Sanlorenzo SX 88

23 knots flat out and an easy 20-knot cruise are the numbers that matter on this Sanlorenzo SX 88: three Volvo Penta D13 engines turn what could be a peak figure into a speed she can hold. The yard delivered her in 2019, and she lies in Dubai.

Build and provenance

She is a GRP monohull in the Sport style, 27 metres overall with a 1.7-metre draft that keeps her out of the shallowest marinas but comfortable everywhere else. No refit is recorded against her.

Layout and accommodation

Sixteen can be aboard her at once across four cabins, a passenger capacity that suits day charter parties and short runs rather than long liveaboard stretches. The beam that gives an SX88 its interior volume carries through here too, with the head compartments split so guests are never queuing for one on a full boat.

Performance and engineering

The same three D13 engines that set her speed also drive a gyro stabiliser, smoothing the roll at anchor as well as underway. A pair of Kohler generators and an onboard watermaker mean she can sit off a beach for days without a tender run for fuel or water, and a hydraulic gangway makes going ashore a one-button job rather than a manual one.

Where she lies and how to see her

Sanlorenzo SX 88 lies in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Boatcrowd sets up the viewing and is there for it, and once an offer is on the table the survey and sea trial follow before anything is signed off.