Happy 2

26 knots at the top and 23 at a cruise are the numbers that define Happy 2's engineering. Custom Line built her in 2016, and that speed comes without giving up a ten-guest, five-cabin layout built for a family to live aboard rather than just day-trip.

Build and provenance

Custom Line built Happy 2 to its 108 model in 2016, a monohull finished in fibreglass, 33 metres long with a beam of 7.3 metres. No refit is recorded, so ten years on she comes to a buyer close to her original specification, the version the yard delivered rather than one reworked since.

Layout and accommodation

Ten guests sleep across five cabins, a count that gives most of the party a cabin of their own rather than sharing. The flybridge deck adds a second, open-air level above the enclosed saloon and cabins, so the boat offers an outdoor helm and lounging space as well as the interior below.

Performance and engineering

A cruising speed of 23 knots and a top speed of 26 knots put real way behind the flybridge styling, a yacht that gets somewhere quickly rather than one built purely to sit at anchor. The fibreglass monohull is built for stability and steady performance, which matters as much at speed as it does at rest.

Where she lies and how to see her

Happy 2 lies in Istanbul, Turkey. Boatcrowd arranges each viewing and is there for it; when an offer is accepted, a survey and sea trial come next, ahead of handover, with Boatcrowd managing the steps in between.