Majesty 145
| 45.3 m LOA, 8.09 m beam, 2.21 m draft | |
| 12 guests in 6 staterooms, owner forward on main deck | |
| Exterior and interior by Cristiano Gatto Design | |
| Twin 2,400 hp MTU diesels, 40,000 l fuel | |
| Two pools, gym, infrared sauna, convertible beach club | |
| Hull one sold at DIBS 2025, launched April 2026 | |
| Public debut at Dubai International Boat Show, November 2026 | |
| Displacement around 326 tonnes in composite |
A year from signature to splash
The headline fact about the first Majesty 145 is the calendar. The contract was announced at the Dubai International Boat Show in 2025, and the finished 45 metre yacht was in the water by late April 2026. In a market where a comparable European build routinely consumes three years, Gulf Craft compressed the entire process, lamination, outfitting, commissioning, into about twelve months.
That pace is a production system, and it repeats. The moulds, the in-house joinery and a workforce that never leaves the Umm Al Quwain complex remove the subcontractor queues that stretch other builds. For an owner, the practical translation is simple. The 145 is one of very few ways to commission a new 45 metre superyacht and realistically expect to be aboard before the second summer.
Gatto glass from bow to transom
Cristiano Gatto Design shaped both the exterior and the interior, and the studio carried over the language it developed for the Majesty 175 flagship. The profile is dominated by glass, with floor to ceiling glazing on the main deck, glass balustrades in place of solid bulwarks and terraces that extend the interior outboard. The effect from inside is a 45 metre yacht that lives like something considerably larger.
The proportions stay disciplined. On a beam of 8.09 metres and a draft of just 2.21 metres, the 145 keeps the slim, long-bowed stance of the bigger Majesty models and the shallow water access that defines the range. Displacement comes in around 326 tonnes, light for the volume on offer, which is the composite dividend showing up once again.
A six stateroom, two pool, 45 metre superyacht that went from contract to launch in about a year.
Six staterooms where five is the norm
The accommodation is the commercial heart of the boat. Twelve guests sleep in six staterooms, with the owner forward on the main deck behind that wall of glazing, three doubles and two twins below. Trade press covering the launch made the point plainly, a six cabin arrangement at this length is a rarity, and it is usually the single feature that decides a family buyer at this size.
Four crew cabins keep service staffed without stealing guest volume. Because the 145 is a semi-custom platform, the layout conversation stays open before lamination, and the yard's in-house interior operation means a bespoke scheme does not add a season to the schedule. Hull one, named Suzie Q, was specified and finished inside the same twelve month window as the structure itself.
Two pools, a sauna and a folding beach club
The leisure inventory reads like a bigger yacht's. There is an infinity pool aft on the sundeck and a second pool down at the swim platform, so the water is never more than a deck away. A gym sits aft of the wheelhouse where the view earns the treadmill time, and an infrared sauna completes the wellness circuit, an unusual fitting at this length.
The beach club is the transformer piece, hydraulically opening to the sea and convertible between lounge, gym overflow and watersports base. Add the alfresco zones across the sundeck, aft decks and foredeck and the 145 offers more distinct open-air settings than most owners will use in a single cruise, which is exactly the point of a warm water superyacht.
The numbers underneath
Power comes from twin 2,400 hp MTU diesels, the same displacement-and-pace recipe the range relies on, fed by a 40,000 litre fuel capacity that gives the boat serious legs between stops. The 2.21 metre draft opens the Gulf shallows, the Maldives and the Red Sea resorts to a yacht with genuine 45 metre presence at the quay.
The model's public debut is set for the Dubai International Boat Show in November 2026, the event's rescheduled date, where the 145 will anchor the Majesty display on home water. The design has already collected an International Yacht and Aviation Award in the concept interior category before the first hull ever met the sea, an early signal of how the market reads her.
Motoren und Technik
| Engines | Twin MTU 16V 2000 M93 diesels, reported around 2,400 to 2,500 hp each, consistent across the sources checked. |
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| Top speed | Conflict: approximately 22 knots per one review and one industry piece, but 17 knots per another, a genuine conflict between sources, not resolved here. |
| Cruising speed | Conflict: 11 to 12 knots per two sources versus 10 knots per another. |
| Range | Approximately 4,000 nautical miles at cruising speed, consistent across the two sources that give a figure. |
| Fuel capacity | 40,000 litres, consistent across the sources checked. |
| Dimensions | Length overall reported variously as 44.19 metres, 44.25 metres, 45.25 metres and 45.3 metres across different outlets and yacht databases. Beam is consistently reported at 8.09 metres. Draft is reported as either 2.21 metres or 2.27 metres depending on source. |
| Gross tonnage | Reported as 420 GT by two sources but as 499 GT in one yacht directory listing and as roughly 326 to 440 GT in other early coverage, not resolved between sources. |
| Accommodation | Six guest cabins, an owner's suite plus five guest cabins, expandable to seven per one review, up to 12 guests, 9 crew, consistent across all sources checked. |
| Notable features | Two infinity style plunge pools, aft main deck and sundeck, a Technogym equipped upper deck gym, an infrared sauna in the full beam owner's suite, a hidden beach club with hydraulic access, a 60 square metre hardtop flybridge seating 12, active fin stabilisers, an IMO Tier III compliant hull, a heat recovery system for fuel efficiency, water mist fire suppression and lithium battery storage for water toys. |
Was Eigner und Crew berichten
The yacht's own captain asked for a smaller cabin so the space could become a bridge workstation
Captain Simon, who has crewed for this owner for seven years and oversaw final preparations of Suzie Q, requested his cabin be made smaller than originally designed; the freed space was converted into a workstation on the bridge, a real operational detail from the person running the yacht day to day.
