MIDORI Review: The Electric Sunreef 70 in Croatia with a Sushi Counter in the Saloon

The cooking island: dinner as the evening’s entertainment

Most catamarans this size hide the galley. MIDORI puts it in the middle of the saloon as a long stone island, and the chef works on the guest side of it. The published menu is Japanese-Mediterranean fusion: tuna poke, Nikkei ceviche, Nobu-style black cod in white miso, a matcha burnt Basque cheesecake. At the show, canapés came out onto the island in small ceramic dishes while we stood around it with a drink, which is exactly how an evening aboard is meant to run.

The chef, Marielle Löffler, trained at Ashburton Chef Academy and her published bio leads with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free cooking, with a background in nutrition and yoga. For a group where one person eats differently from the rest, or for anyone who has been served the same grilled fish on every boat they have chartered, this is the reason to look at her. A guest from June wrote of “Michelin-star-worthy Japanese-inspired home cooking” in the yacht’s published reviews, and having stood at that counter I believe it.

The flybridge: hammock chairs, a smoker and a gym on a 70-footer

The flybridge is the other surprise. It is big and open for a boat this length, with lounging space for all eight, a long teak dining table, two hanging hammock chairs that everybody tried, a barbecue with a smoker, and a Technogym setup with a running machine. A gym on a 70-foot catamaran is unusual; a smoker is rarer still, and it suits a chef who cooks the way this one does.

Below it, the aft deck has its own dining table under the sunshade, and the walk-through runs from there to the foredeck lounge without a step. Eight people spread across three levels and nobody feels crowded.

The cabins: every bed splits, and a bunk room for the children

Four en suite cabins in pale wood with slatted doors and fabric headboards, calm and Japanese in feel. Every bed on board converts to twins, the master included, so she takes four couples, a family, or a group of friends who do not share beds without anyone being short-changed. The bathrooms are glass showers and light tile.

The useful detail for families: the cabin next to the master is technically a crew cabin, bunk-style, and the crew will give it to guests. They would rather it went to children, and with the parents next door in the master that makes her a strong family boat for a couple with two kids plus another family in the remaining cabins.

Electric, and what that means on a Croatian week

MIDORI runs on electric motors fed by her battery bank and the solar panels on her roof, with diesel kept for the generators. Her crew told me she runs a long way on electricity and charges in an hour or two while guests are off the boat for lunch or a walk ashore. On the Croatian coast, where a day is one island to the next and a long stop in a bay, that pattern fits: short quiet hops, no engine noise at anchor, and the sails for the afternoon breeze.

She is MCA compliant and a 2026 build, so this review is of a boat in her first season. Her published guest reviews from June are from her first charters, and they are consistent: the design, the food, and the crew, in that order.

The crew of four

Captain Miguel Álvarez is Mexican-Spanish, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, with 27 years of sailing across the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic crossings by his published bio. Fran Radek, the deckhand, holds a Croatian skipper licence and a Yachtmaster, and has run charter catamarans along this coast since 2024. Lara Maras runs the interior. Crew change between seasons, so confirm who is aboard for your dates, but this is the team the June guests were writing about.

Who MIDORI is for

Two families with young children. The bunk room by the master, twins on demand, a chef who writes menus for the fussy eater, children and pets welcome. See our multigenerational charter guide for the planning side.

Four couples who care about food. The island, the menu, and the chef are the charter. Sit around the counter.

Anyone who wants a quiet boat. Electric at anchor and under way at low speed, sails when the wind comes, no generator hum at dinner.

Anyone who wants new. A 2026 launch with a 2026 interior. For the rest of the Sunreef fleet here, see Sunreef catamarans in Croatia.

Who MIDORI is not for

Groups larger than eight. Four cabins plus the bunk room for children. For ten or twelve, look at the bigger boats on our Croatia catamaran page.

Anyone who wants a jacuzzi or a long toy list. There is no deck jacuzzi, and her listing does not publish a toy inventory; ask us what she carries for your dates before you count on jet skis.

Anyone in a hurry. She is a sailing catamaran built for quiet cruising, not a fast motor yacht. Short hops are her rhythm.

Anyone who needs a track record. She is in her first season. The early reviews are excellent, but there is one summer behind her, not ten.

Before you book MIDORI

• Tell the chef about dietary needs when you book. This galley is built for them, so use it.
• Decide the cabin configuration early: doubles or twins, and whether the bunk room goes to the children.
• Ask what water toys she carries for your dates; the listing leaves it blank.
• Plan short hops and long anchorages. It is how she runs best, on electricity and in silence.
• Book the island for one evening of sushi and let the chef run it.

I walked MIDORI at the end of her first season. For current availability and a quote for your dates, see MIDORI on My Croatian Charter or contact us.

Klara Braga Jakobsen is a Yacht Reviewer at DMA Yachting. She walks the charter fleet at the Mediterranean and Caribbean shows every year and reviews only yachts she has been aboard. Photos by the author.