Sanlorenzo SX100
| LOA | 30.5 m |
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| Beam | 7.6 m |
| Accommodation | 8 guests, 5 crew |
| Propulsion | four Volvo Penta D13 IPS, about 800 hp per unit |
| Top speed | about 23 knots |
| Fuel | about 15,800 litres |
| Introduced | 2023, within the SX crossover range |
| Design | exterior by Bernardo Zuccon, interior by Piero Lissoni |
Crossover, scaled up
The SX100 sits high in Sanlorenzo's SX line, above the SX76 and SX88 and below the SX120 flagship. Introduced in 2023, it takes the crossover format to a size where the volumes start to feel like a superyacht. The idea stays the same, an open explorer married to luxury finish, but the extra length brings more space and reach. It is built in composite by the Yacht Division to individual order.
For a buyer, the SX100 is the crossover for those who want real scale without leaving the type. It suits longer stays at anchor and larger groups aboard than the smaller SX boats allow. Its place in the line is the confident upper-middle choice.
A larger open deck
The exterior is by Bernardo Zuccon, drawn with the crossover's low, explorer-inspired profile over a longer hull. The layout opens the main deck and aft spaces so the tender garage and side terraces feed into the living areas. The extra length gives the designers more room for large, connected deck spaces. Broad glazing keeps the interior bright and tied to the sea.
The main deck can be arranged open-plan for relaxed use, with the beach area at the stern turning the aft into a gathering place at anchor. Terraces widen the usable space when the boat is still, and the larger tender garage adds real capability for toys and a proper chase boat. The proportions stay clean and purposeful despite the size. The whole design is built around social life outdoors, drawn to keep guests close to the water.
The SX100 scales the open crossover deck up toward superyacht volume, just short of the SX flagship.
Volume and light
Inside, the SX100 accommodates eight guests and a crew of five. The crossover layout spends its space on generous main-deck living areas, which feel open and full of daylight. Interiors follow the calm, material-led style of Piero Lissoni's direction, where the views do much of the work. Owners can tailor the arrangement and finish closely.
The larger hull allows more separation between owner, guest and crew spaces than the smaller SX boats manage. The main deck stays the social heart, opening to the sea at the stern. A full-beam owner's cabin and larger guest quarters make the most of the extra volume below. It is a boat built for longer stays aboard with family and guests. The sense of connected volume is its clearest reward.
Four pods, easy reach
The SX100 is driven by four Volvo Penta D13 IPS pod units of around 800 hp each, a layout that keeps the machinery compact and frees interior volume. The quad-pod arrangement gives good speed and easy handling for a boat of this size. The reported top speed is about 23 knots, suiting the relaxed crossover character. Fuel is carried at around 15,800 litres to support real cruising.
Pod drives improve manoeuvrability and lower noise at the helm, which matters on a boat meant for long stays aboard. Sanlorenzo keeps the engineering proven and serviceable at this scale. The hull gives a smooth, comfortable ride at cruising speed. It is a package built around real cruising over headline pace.
Who the SX100 suits
The SX100 suits the owner who wants the open crossover format at genuine scale, with room for longer stays and larger groups. It is well matched to family cruising and extended time at anchor, with more space and separation than the smaller SX boats offer. For a buyer moving up within the range, it is the step just short of the flagship. It gives near-superyacht volume in the crossover type.
Against explorer yachts and large open motor yachts near thirty metres, its case is the connected main deck and the informal, flexible layout. For a Sanlorenzo owner it is the upper-middle of the SX line, the natural move up from the SX88. It rewards those who want space and the crossover feel together.