Captain Simon, reported via Yacht StyleThe designer's on record comment on the semi custom exterior approach
The designer said building the Majesty 145 within Gulf Craft's own shipyard gives unprecedented material selection and processing freedom. He called the semi custom exterior program, two stern options, two flybridge options and two bow options, the most innovative part of the project. This is a genuine on record quote from the yacht's designer, though it appeared in yard adjacent press coverage rather than independent third party commentary, so it sits close to promotional framing.
Cristiano Gatto, designer, quoted via Yacht Style and Barche Magazine
Was gut ist und worauf zu achten ist
Stärken
- Exceptional interior volume and a residential, floating villa feelReviewers describe six full guest cabins without compromise, generous social spaces and a villa inspired beach club, unusual for a 45 metre composite yacht.
- Genuinely flexible semi custom exterior programBuyers can choose between two stern configurations, open or closed, two flybridge options and two bow configurations, rare flexibility at this size and price point.
- Shallow draft for the size classA draft of roughly 2.2 metres is notably shallow for a 45 metre yacht, which reviewers note as a genuine cruising advantage for reaching shallower anchorages.
- Aggressive value positioning versus European full custom rivalsHull one, Suzie Q, was reportedly priced around USD 22.7 million, which one review frames as well below comparable steel or aluminium built European projects of similar size, though this pricing figure is not independently corroborated by two separate outlets.
- A very fast build cycle from sale to launchSold at the 2025 Dubai International Boat Show and launched roughly one year later in April 2026, an unusually quick turnaround the builder itself highlighted.
Worauf zu achten ist
- First of class and unproven in serviceAs a brand new model with its first hull only just delivered in 2026, there is no service history, no independent long term owner reviews and no reliability track record yet.
- Interior detailing reportedly trails European rivalsAt least one review states the interior detailing trails European rivals and calls out an awkward foredeck table position as a design misstep.
- Semi custom, not full customThe customisation program is a menu of preset exterior modules, two stern, two flybridge, two bow options, not true bespoke naval architecture, a real limit compared with full custom yards at a similar size.
- A GRP hull at a size where rivals switch to metalGulf Craft kept composite construction at 45 metres, a size where many competing builders move to steel or aluminium hulls. This keeps cost down but is a known trade off in fire, weight and resale characteristics versus metal hulled full custom yachts in the same size bracket.
- Expected weaker resale value and lower brand recognition than European yardsA review states the yacht is likely to carry weaker residual values than European built yachts and that Gulf Craft's brand recognition sits below Sanlorenzo, Benetti or Princess. Since this is the first of class there is no resale data yet to test this claim either way.
- Waiting list mechanics and lead time for future hulls are not clearly publishedHull one's roughly one year sale to launch pace was unusually fast and may not be a repeatable benchmark. No source discloses standard lead time, options pricing or order queue for hull two and beyond.
Praktische Angaben
| Price | Hull one, Suzie Q, was reportedly priced around USD 22.7 million. This figure traces to one review pairing rather than two fully independent outlets, so treat it as single sourced pending corroboration. Gulf Craft's own materials do not disclose price. |
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| How to order | Sold through Gulf Craft or Majesty Yachts directly, including at boat shows; hull one sold on the spot at the 2025 Dubai International Boat Show. The semi custom program covers two stern configurations, two flybridge options and two bow configurations plus interior layout choices. Exact options pricing and standard lead time for new orders are not published. |
| Where built and delivered | Built at Gulf Craft's main production facility in Umm Al Quwain, UAE. Hull one was launched in April 2026 and began sea trials in May 2026. |
| Delivery timing | Sources disagree on the exact delivery date: late April 2026 press coverage said delivery was within weeks, implying roughly May 2026. One industry piece states May 2026 explicitly; a yacht database directory entry lists only delivered 2026 without a month. An earlier aggregated search summary suggested July 2026, but that could not be confirmed against a primary article and should be treated as unverified. |
| Post delivery use | Suzie Q is reported to become available for charter through Aqua Marine following her delivery. |
| What is not yet published | A full price list and options pricing, standard build or lead time for new hulls, independent long term reliability or service reports and resale or residual value data, none of which can exist yet for a model with only one hull delivered. |
Für wen: An owner who wants six cabins and flagship glazing at 45 metres, delivered on a timeline measured in months, with the shallow draft to use the Gulf and the islands properly.