TOY STORY

n occasions too numerous to mention we’ve seen how something that starts out as a side project often ends up being a much bigger deal. And such is the case with one of the coolest ocean crafts launched this year, the. Built by Spanish shipyard Astil-leros Armon, the catamaran started life as a support vessel—aka Shadow Cat—for the 285-ft. Feadship , which while an admittedly impressive piece of naval architecture, doesn’t especially have much to distinguish it from the next luxe super-yacht. however, is a different story, at once more avant-garde and menacing as well as a damn sight more fun.