Engines and systems
| Engines | Four Volvo Penta IPS drives from the D13 block, reported at 850 hp each by Yachts Croatia's Darko Supuk after a sea trial, corroborated by itBoat and TWW Yachts citing the same quad-IPS D13 configuration. |
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| Speed | 23-knot top speed, 20-knot cruise and a 10-knot economy speed, per Supuk's trial report. |
| Range | Reported at 1,600 nautical miles at a 10-knot cruise by itBoat and TWW Yachts; this figure is not corroborated on Sanlorenzo's own page, so treat it as reported rather than confirmed. |
| Hull and dimensions | GRP hull and superstructure, CE Class A ocean certification, 30.5m LOA, 7.6m beam, 2m draft, per TWW Yachts and itBoat. |
| Watermaker, generators, stabilisers, thrusters | Not published in any source checked. |
What owners and crew report
The beach club and lower lounge read as a larger yacht
Supuk wrote that the aft beach-club platform extends seamlessly into the closed lounge below deck, creating what he called the feeling of a bigger boat than the SX100's 30.5m actually is, and singled out the curved glass dividing the lower salon from the aft deck as unusually well resolved.
Darko Supuk, Editor in Chief, Yachts CroatiaThe SX100 exists to fix the SX88's main-deck master cabin
Supuk's review frames the SX100 explicitly as Sanlorenzo's answer to the smaller SX88, which lacked adequate master-cabin space on the main deck - the SX100's bow-windowed main-deck master is the fix.
Darko Supuk, Editor in Chief, Yachts Croatia
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- Indoor-outdoor beach club integrationTwin folding platforms and a central hydraulic platform that drops into the sea create, in Supuk's account, one of the most usable beach clubs in the size class, feeding directly into the lower lounge rather than sitting apart from it.
- A real, named fix to a predecessor's flawUnlike a generic length increase, the bow-windowed main-deck master directly answers a specific, previously reported shortcoming of the smaller SX88 - a rare case of a yard's own line-up evolution being traceable in the record.
What to watch
- Storage compromisesTWW Yachts' review notes that maximising interior and exterior social space came at the cost of storage volume compared with rivals in her class.
- Open main deck needs weatherproofing outside the MediterraneanTWW Yachts flags that the largely open main-deck arrangement, ideal in Mediterranean conditions, would need additional weatherproofing solutions in less predictable climates - a real limitation for an owner planning to cruise outside southern Europe.
- Modest range for the size1,600nm at a 10-knot economy cruise is unremarkable for a near-31 metre yacht and reflects the fuel cost of running four IPS drives rather than a more efficient shaft-drive layout.
Practical detail
| Debut | Unveiled at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2023, per Yachts Croatia and TWW Yachts. |
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| Predecessor | Replaces the smaller SX88 in the line-up's role, per Yachts Croatia's review framing. |
| Not published | New-build price, resale prices, sea-trial fuel-burn tables and running-cost figures - none were found in the sources checked. |
Questions owners ask
How big is the Sanlorenzo Sanlorenzo SX100?
LOA: 30.5 m. Beam: 7.6 m.
Who is the Sanlorenzo Sanlorenzo SX100 for?
An owner who wants the open crossover format at genuine scale for longer stays and larger groups.
What is the Sanlorenzo Sanlorenzo SX100 good at?
Indoor-outdoor beach club integration. Twin folding platforms and a central hydraulic platform that drops into the sea create, in Supuk's account, one of the most usable beach clubs in the size class, feeding directly into the lower lounge rather than sitting apart from it.
What are the drawbacks of the Sanlorenzo Sanlorenzo SX100?
Storage compromises. TWW Yachts' review notes that maximising interior and exterior social space came at the cost of storage volume compared with rivals in her class.
What do owners and crew report about the Sanlorenzo Sanlorenzo SX100?
Supuk wrote that the aft beach-club platform extends seamlessly into the closed lounge below deck, creating what he called the feeling of a bigger boat than the SX100's 30.5m actually is, and singled out the curved glass dividing the lower salon from the aft deck as unusually well resolved. (Darko Supuk, Editor in Chief, Yachts Croatia)
Who it is for: An owner who wants the open crossover format at genuine scale for longer stays and larger groups.