Alexis de Boucaud walks through a flybridge-driven, carbon-built performance cat that sails at wind speed — and hides a bathtub in the owner's hull.
Some performance catamarans ask you to trade comfort for speed. The 2019 McConaghy MC 62 S/V Noble House, presented in this walkthrough by Alexis de Boucaud of The Multihull Company, seems intent on refusing the bargain altogether — and the tour makes a credible case.
Driving from the flybridge
The tour opens at what Alexis calls a “unique vantage point from which to drive the boat.” The design team at Currey Yacht Design pushed the flybridge concept further here: twin wheels, electric throttles on each side, and a battery of electric winches within reach. The practical upshot, per Alexis, is that this is “effortless sailing that can be managed by two crew” — and having sailed dozens of performance cats, he says Noble House exceeded his expectations, sailing at wind speed and beyond.
The hardware backs that up. A Marstrom carbon mast and boom, textile standing rigging, carbon centerboards, and a full North 3Di inventory — mainsail, self-tacking jib, reacher and gennaker. The platform itself is built at the McConaghy yard in carbon and e-glass foam sandwich with epoxy resin, high-tech materials chosen for minimum weight and maximum stiffness.
A saloon with unusual volume
Step inside and the depth and breadth of the saloon and galley are the headline. The port-side counter runs over 15 feet — more volume, Alexis suggests, than you’d expect on any 60-foot cat. Electric lateral windows in tempered glass open generously for cross-ventilation.
The styling is understated and contemporary: white Corian countertops, satin-varnished woodwork, leather finishes in the saloon and on the forward cocktail table, and handcrafted cabinetry throughout. The galley is properly equipped — Smeg four-burner cooktop, oversized stainless sink, four freezer drawers and two refrigerator drawers, a wine refrigerator, a Bosch drawer microwave, and water filtration serving the whole boat.
Owner’s version, and serious systems
This is the owner’s layout: the full starboard hull for the owner, two guest cabins to port. Aft sits a large walkaround bed, a couch amidships, and forward an ensuite with a generous walk-in shower, a bidet — and a bathtub, which Alexis fairly calls the ultimate luxury aboard.
Tender handling is equally thought through: a Williams 395 rigid-hull dinghy with a Rotax 90hp inboard, carried on a hydraulic platform that raises and lowers the whole package. Twin Yanmar 80hp engines with SD60 saildrives and Gori three-blade folding props deliver 9 knots cruising and 11 when pushed.
Electrically, the boat runs 24V and 12V DC plus 220V AC, with six lithium batteries totalling 1,080Ah at 24V, two inverter/chargers, and a 15 kVA Fischer Panda generator. The chiller-based air conditioning can run off the batteries or the engine alternator — a genuinely useful capability at anchor. Monitoring lives at the chart table via a MasterBus USB interface, alongside an integrated B&G sailing package and CZone distributed power with seven CZone interfaces managing DC functions.
Rarity on the market
The MC 62 is a scarce commodity in the brokerage market. YachtSite currently shows just one active listing in the model.
| Active MC 62 listings | 1 |
|---|---|
| Asking range | $2,290,000 |
| Median asking | $2,290,000 |
Alexis closes the video by inviting interested buyers to reach out for a private viewing — a reasonable next step for anyone weighing a carbon flybridge cat of this specification.