Sanlorenzo is building the 1150 Explorer, a 60-metre yacht with a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure. It is the largest model in the yard's Explorer line so far. Sanlorenzo presented the project on 11 November: the first hull is in advanced construction at its La Spezia site, already has an owner and is due to launch in early 2027. The number in the name is the gross tonnage, 1,150 GT spread over six decks, for up to 12 guests and 14 crew.
What is inside the 1150 Explorer?
Zuccon International Project drew the exterior. Bernardo Zuccon says: "Steel becomes an integral part of the yacht's design language, a strong and reassuring presence that accompanies the owner towards places where time and silence take on a new meaning." The interior is by Sanlorenzo's in-house Style Department, which already knows the owner's taste: this is not the first yacht they have created together.
The lower deck holds a 140-square-metre beach club. It opens on three sides, through two fold-down terraces and the transom door, and hydraulic steps go down to the water. A crane in the beach club launches tenders of up to 7.5 tonnes, and expedition gear is stored nearby. Forward of it on the same deck are a gym, a hammam and a massage room.
Daylight comes into the beach club through the glass bottom of the pool on the main deck above. The guest cabins are on the lower deck as well, two VIPs and two guest cabins. On the first hull, adjoining cabins can be connected to make two suites of about 45 square metres each. The crew live in the bow: six double cabins, an officer's cabin and a crew mess.
Main and bridge decks
The main-deck saloon is full height, glazed down to the floor, with a bar between it and the cockpit. In the bow, a full-beam dining room seats up to 14. There is a study that converts into one more cabin, and a forward garage for the rescue boat and jet skis.
One deck up are an aft dining terrace, a sky lounge (fitted as a cinema on the first hull), a lobby, another VIP suite, the captain's cabin and the bridge. Forward on this deck is a touch-and-go helicopter pad.
Owner's duplex
On the first hull the owner gets the top two decks, a duplex of 300 square metres. The cabin spans the full beam behind floor-to-ceiling glass with a 180-degree view. It comes with a lounge, a walk-in wardrobe and a bathroom with a tub and what the yard calls an "emotional shower". The cabin opens onto a two-level terrace.
A staircase inside the suite climbs to the sundeck, where 100 square metres of open deck belong to the owner alone. There are dining and lounge areas and a pool at the forward end. Its bottom is a single panel of structural glass, so light passes through it into the owner's cabin below.
How the 1150 follows the 460EXP and 500EXP
By tradition, every Sanlorenzo EXP model name carries the yacht's gross tonnage. The 460EXP, about 43 metres and around 460 GT, had its technical launch in spring 2014 and no longer appears on the yard's website. The 500EXP, 47 metres and under 500 GT, is still in the range. The first one was launched in La Spezia in May 2018 with a helicopter pad; a later one, Casa F, was launched at Viareggio in May 2026.
| Model | Status | Length | Gross tonnage | Fuel | Exterior design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460EXP | on the water, first hull 2014, no longer on the yard's site | about 43 m | about 460 GT | 50,000 L | Francesco Paszkowski |
| 500EXP | on the water, at least nine launched by 2022 | 47 m | under 500 GT | 65,000 L | Francesco Paszkowski |
| 1150EXP | in build, hull 1 sold, launch early 2027 | 60 m | 1,150 GT | 85,000 L | Zuccon International Project |
Thirteen extra metres of length more than double the tonnage. Performance has hardly changed: in 2014 the 460EXP was quoted at 16 knots flat out and over 4,000 miles at 11 knots, and the 1150 gives the same figures. The designer has changed, since Paszkowski drew both earlier models.
Tommaso Vincenzi, CEO of Sanlorenzo, links the model to what he calls a global shift towards luxury defined by "quality time, privacy and the freedom to discover places". His answer to it: "With 1150 Explorer, we have responded to this evolution by creating a flagship that embodies the highest ambitions of the Explorer lifestyle while opening the range to a new generation of owners who share that same spirit of discovery."
Sanlorenzo's nine-month results
Sanlorenzo's results for January to September 2026 followed a day later. New orders came to €803.1 million, 16.4% more than a year earlier and the ninth quarter of growth in a row. Revenue from new yachts rose 3.1% to €711.3 million. The Superyacht Division grew 8.9% to €226.0 million and now brings in 31.8% of new-yacht revenue, up from 30.1%, which the report puts down to a larger contribution from bigger yachts. BOATPro counts 52 Sanlorenzo yachts on order or under construction.
The yard kept its 2026 forecast of €980–1,020 million in revenue from new yachts. Massimo Perotti, Executive Chairman, said: "Our €1.8 billion gross backlog, 89% sold to final clients, and our €1.1 billion net backlog, exceeding expected 2027 Net Revenues New Yachts, give us the visibility to plan ahead with discipline."
Photo: Sanlorenzo. Source: BOAT International, Marine Industry News, Sanlorenzo, SuperyachtNews.
