wallywind150

• LOA 45.7 m, beam 9.15 m
• Lifting keel, draft 4.5 m up and 7.0 m down
• Displacement 187 tonnes
• Sail area 936 sqm upwind, 1,800 sqm downwind
• Caterpillar C12 660 hp auxiliary, 16,000 L fuel
• Naval architecture by judel/vrolijk & co
• Design by Luca Bassani and Studio Santa Maria Magnolfi
• RINA class, 18 people on board

The top of the wallywind pyramid

Wally announced the wallywind range as a three-boat family, and the 150 is its summit. At 45.7 metres with a 9.15 metre beam and 187 tonnes of displacement, this is a genuine sailing superyacht, positioned against the finest Dutch and Italian custom sloops. The difference is that it arrives with Wally's thirty years of big-boat carbon experience baked in, and with the industrial backing of Ferretti Group behind the build.

The project pairs judel/vrolijk, the naval architects behind generations of grand prix and cruiser-racer designs, with exterior and interior design by Luca Bassani and Studio Santa Maria Magnolfi. That is the same creative axis as the smaller wallywind110, already launched and proven, so an owner commissioning the 150 is scaling up a validated concept, with the design language and deck logic carried over from a yacht that is already sailing.

Serious sail power, managed simply

The numbers are substantial. Upwind the sloop rig sets 936 square metres of sail, and downwind the wardrobe grows to 1,800 square metres. A lifting keel takes the draft from 4.5 metres for harbours and anchorages down to a full 7 metres when performance matters, which is how a 187 tonne yacht stays honest on a racecourse. Under power, a 660 horsepower Caterpillar C12 and 16,000 litres of fuel handle calms and passages between weather systems.

Wally's founding argument was that size should never mean complexity for the people on board, and the 150 restates it at superyacht scale. Sail handling is hydraulic and centralised in the Wally manner, keeping the decks clean and the manoeuvres quiet. The brief describes a hybrid of racing pedigree and cruising capability, a boat that can be sailed hard by its crew on a Wednesday and host a family passage by the weekend.

A 45.7 metre carbon globetrotter that can cross an ocean in comfort and still line up at Porto Cervo with intent.

A double-deck layout under glass

The design's signature move is what Wally calls the double deck. The owner's cabin sits aft, full beam, with a private lounge, an arrangement usually reserved for much larger sailing yachts, and it connects naturally to a beach club at the transom. Above it all sits a glass deckhouse in the current Wally style, flooding the main saloon with light and giving the interior a horizon view that conventional sailing superyachts rarely manage.

Deck life is split with equal clarity. Guests get a large protected cockpit amidships, while the foredeck carries a second, teak-stepped cockpit that opens up once the five metre tender has been launched. With RINA classification and berths for 18 people on board, the 150 is configured for real-world superyacht use, long charters, extended family cruising and a professional crew that can stay out of sight until needed.

Built on a proven range logic

The wallywind range was announced together, and it descends in coherent steps, 45.7 metres, 40 metres, 33 metres. The 110 launched in 2024 and made its debut at the Monaco Yacht Show to strong reviews, which matters for the 150 in a concrete way. Hull shapes, deck hardware philosophy, keel engineering and the glazed deckhouse concept have all been exercised at 33 metres before being scaled to the flagship.

For a buyer, that de-risks what is otherwise a custom-scale commission. Wally and Ferretti Group have already shown they can laminate an all-carbon wallywind hull, integrate a telescopic keel and deliver the range's signature open cockpit spaces. The 150 remains a project, with preliminary data and no announced delivery, so an owner stepping in now can still shape the interior and layout while the fundamentals stay fixed and tested.

Where it sits for an owner

The competitive set is small and prestigious, the large performance sloops from the northern European custom yards. Against them the wallywind150 offers a distinct proposition, a lighter, more athletic yacht from the house that invented the modern performance superyacht, with a racing class of its own waiting in the Mediterranean. The Wally fleet races together at the great regattas, and a 150 would arrive as one of the largest and most visible boats in that company.

It is also a statement about taste. A yacht like this says its owner values engineering over ornament, sailing over floating, and a design signature that will still look current in twenty years. With the double-deck owner's apartment, the beach club and the glass saloon, nothing about the cruising experience is sacrificed to get there. For the sailor who wants the full Wally idea at its largest expression, this is the boat.

Für wen: The owner who wants the largest expression of the Wally sailing idea, a carbon bluewater flagship with a full-beam owner's apartment, a beach club and enough rig to matter at the Mediterranean maxi regattas.