Design and Construction
Lombard's architecture and Diedre's styling produced a hull form that Multihulls World described as 23 metres of stainless steel, glass, wood, and polyester, with a relatively uncluttered deck anchor. The aft mooring cleats are tucked into small bulges with their own winches, and instead of wire lifelines the 745 carries a full-length hard rail — a deliberate safety choice on a yacht whose beam invites long side decks at speed. The keels are fixed low-aspect-ratio fins, and the flybridge that crowns the deck is now an expected feature on large multihulls but here is extended by two large aerials for a Fleet 55 and a satellite TV receiver hidden under their domes anchor.
Rig and Handling
Up top, the sail plan is built around a fractional sloop rig with a fixed sprit for a reaching headsail and a roller-furled genoa and staysail whose sheets run to tracks on the sloping top of the main house anchor. Those sheets lead to winches at the flybridge control station, while halyard winches sit down at the mast base on deck — a division that keeps routine trim within reach of the helm yet separates hoisting loads from the lounging space. Using the promo-material sail areas, the SA/D works out to 23.5, a healthy figure for a light catamaran of this length. Auxiliary power comes from a Yanmar 200-hp engine, supported by 792 gallons of diesel and 343 gallons of water.
Accommodations
Two interior plans define the boat. The "propriétaire" layout holds four staterooms plus crew quarters, and its port-hull head is a luxurious space with a large bathtub — in the five-cabin version that bath becomes an additional stateroom with a minimal but adequate head anchor. Crew are given stacked single berths and a forward double berth with one head and a small dinette, while the galley sits in the starboard hull beside the crew area. The main cabin is genuinely huge, with a nav station aft, several lounging zones, and a bar with stools; above it all, a narrow winding stair to port reaches the flybridge, where controls, sail-handling winches, settees, and a big dining table live. Multihulls World noted the owner's apartment and a bathroom equipped with a water-jet bath, underscoring the yacht's domestic ambition.
The Verdict
The 745 is a light, beamy, and thoroughly planned large catamaran whose architecture earns its sailing-yacht label through low displacement and a real rig rather than through compromise toward condo comfort. The two layout choices let an owner trade a private spa for a fifth charterer cabin, and the deck and flybridge organisation keep sailing functions clear of the social spaces.
Pros
- Light displacement and low D/L for the size give strong performance potential
- Hard full-length rail in place of wire lifelines
- Flybridge consolidates steering, winches, and outdoor dining
- Two distinct accommodation plans with proper crew quarters
Cons
- Narrow winding stair to the flybridge is an awkward access point
- Five-cabin version sacrifices the large owner's bath for minimal head space
