MAKAI

THE BRAND

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Makai Yachts feels refreshingly different. Headquartered in Britain, designed in Italy and built in Croatia, it was founded in 2019 with the intention of creating a range of comfortable long-distance powercats with the handling and looks to tempt even the most ardent monohull fan.

It wouldn't be until the Palma Boat Show in 2024 that we saw the brand's first boat emerge on the international stage, but that original M37 made a very major impression. Having traversed the 1,800nm from Makai's manufacturing facility in Split to the show venue in Mallorca, it was clear straight away that this coupé-style cat came with serious cruising credentials.

But true to Makai's word, the style was equally strong. Having drawn inspiration from the world of classic supercars, Italian designer, Emmanuele Rossi, balanced what he called "elegance and masculinity" to lovely effect. It was no surprise then when it received immediate nominations for the Multihull of the Year and European Powerboat of the Year awards and it has since gone on to lay down the blueprint for a new Open variant, as well as for the similarly seductive Makai 42.