Sunseeker 65 Sport Yacht
| LOA | 20.5 m (67 ft 2 in) |
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| Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 1.6 m |
| Engines | twin Volvo Penta IPS-1200 (900 PS) or IPS-1350 (1,000 PS) |
| Top speed | up to 35 knots |
| Guests | up to 6 in 3 cabins (4-cabin option) |
| Crew | 1 |
| Range | about 750 nm at 10 knots |
The sportbridge alternative
The Sport Yacht range exists for owners who want the pace of a Predator with a little more life up top, and the 65 is its middle child between the 75 Sport Yacht above and the smaller performance models below. It rides the same 20.5 metre hull as the Predator 65 and shares its engines and full-beam master, so the running gear and accommodation are proven. The difference is the sportbridge, a compact upper deck with a second helm and social seating that a coupe simply cannot offer. That extra level changes how a boat is used, adding a raised vantage point for driving and lounging.
Sunseeker describes the model as a balance of traditional Sunseeker design ideas with the latest materials and innovations, and the result is a dynamic performance yacht that still feels sociable. The sportbridge keeps the profile lower and sleeker than a Manhattan flybridge, so the boat reads as a sports yacht first. For many owners it is the ideal middle ground, offering more usable outdoor space than a coupe with none of the visual heft of a large flybridge.
Deck spaces and the sportbridge
The sportbridge is the boat's signature space, an elevated deck with its own helm, seating and sunpads that becomes the favourite spot the moment the sun is out. From up there an owner can drive with a clear view over the bow and still be in the middle of the party. Down in the cockpit the aft deck handles dining and lounging, and a Beach Club configuration uses the bathing platform area for direct water access. The transom folds the group down to sea level for swimming and easy tender boarding.
The foredeck carries a sunpad and seating for a quieter escape, and the side decks stay safe and walkable for mooring. A tender garage keeps watersports kit out of sight and the bathing platform clear. The whole exterior is arranged around outdoor living, giving the 65 far more open-air real estate than its coupe sister. It is a boat that spends most of its life with people spread across three levels of deck.
The 20.5 m Predator platform with a sportbridge, a second helm and up to 35 knots.
Interior and layout
Inside, the main deck saloon uses the same modular interior thinking as the wider range, with a galley that can be opened up or closed off and a dinette that suits both casual and formal use. The SkyHelm helm system and IPS docking joystick keep the driving experience modern and light, and the lower helm gives a proper station forward. Large windows and the current Sunseeker materials palette keep the saloon bright and contemporary. Owners can specify finishes that run from pale and coastal to warm and enveloping.
Accommodation is three cabins as standard with a four cabin option, served by four heads, sleeping up to six guests. The full-beam master amidships is the highlight, spanning the hull with big windows and generous stowage. A VIP and a further cabin cover guests, and a crew cabin forward keeps a deckhand aboard. The layout works equally for a couple who want space to themselves and for a full boat of family and friends.
Power and handling
The 65 Sport Yacht runs twin Volvo Penta IPS drives, either IPS-1200 at 900 PS a side or IPS-1350 at 1,000 PS a side, for a top speed of up to 35 knots. The forward facing pods bring quiet running and strong efficiency, and the docking joystick makes berthing a raised-helm boat feel effortless. At 10 knots the boat covers around 750 nautical miles, so it is a genuine cruiser as well as a fast day boat. The extra windage of the sportbridge is well managed by the pod steering.
The composite deep vee hull is the same capable platform that underpins the Predator 65, tuned to stay comfortable when the sea builds. From the sportbridge an owner gets a commanding view that makes fast passages more engaging and close-quarters work more assured. Fuel capacity of 3,500 litres and a 13.5 kilowatt generator support long days out and quiet nights at anchor. The boat feels sporty from either helm and unflustered in a chop.
Who it is for
The 65 Sport Yacht suits the owner who wants Sunseeker performance with the sun-drenched sociability of an upper deck, without stepping up to a full flybridge cruiser. It offers a second helm, more outdoor lounging and the same full-beam master as the coupe. Anyone comparing it with the Predator 65 is choosing the sportbridge lifestyle over pure coupe sleekness, on a platform that delivers either way.
The reward is long, sun-filled days run from the upper helm, with the group spread across the sportbridge, the cockpit and the beach club. It is the sociable heart of the performance range for owners who cruise with family and friends. Anyone who loves being outdoors and up high while still travelling fast will feel at home aboard.
What two sea trials found
Motor Boat and Yachting's Jack Haines and Boat International's Kevin Koenig each tested the 65 Sport Yacht independently, and both singled out the helm. Haines called the low, deck-bolted Skyhelm seating the way you should sit to drive a boat and rated the model possibly the best looking in Sunseeker's current range; Koenig separately praised the simple physical switches at the upper helm, kept deliberately non-touchscreen because a wet finger does not always register on glass.
