As Rafael Nadal’s career winds down, he will soon be able to turn his attention to his his off-court hobbies. The Spaniard will still be connected to tennis through his multiple Rafa Nadal Academies but he will also have more downtime to enjoy another one of his favourite things – his yacht. Nadal bought the ‘Great White’ for his birthday in 2020, a custom model full of personal touches, including TVs to watch the tennis.
Nadal hails from Mallorca and still resides there so it’s no surprise that a luxury yacht is a perfect addition to his life on the Balearic Island. According to Forbes, the 22-time Grand Slam champion spent £5 million ($6.2 million) on the 80 Sunreef Power catamaran, a present to himself when he turned 34.
The Spaniard was heavily involved in designing the interiors with nearly 4,000 square feet to work with. There are four guest cabins, with enough space to sleep eight guests, and an owner’s suite with a walk-in dressing room, a private fold-down balcony and a flip-down ceiling TV above the double bed – one of five massive screens in the yacht.
The saloon features two more 77-inch TVs installed back-to-back, as well as an eight-person dining space. There’s another alfresco dining area at the stern with a weatherproof TV and a fifth pop-up screen resides in the flybridge, complete with a bar, barbecue and sun loungers.
The yacht also features a swim platform with more sunbathing space and a garage big enough to fit jet skis and water toys. Nadal picked his favourite colours – creams, coffees and beiges – for the interiors and explained that he wanted the yacht to feel like his home.
“I wanted to feel like in my own house,” he said of his design choices. A keen yachting enthusiast, Nadal was picky when it came to deciding the details. He added: “Of course I had some special requests. I didn’t want a jacuzzi on the flybridge, because I prefer open spaces. I don’t need features like jacuzzis on board – I have water around the boat to swim in and enjoy.”
