Berret Racoupeau Builds Large-Multihull Pipeline With Oyster and Baltic Firsts

Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design has outlined a growing large-multihull programme that includes the first multihulls for both Oyster and Baltic Yachts. The French studio is also working across Fountaine Pajot Yachts’ 80- to 120-foot range and on additional large custom multihulls now at advanced stages.

The activity places Berret Racoupeau across several different parts of the expanding superyacht-catamaran market rather than on a single flagship project. The studio is presenting that pipeline during Monaco Yacht Show 2026 from stand LC5.

Oyster and Baltic both turn to multihulls

Berret Racoupeau says Oyster and Baltic Yachts have each entrusted the studio with the complete design of their first multihulls. That is significant because both builders are strongly associated with high-end sailing monohulls and are now moving into a structurally different yacht format.

Baltic has separately confirmed that its first multihull, the 33-metre Baltic 107 Catamaran, is already under construction for 2027 delivery. The project uses full-carbon construction and is intended as a long-range performance cruiser rather than a conventional production catamaran.

Fountaine Pajot programme reaches 120 feet

Berret Racoupeau also says Fountaine Pajot Yachts continues to use the studio across a range extending from 80 to 120 feet, covering both sailing and motor yachts. That gives the designer a second route into large multihulls through a builder with extensive production-catamaran experience.

Several of those large projects are already under construction, while the studio says additional custom multihulls are at an advanced stage. The combined workload suggests that the growth in large catamarans is no longer limited to isolated concept studies.

Air Yacht adds another new multihull programme

Air Yacht has also selected Berret Racoupeau to design the launch catamaran for the new brand. The studio is therefore working simultaneously with established monohull builders, specialist catamaran builders and new entrants to the sector.

That spread is important because each client approaches the multihull format with different expectations around performance, guest volume, construction method and operating profile. Berret Racoupeau’s role covers naval architecture, exterior styling and interior design, giving it control across the major design disciplines.

Large multihulls move deeper into the superyacht market

The Monaco presentation reflects a wider shift in owner interest towards platforms that offer greater beam, stability and usable area without the same increase in overall length. Builders are also exploring multihulls as a route to lower propulsion demand and greater layout flexibility.

The challenge is that a large catamaran is not simply a wider monohull, and structural loads, bridge-deck clearance, weight distribution and marina access all require different solutions. The number of programmes now involving Berret Racoupeau suggests those questions are increasingly being addressed through active construction rather than only through design speculation.