Majesty 120
| 37.5 m LOA, 8.4 m beam, 290 GT | |
| 12 guests in 6 cabins, up to 7 crew | |
| Interior by Cristiano Gatto Design | |
| All-electric systems, no onboard hydraulics | |
| Engines | twin 2,600 hp MTU 16V2000 or twin 2,400 hp Caterpillar C32B (two options offered) |
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| Speed and range | manufacturer states 22 knots top speed, 16 knots cruise, ~1,500 nm range at cruise; third-party listings vary and are unverified |
| 2.1 m draft for shallow cruising grounds | |
| First delivered April 2021, Cannes debut 2022 | |
The hydraulics went overboard
The quietly radical fact about the 120 is what she does not carry. Gulf Craft engineered the hydraulic systems out of the boat entirely, so stabilisers, bow thruster, platforms and doors all run on electric power. Owners inherit none of the hot, high pressure oil plumbing that generates so much superyacht maintenance, and the engine room stays cleaner, cooler and simpler to survey.
Electric equipment also runs quieter, which passengers notice at anchor when the stabilisers are working and nothing hums through the hull. At her 2021 delivery this all-electric approach put the 120 ahead of a market that has since moved the same way, and it remains a genuine differentiator against the similarly sized Italian production she competes with. It also simplifies the crew's life, one energy system to monitor instead of two, and fewer specialist contractors on the winter worklist.
Genuine tri-deck life at 37 metres
The 120 compresses the big-Majesty formula into 37.5 metres and 290 gross tonnes on an 8.4 metre beam. Twelve guests take six cabins, with the owner's suite forward on the main deck in the range's signature position, and up to seven crew work from three cabins of their own, enough hands for silver service without crowding the boat.
Cristiano Gatto Design handled the interior, bringing the same warm modern language the studio gave the flagships. The sky lounge, the foredeck seating and the open sun deck with its spa pool stack three distinct social levels above the waterline, so a full guest list can spread out without anyone hearing anyone else's playlist.
Gulf Craft's first all-electric yacht, 23 knots flat out, 3,000 miles at ten, and not a hydraulic line aboard.
Twenty three knots when it matters
Twin MTU 16V2000 diesels of 2,600 hp each make the 120 one of the quickest boats in her class, 23 knots at full load and an 18 knot fast cruise that turns the Dubai to Doha run or the Naples to Palma leg into a day trip. Composite construction keeps the weight down, which is where that pace comes from on this power.
Slow down and the same hull stretches to 3,000 nautical miles at 10 knots. That is Indian Ocean crossing capability in a 37 metre package, and it matches how these boats actually get used, fast hops between marinas all season, then one long delivery leg to the next cruising ground with the tanks doing the work.
A 2.1 metre draft opens the map
Draft is the underrated number on the spec sheet. At 2.1 metres full load, the 120 floats where 40 metre steel yachts anchor off, over the Bahamian banks, into the Maldivian lagoons, up to the beach clubs of the Gulf. For an owner who bought the boat to reach places, that figure is worth more than another metre of length.
The shallow draft pairs with a hull that behaves in a seaway, semi-displacement manners with the reserve buoyancy to shrug off a Gulf chop or a Mediterranean mistral afternoon. It is a combination drawn deliberately for the two regions where most 120s live, and it explains why the model travelled so well when it reached the European market.
Cannes proved the point
Gulf Craft sent the 120 to the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2022 for her European premiere, parking her directly among the Italian competition on their home water. The reception mattered more than the show itself, European buyers walked a UAE-built 37 metre and found finish, volume and a specification the local yards charge substantially more to match.
Since then the 120 has settled into the role the 140 pioneered, the accessible end of genuine superyacht ownership from a top ten builder. She gives a first-time superyacht owner six cabins, a crew of seven and tri-deck presence with running costs moderated by composite weight and electric systems, and she holds her value in a class where provenance increasingly counts. For many owners she is the last boat before the jump to forty metres, and for a good number she has proved reason enough not to make it.
