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Athletes love SunreefTennis star Carlos Alcaraz orders 27-metre catamaran

Martin Hager

 · 27.03.2026

The 22-year-old tennis star Carlos Alcaraz ordered a 26.80 metre Ultima 88 and becomes the second Sunreef brand ambassador from the ATP circuit after Rafal Nadal.
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What do football star Robert Lewandowski, Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso and tennis players Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have in common? Exactly, they are all owners or future owners of Sunreef cats. The Polish shipyard has clearly struck a chord with the super sportsmen and recently sold a 26.80 metre Ultima 88 to 22-year-old tennis talent Carlos Alcaraz, who has already won five Grand Slam titles.
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After his Olympic final in 2024, Alcaraz spent a week on a Sunreef catamaran and was so impressed by the space and stability that he contacted Sunreef and asked for information and a boatyard tour. What he saw convinced him and he decided to build his first own superyacht.

The Spanish tennis player ordered an Ultima 88, which, at 26.82 metres in length, is around 2.40 metres longer than his compatriot's model and Tennis rival Rafael Nadal. The two athletes not only share their Spanish origins and the fact that they have each won five Grand Slam titles at the age of 22. They also share a fondness for Sunreef twin-hulls. Alcaraz, currently number one in the ATP rankings after winning three of the last four tennis majors, recently lost the Miami Open but remains ranked number one.

Alcaraz orders catamaran instead of monohull

Before signing the contract with Sunreef, he held extensive talks with Rafael Nadal, who will be ordered his 80 Power "Great White" from Sunreef. "It wasn't just Rafa," emphasises Alcaraz, who made a conscious decision in favour of the Polish shipyard. The 88 Ultima is still in the planning phase, with the layout and specifications remaining under wraps for the time being. Delivery is planned for next year.

Technical options of the 88 Ultima

The 88 Ultima can be equipped with conventional diesel propulsion or a hybrid system that enables emission-free cruising. Solar skin solar panels can be optionally integrated on the deck and in the hull, which supply enough energy to the battery banks to keep the yacht's hotel operations running without generators. According to the Polish cat experts, sustainable building materials will further reduce the CO2 footprint of the new model. The standard configuration offers five cabins with en-suite bathrooms for ten guests. Highlights include an aft cockpit lounge with fold-down bulwarks and a spacious entertainment area on the flybridge. Alcaraz is particularly interested in the tender and toy garage for water toys. "I really want to have fun," he says. "That's where I park my jet ski and dinghy."

First trip to Spain planned

The Gen-Z sports star wants to take his first trip on his 9.10 metre wide cat with family and friends in Spanish waters. Sunreef has built up a client list over the years that ranges from top athletes to pop icons. Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso became a brand ambassador in 2021 and ordered a 60 Power Eco. Former F1 driver Nico Rosberg joined the Sunreef family in 2020 and commissioned an 80 Eco. Paris Hilton chartered a 24.38 metre sailing cat with her husband Carter Reum. And at the end of January, shipyard boss Francis Lapp announced that footballer Robert Lewandowski ordered a Sunreef Power 80 NEXT.

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Martin Hager

Martin Hager

Editor in Chief YACHT

Martin Hager is editor-in-chief of the titles YACHT and BOOTE EXCLUSIV and has been working for Delius Klasing Verlag for 20 years. He was born in Heidelberg in 1978 and started sailing at the age of six, in an Opti of course. This was soon followed by 420s, Sprinta Sport and 470s, which he also sailed on the regatta course with his brother. His parents regularly took him on charter trips through the Greek and Balearic Islands. Even at a young age, it was clear to him that he wanted to turn his passion for water sports into a career. After graduating from high school and completing an internship at the Rathje boatbuilding company in Kiel, it was clear that he did not want to become a classic boatbuilder. Instead, he successfully studied shipbuilding and marine engineering in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital and focused on yacht design wherever he could. His diploma thesis dealt with the “Testing of a new speed prediction method for sailing yachts”. In 2004, the superyacht magazine BOOTE EXCLUSIV was looking for an editor with technical and nautical background knowledge, a position that was perfect for Martin Hager. The application was successful and a two-year traineeship was arranged. After twelve years as an editor, the editorial team changed and he took over responsibility for BOOTE EXCLUSIV as editor-in-chief in 2017. After long-time YACHT editor-in-chief Jochen Rieker moved to the role of publisher, Martin Hager also took over the position of editor-in-chief of Europe's largest sailing magazine YACHT, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, at the beginning of 2023. When he's not working on topics for the two water sports titles, Martin Hager likes to go out on the water himself - preferably with kite and wingfoil equipment or on a little after-work trip across the Alster.

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