasis is on completeness from day one: less uncertainty, fewer post-delivery decisions, and no lost season spent commissioning upgrades in the marina.

Simbad 55: key figures

LOA: 17.59 m
Beam: 8.92 m
Draft: 1.64 m
Mast length: 22.6 m
Sails: Doyle
Mainsail: 89 m²
Self-tacking jib: 40.8 m²
Engines: Yanmar 2 × 110 hp or 2 × 150 hp
Designer: Franck Darnet
Naval architect: Pierre Delion

The three versions are tailored to different budgets and ownership styles, yet they share a common character. With its refined French design language and multiple systems working quietly in the background to deliver what Simbad describes as invisible comforts, the yacht has already earned the nickname “mini-superyacht.” Natural wood furniture, Burmese teak across all decks, bronze & leather detailing, and a remarkable attention to the smallest finishing elements create an onboard atmosphere that feels unmistakably high-end. 

Yet this emphasis on design does not come at the expense of performance. Thanks to a carefully engineered hull and a suite of electrified sailing, navigation, and docking systems, Simbad 55 remains agile, quick, and notably easy to handle in real-world use.

Across all three versions, the yacht includes a hydraulic tenderlift, solar panels, Miele galley appliances, a smart-home system, air conditioning throughout, a watermaker, a 50-inch television, and a long list of additional equipment that would often sit on an options list elsewhere. 

Select features a painted aluminium mast, Furlerboom, polyester sails, and twin 110 hp Yanmar engines, together with an outboard-powered tender and teak decking in the aft cockpit. From there, Ultra and Legend progressively elevate the specification with more advanced systems and more ambitious equipment. At the top of the range, Legend adds a carbon mast and Furlerboom, Doyle carbon Technora sails, electric winches and furlers, extra-large chartplotters, and Sea.ai collision avoidance, alongside electric deck hardware such as mooring cleats and capstans. On the lifestyle side, Legend also includes a projector for movie nights with a premium sound system, multiple refrigerators, ice makers, and wine storage distributed throughout the yacht, as well as a jet tender.

What makes the Simbad 55 interesting is not any one isolated feature, but the coherence of the whole. The yacht is positioned as a luxury sailing catamaran that seeks to reduce compromise: generous without feeling cumbersome, sophisticated without becoming excessive, and highly equipped without demanding that the owner become a project manager. In a crowded multihull segment, that sense of resolution may prove to be one of its strongest selling points.

To experience the Simbad 55 in person, visit Simbad Yachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival, 8–13 September 2026.

https://simbad-yachts.com