Motoren und Technik
| Fuel capacity | 29,700 litres (7,846 US gal), per Gulf Craft's own published specification |
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| Fresh water capacity | 6,366 litres (1,681 US gal) |
| Grey and black water | 2,613 litres grey, 2,998 litres black water capacity |
| Displacement | approximately 235 tonnes, per the manufacturer's own specification |
| Draft | 2 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Engines | Two options offered across the series: twin MTU 16V 2000 (2,600 hp) or twin Caterpillar C32B (2,400 hp); at least one delivered hull (Optimism, hull four) carries the higher-output MTU 16V2000M96L variant |
| Generators | 2 x 70 kW, 400V AC, 50Hz Kohler generators |
| Stabilisation and steering | Fin stabilisers, bow thrusters and steering all run on a fully electric system, with onboard hydraulics engineered out entirely - the first Gulf Craft yacht built this way |
| Speed and range - conflicting figures, flagged | Gulf Craft's own current group specification page states 22 knots top speed, 16 knots cruise and around 1,500 nm range at cruising speed. Earlier third-party listings have quoted 23 knots top speed and figures from 1,000 to 3,000 nm depending on the source. No independent sea trial was found to settle the difference, so treat the manufacturer's current published figure as the reference and the others as unverified. |
Was Eigner und Crew berichten
No independent sea trial or named owner account exists yet
Eight hulls had been delivered by 2025, including one (Optimism) on a Bahamas-to-US Virgin Islands maiden voyage into summer charter, but no marine journalist's sea trial or named owner/captain interview turned up in the press checked (BOAT International, Yacht Style, YachtBuyer). Coverage to date is delivery announcements and boat-show launch material.
Yotters research desk
Was gut ist und worauf zu achten ist
Stärken
- All-electric systems with the hydraulics engineered outStabiliser fins, thrusters and steering all run electrically rather than hydraulically, which Gulf Craft states was a first for the yard - a genuine engineering choice, not just a marketing line, and one that simplifies maintenance versus a hydraulic system.
- Two engine options let a buyer trade price against powerThe standard twin Caterpillar C32B (2,400 hp) and the twin MTU 16V 2000 (2,600 hp, with an even higher-output M96L variant seen on at least one delivered hull) give a real spread of performance and cost rather than a single fixed drivetrain.
- Heavy customisation track record across 8 hullsDelivered hulls range from a metallic-silver-hulled owner commission with a reworked galley and captain's cabin to standard configurations, showing the yard will genuinely rework the layout rather than offer cosmetic options only.
Worauf zu achten ist
- Published speed and range figures do not agree with each otherGulf Craft's own current specification (22 knots top, 1,500 nm range) does not match older third-party listings quoting 23 knots and ranges anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 nm. No independent sea trial was found to resolve it, which is a real gap for a buyer trying to plan long-range cruising.
- No independently verified fuel-burn or running-cost figuresDespite Gulf Craft's own claims of a heat-recovery system saving diesel, no third-party source has published a measured consumption figure, so the saving cannot be checked against an owner's real invoice.
- No price transparencyFactory pricing is not published; the one resale figure found (a nearly-new hull from EUR 12.6 million) is a single brokerage data point, not a reliable guide to current new-build cost.
Praktische Angaben
| Resale asking price seen | A nearly-new Majesty 120 listed from EUR 12,603,000 (brokerage listing); Gulf Craft does not publish a factory price |
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| Charter availability | At least one hull (Optimism) has chartered out of the US Virgin Islands after a Bahamas maiden voyage; listed on YachtCharterFleet |
| Build location | Gulf Craft's own yard at Umm Al Quwain, UAE, built entirely in-house including the carbon-fibre and vinyl-ester construction |
| Fleet size | 8 hulls delivered as of 2025, making it the yard's flagship series rather than a one-off |
| Delivery history | Hull four (Optimism) sold December 2022, construction started May 2022, delivered 2023; hull five was scheduled for June delivery the same year |
| What is not published | A confirmed, independently verified top speed and range figure (see systems note above), factory list price, and measured fuel consumption |
Für wen: A first superyacht owner who wants tri-deck volume and modern electric systems in a 37 metre that can sprint at 23 knots or cross an ocean at ten.