
Open Yachts
Express cruisers for warm seasManufacturers of open Yachts



The brand Azimut produces flybridge Yachts and semi-displacement Yachts. There are 35 models from 10 to 39 meters.
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The brand Bavaria produces aft Cockpit Sailboats and enclosed Yachts. There are 37 models from 9 to 18 meters in the current model range from 9 lines: C-Line, Cruiser, Easy, R-Line, S-Line, SR-Line, Vida, Virtess and Vision.
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The brand Canados produces motor Superyachts and semi-displacement Yachts. There are 20 models from 13 to 44 meters in the current model range from 3 lines: Canados, Gladiator and Oceanic.
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The brand Contest Yachts produces center Cockpit Sailboats and luxury Sailing Yachts. There are 14 models from 12 to 26 meters in the current model range from 2 lines: Motor and Sailing.
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The brand Crownline produces bowriders and deck Boats. There are 37 models from 5 to 11 meters.
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The brand Fairline produces enclosed Yachts and flybridge Yachts. There are 15 models from 9 to 21 meters in the current model range from 3 lines: F-Line, Squadron and Targa.
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The brand Fjord produces minimalist Yachts and open Yachts. There are 8 models from 11 to 17 meters.
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The brand Galeon produces flybridge Yachts and semi-Enclosed Yachts. There are 28 models from 9 to 26 meters in the current model range from 5 lines: Flybridge, GTO, Hardtop, Skydeck and Sport Cruiser.
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The brand Jeanneau produces aft Cockpit Sailboats and outboard Boats. There are 39 models from 5 to 21 meters in the current model range from 9 lines: CAP Camarat, DB, Jeanneau Yachts, Leader, Merry Fisher, Merry Fisher Sport, NC, Sun Fast and Sun Odyssey.
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The brand Magnum produces high Performance Yachts and open Yachts. There are 6 models from 13 to 29 meters in the current model range from 4 lines: Banzai, Bestia, Furia and Magnum.
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The brand Maori Yacht produces minimalist Yachts and open Yachts. There are 11 models from 9 to 39 meters in the current model range from 3 lines: Limousine, Tender and Yachts.
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The brand Marquis produces open Yachts. There are 1 model 12.8 meters.
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Category Description
These are yachts with an open deck for warm seas. They are small — from 30 to 50 feet — and usually fast. They have a large open cockpit with an al fresco dining area and a large sunpad in the bow. The control post can be fully exposed to the elements or partially protected by a T-Top. Below deck, open yachts usually have two cabins and a small salon. Open express cruisers often act as tenders for megayachts. They are also great as day-cruise boats or party boats.
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How are open yachts built?
Open yachts are mostly built from composite using the sandwich construction method. First, a 'female', or negative, mold is made – basically a plastic tub, the inside of which is shaped like the hull we are building. The inside is then sprayed with gelcoat, a resin-based finishing material used by most yacht builders. A gelcoat finish can last for decades without major repair works. To last this long, gelcoat should be waxed every 3-4 months and buffed when necessary – usually when it becomes faded and chalky to the touch.
After the gelcoat hardens, the first layer of fiber mats is laid into the mold to be vacuum-infused with resin and laminated. Foam core is laid between layers of fiber mats, forming a sandwich, hence the name of the whole process.
The helm station usually sits in the fore (front) section of a hardtop yacht's main deck. The words "walk-around" in the description of a yacht mean that there are open deck passages on both sides, literally allowing you to walk around the boat, from bow to stern.
Which types of engines are used on open yachts?
There is not much space onboard an open yacht. This is the reason designers prefer outboard engines and sterndrives for this type of vessel. On smaller boats, in order to keep the swimming platform at the stern, the designers even came up with a configuration in which the swim platform goes around the outboard engines.
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