The 35.9m catamaran “Spacecat” that appeared in the latest season of The White Lotus has taken a $1.3 million trim and now carries an asking price of 17.5 million USD. Lying in Thailand and listed with Burgess, it is the kind of boat you notice first and discuss later, a modernist silhouette that sits low and wide on the water with an almost cinematic calm.
Catamarans of this scale are still a minority in the superyacht world, yet their appeal is obvious once you stand on deck. SPACECAT’s twin-hull platform unlocks the thing most owners want but rarely get in this size bracket, true acreage. The main deck lounge reads as one continuous room with water-level sightlines. The master cabin is clean and contemporary, with light sliding in from broad glazing rather than peeking through portholes. The dining area sits at the heart of the boat, glassware catching late sun, while the aft deck feels like a living room that happens to move. Underfoot, sun-warmed teak. Overhead, big sky.
The fundamentals are simple. SPACECAT is 35.9m, 117.8ft in old money, and she looks it, a sleek profile that stays futuristic without tipping into novelty. Her interiors are modern without being gallery-cold, more restrained apartment than nightclub, which matters if you plan to live aboard for more than a long weekend. It’s a boat designed for time together, not corridors and corners.
What you do with that space is the real story. Thailand is her current base and also the heart of her established charter programme. For a buyer who thinks commercially, that matters. The Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea reward shallow draughts and big platforms, and multihulls tend to sit steady when monohulls are dancing. At anchor off Phang Nga, the soundtrack is the soft lick of water between the hulls and the whirr of a tender returning from a limestone cove. Charter guests notice stability and shade more than they admit.
The White Lotus cameo adds another layer. Screen exposure does not change a yacht’s specification, but it does change its cultural footprint, and that travels fast across charter inquiries. Boats that become recognisable get talked about, and in a business where weeks matter, that is not trivial. SPACECAT’s shape helps here. It is unmistakable from a drone shot, a visual signature that plays well in a social age without feeling gimmicky in person.
The multihull conversation has moved on from tender jokes and marina prejudice. In the 30 to 40m bracket, a well drawn catamaran gives you volume and deck life that a monohull often needs 5 to 10m more length to match. If you care about living space, privacy at anchor, and fuel efficiency per square metre of enjoyment, a big cat reads like a rational choice. The trade-off is berthing ease in tight, traditional marinas. If your year is Med-only and dockside dinners are the point, a classic mono still suits. If your calendar includes South East Asia, the Bahamas, or French Polynesia, the equation looks different.
Price cuts are not moral judgments. They are signals. A USD 1.3 million move on a USD 18.8 million ask suggests a vendor who wants to transact at the end of a busy summer and a brokerage that understands momentum. At USD 17.5 million, SPACECAT sits in a lane that brings in buyers considering larger monos but open to new form factors. For a private owner who dabbles in charter, the existing Thai programme is a head start, not a guarantee. As ever, due diligence applies. Yachts, prices and availability are correct at the time of publication.
The verdict is straightforward. If you want a 36m that feels bigger where it counts, that photographs beautifully, and that already earns its keep in one of the world’s best cruising grounds, SPACECAT belongs on the list. Not because it is loud, but because it is logical, and because life is better on a stable platform when the afternoon breeze picks up.
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