Astondoa AS8

A top speed near thirty-two knots puts Astondoa AS8 within reach of a fast run up the coast and back before lunch is over, and she is built around that kind of day: floor-to-ceiling glass, open sightlines fore and aft, and a flybridge built for watching the approach rather than hiding from it. Astondoa completed her in 2023 at eighty-two feet, a flybridge motor yacht for owners who use a boat rather than store one.

Build and provenance

Astondoa AS8 is a monohull flybridge motor yacht with a beam of 5.8 metres and a draft of 1.8 metres, fitted with floor-to-ceiling hull windows that bring natural light into the lower deck rather than leaving it to portholes. The main deck runs indoors to outdoors without a step change, so a gathering can move from the saloon to the cockpit without anyone noticing the transition.

Layout and accommodation

Four staterooms sleep eight guests, including a full-beam master that runs the width of the boat rather than sitting to one side, and separate crew quarters keep the service side of the boat out of the guest areas. A large television and premium audio in the saloon make the main deck the natural place for an evening in, while the flybridge above adds panoramic views and more than one place to sit.

Performance and engineering

Twin 1,900 hp MAN V12 engines give Astondoa AS8 a top speed of around 32 knots, enough to make a coastal run feel like part of the day rather than a delay before it. Fin stabilisation and twin generators support long days at anchor as much as they support the running, keeping the boat level at rest and her systems powered without the mains turning over.

Where she lies and how to see her

Astondoa AS8 lies in Miami Beach. Boatcrowd arranges every viewing and is on hand for it, and once an offer is accepted we organise the survey and sea trial before the sale goes any further.