
Sportbridge Yachts
The flybridge's shorter, sportier cousin. High performance, planing hulled sports yachts with captivating looks.Manufacturers of sportbridge Yachts




The brand Azimut Yachts produces flybridge yachts, semi-displacement yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 37 models currently in production ranging from 10 to 39 meters. The current model range includes 7 lines: Atlantis, Fly, Grande, Magellano, S, Seadeck and Verve. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Azimut Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Fairline Yachts produces flybridge yachts, semi-enclosed yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 11 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 21 meters. The current model range includes 4 lines: F-Line, Phantom, Squadron and Targa. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Fairline Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Galeon Yachts produces enclosed yachts, flybridge yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 29 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 26 meters. The current model range includes 5 lines: Flybridge, GTO, Hardtop, Skydeck and Sport Cruiser. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Galeon Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Overmarine Mangusta produces displacement yachts, motor superyachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 12 models currently in production ranging from 31 to 60 meters. The current model range includes 3 lines: Gransport, MaxiOpen and Oceano. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Overmarine Mangusta and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Pershing Yachts produces enclosed yachts, high performance yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 8 models currently in production ranging from 16 to 42 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Pershing Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Princess Yachts produces flybridge yachts, motor superyachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 21 models currently in production ranging from 10 to 30 meters. The current model range includes 6 lines: F Class, R Class, S Class, V Class, X Class and Y Class. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Princess Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Riva Yachts produces minimalist yachts, open yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 19 models currently in production ranging from 8 to 54 meters. The current model range includes 4 lines: Flybridge, Open, Sportfly and Superyachts. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Riva Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Riviera produces enclosed yachts and sportfishers and convertibles. There are 23 models currently in production ranging from 13 to 25 meters. The current model range includes 7 lines: Belize Daybridge, Belize Sedan, Flybridge Open, Motor Yacht Enclosed, SUV, Sport Motor Yacht and Sport Yacht. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Riviera and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Sunseeker Yachts produces flybridge yachts, motor superyachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 22 models currently in production ranging from 11 to 49 meters. The current model range includes 7 lines: Manhattan, Ocean, Performance, Predator, Sport Yacht, Superyacht and Yacht. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Sunseeker Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand AB Yachts produces high performance yachts, motor superyachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 7 models currently in production ranging from 24 to 37 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from AB Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Aqualum Yachts produces flybridge yachts and semi-displacement yachts. There are 5 models currently in production ranging from 7 to 12 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Aqualum Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Armatti Yachts produces enclosed yachts and sportbridge yachts. There are 11 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 16 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Armatti Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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Category Description
A sportbridge is an open mini-deck with an additional helm station, sitting on the salon roof of a cruising yacht. Unlike a full-fledged flybridge, the sportbridge does not hang over the cockpit of the boat. It is neater and not as heavy as a flybridge, but there is not much space: apart from the driver's seat and a sofa for guests, nothing else fits. A sportbridge is a compromise between the desire to have a fast planing yacht and to get a top helm station with good visibility.
How are sportbridge motor yachts built?
Most sportbridge yachts are made from composite materials. The hull is molded in one piece, while the main deck and the superstructure are made separately.
Most sportbridge yacht builders use the sandwich construction method and vacuum infusion process.
Composite-hulled yachts are lighter than steel yachts, but heavier than yachts built from aluminum or wood. Some boat builders use carbon to make composite hulls lighter.
Sportbridge yachts are meant to be sporty and fast, so weight saving is vital. The hulls of sportbridge boats are usually thin and sleek to get the longest waterline possible and shaped in a deep V so they can easily overcome the drag hump and go on plane.
Which types of engines are used on sportbridge yachts?
Many compact sportbridge boats are powered by marine diesel engines with sterndrives. Larger yachts with sporty flybridge use the so-called surface drives. For example, the Pershing X series yachts are equipped with Top System surface drive propulsion with Rolla six-blade surface-piercing propellers. In a surface drive system, the props are only partly submerged in water, with half of the prop disk spinning under the water, and the other half in the air above the surface. That way, the engines experience less load, allowing the boat to get the most out of them. At high speeds, surface drives don't suffer from cavitation and vibration like the traditional immersed props.
Some sportbridge yachts use waterjet drives, most commonly seen on PWCs, or jet-skis. A waterjet propulsion system links engine(s) with jet pump(s) throwing a stream of water backwards to propel the vessel forward. The entire system sits inside the hull, so a jet-drive boat has minimal draft and can operate in shallow waters. The biggest con of jet drive propulsion is tricky handling at small speeds, requiring special training to operate such a vessel. Mangusta and AB yachts are the brightest examples of sportbridge boats with jet drives.
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