Extra Yachts has announced plans to enter the catamaran market and has breached this frontier with an all new line of motor catamarans, dubbed the X30 Villa.
As the name attests, the catamaran has a length of around 30-metres (30.5m, to be precise), and has been designed to “offer the unrivalled liveability of a home” to provide owners and guests with a “more laid back experience and a new definition of enjoyment on the water”.
The interior and exterior design of the X30 Villa catamaran has been penned by the Dutch studio Phathom, and the team sought to create a “dynamic synergy where automotive meets architecture”. The X30 Villa has a muscular and sport-like aesthetic that gives her that automotive feel, but also enriches her interior spaces with deft creativity.
As Extra Yachts explained, “Creative architectural detailing, like the aft salon ceiling outstretching to the exterior, conveys a sense of a much larger social area when the doors are open. To further amplify the indoor feel of the aft cockpit, loose furnishings and accessories were chosen.”
Being a catamaran, the X30 Villa is incredibly beamy (13.7-metres) and a potential client has heaps of opportunity to customise her general arrangement to their given needs. One option that Extra Yachts suggests, “includes the main saloon, library nook, bar and galley casually flowing into each other as part of the same open plan area overlooked by the raised wheelhouse and observatory. Other proposals show the galley below deck or a separate kitchen on the main deck.”
The X30 Villa catamaran features an ingenious multifunctional “high/low” platform that can support a five-metre tender and water toys, and which can be moved to align with the swim platform to create a large beach club. Her clever design is also felt forward with the master stateroom. Nestled between the two hulls the private, glass-bottomed terrace of the master stateroom can be lowered. When closed, the glass doors act as windows that look out to sea. 
In terms of performance, Extra Yachts opted for a hybrid propulsion system that is said to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. “Consumption efficiency is augmented by glass impregnated solar cells that produce additional energy for on-board utilities.
Sustainable or natural materials such as re-purposed fibres, sustainably assessed paints and plasters, alternative leathers and reclaimed woods will be considered without compromising quality or finish,” as stated by the shipbuilder.
The X30 Villa will offer 320 GT and be equipped with twin Volvo Penta IPS 1350 engines. She’s expected to have a cruising speed of 12.5 knots and a top speed of 17.5 knots.