Koenig's trial, off Fort Lauderdale on the 1,000hp IPS1350 pairing, found it turns hard in about one and a half boat lengths and holds S-turns with confidence-inducing ease at a 27-knot cruise, burning 299 litres per hour. Haines logged a 20-knot cruise at 200 litres per hour and 280nm of range, and raised the only clear reservation in either trial: the price felt quite punchy given the sportsbridge deck runs about half the size of the Manhattan model's flybridge. Sunseeker's own Jared Hall told Koenig the compound-curved windshield was a bit of a nightmare to build, a cost that likely feeds the price Haines flagged.
المحركات والأنظمة
| Engines | Twin Volvo Penta IPS1350 (1,000hp each) as tested by both magazines below, or twin IPS1200 (900hp each) as a lighter option - Boat International's Kevin Koenig noted no buyer had ordered the smaller engines by the time of his 2022 trial. |
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| Fuel and water | 3,500 litre fuel tank, 800 litre water tank, per Motor Boat and Yachting's spec box on the 1,000hp boat. |
| Range and fuel burn | 280nm at a 20-knot cruise, burning about 200 litres per hour at that speed (Motor Boat and Yachting). At a faster 27-knot cruise Boat International logged 299 litres per hour. |
| Construction | Resin-infused bulkheads to save weight, which Koenig's trial credits with freeing up interior space across five accommodation layouts and three cockpit layouts. |
| Stabilisation | A Seakeeper 16 gyro was fitted to the Motor Boat and Yachting test boat as a GBP 140,000 option, not standard. |
| What is not published | Neither magazine logged a fuel-burn figure for the smaller 900hp IPS1200 pairing, since no buyer had specified it at the time of testing. |
ما يذكره الملاك والأطقم
The low, bolted-down Skyhelm seating is the standout
This is how you should sit to drive a boat, Jack Haines wrote of the Skyhelm layout, calling the 65 Sport Yacht possibly the best looking model in Sunseeker's current range.
Jack Haines, Motor Boat and YachtingThe builder's own engineers flag the windscreen as a real cost problem
Sunseeker's Jared Hall called the compound-curved windshield a bit of a nightmare to make, and colleague Ross Donohue noted that owners tend to run the boat flat out continuously rather than at an economical cruise.
Jared Hall and Ross Donohue, Sunseeker, via Boat InternationalPricing drew the one clear reservation from an otherwise positive test
Haines called the cost quite punchy given that the flybridge deck runs about half the size of the Manhattan model's, and flagged the sportsbridge layout as leaving less space on the top deck generally.
Jack Haines, Motor Boat and Yachting
نقاط القوة وما يستدعي الانتباه
نقاط القوة
- A helm position both testers singled outHaines called the low, deck-bolted Skyhelm seats the way you should sit to drive a boat; Koenig separately praised the simple physical switches at the upper helm, kept deliberately non-touchscreen because a wet finger does not always register.
- Handles like a smaller boat despite the sizeKoenig's trial found it turns hard in about one and a half boat lengths and holds S-turns with confidence-inducing ease at a 27-knot cruise, burning 299 litres per hour.
- Genuinely reconfigurable accommodationFive accommodation layouts and three cockpit layouts are available, made possible by resin-infused bulkheads that save weight versus a conventional build, per Koenig's trial.
ما يستدعي الانتباه
- A costly yacht for what the sportsbridge deck actually offersHaines called the price quite punchy given the flybridge deck runs about half the size of the Manhattan's, and the sportsbridge layout leaves less top-deck space than a full flybridge.
- The signature windscreen is expensive to build, by the builder's own accountSunseeker's own Jared Hall called the compound windshield a bit of a nightmare to make - a cost that likely feeds the price Haines flagged as punchy.
- No published figure for the lighter engine optionEvery performance number from both sea trials is on the 1,000hp IPS1350 pairing; nobody had tested or logged figures for the 900hp IPS1200 option as of these reviews.
معلومات عملية
| New price | From GBP 2.48 million including VAT; the Motor Boat and Yachting test boat, fitted with a Mediterranean package and a Seakeeper 16 gyro, priced out at just under GBP 3.1 million. |
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| Used asking prices (2026) | YachtBuyer's used-market data is thin for this recent model: an average of about GBP 1.9 million across eight sales in the prior three years, ranging GBP 1.5 to 3.3 million. |
| Range | 280nm at a 20-knot cruise on the standard tankage, per Motor Boat and Yachting. |
| Fleet and rivals | YachtBuyer tracks it against the Princess S65, Azimut S7 and Prestige 630S as the closest competitors. |
| What is not published | No fuel-burn or speed figures exist yet for the lighter 900hp IPS1200 engine option, since neither tested boat carried it. |
لمين هو: The owner who wants fast Sunseeker cruising with a sun-soaked upper deck and second helm, short of a full flybridge.