Liam

A sports yacht built to be looked at as much as driven, Liam pairs a black hull with the low, purposeful lines Sunseeker keeps for its Predator range. She was completed in 2022 as a Predator 74 XPS, and now lies in Spain ready for a new owner to take over her twin MAN engines.

Build and provenance

Sunseeker built her as a Predator 74 XPS in 2022. No refit is recorded, so what a buyer inspects is close to how she left the factory. At 23 metres with a 5.4 metre beam and a 1.9 metre draught, she carries the proportions of a boat built to plane rather than to cruise at displacement speeds.

Layout and accommodation

Three cabins sleep six guests, with a two-person crew aboard to run her. The full-beam master sits amidships with its own en suite, the VIP cabin sits forward, and a twin cabin to starboard can convert to a double. A separate crew cabin with its own aft access lets the two crew work without crossing through guest spaces.

Performance and engineering

Two 1,900 hp MAN V12 engines take Liam to a 38-knot top speed and a 30-knot cruise, output that calls for a planing hull rather than a displacement one. Fuel and water tanks hold 4,800 and 800 litres, enough for hard running without an early stop at the fuel dock.

On deck and at anchor

A beach club opens the stern to the water, with a barbecue and sunpads for the hours spent there rather than under way. Underwater lights carry the evening on past sunset, air conditioning keeps the cabins comfortable through a Spanish summer, and a set of water toys comes aboard for guests who want to use the sea rather than just look at it.

Where she lies and how to see her

Liam lies in Spain. Boatcrowd arranges a viewing and is there for it, and once an offer is accepted we co-ordinate the survey and sea trial before she changes hands.