Nomad 75
- 22.9 m LOA, 6.05 m beam, 1.52 m draft
- 8 guests in 4 staterooms plus 2 crew cabins
- Twin 1,550 hp diesels, semi-displacement hull
- 2,300 nm range at 12 knots
- 7,880 l fuel capacity, 35 kW generator
- Open flybridge or fully enclosed upper deck versions
- About 70 t displacement in GRP
- Nomad line debuted 2015, SUV series update 2019
Where the Nomad idea started
Gulf Craft launched the Nomad line at the Dubai International Boat Show in 2015 with a plain pitch, yachts built to go somewhere, and the 75 quickly became its centre of gravity. In 2019 the yard unveiled the updated SUV series, adding integrated solar panels to feed the house systems and refining the hulls, with the 75 flanked by the 65 below and the then flagship 95 above.
Two generations in, the boat's job has never changed. She is the largest Nomad an owner can plausibly run without professional management, big enough for two crew when wanted, manageable enough for a capable owner-skipper with family aboard, and engineered around the assumption that the itinerary will outrun the marina Wi-Fi. That dual character is the model's appeal, most owners want the horizon and the harbour in the same hull.
A hull that treats range as the headline
At 12 knots the Nomad 75 covers 2,300 nautical miles, drawing on 7,880 litres of fuel, which reads the entire Arabian Gulf, the Maldives run or an eastern Mediterranean season without a bunkering diary. Push the twin 1,550 horsepower diesels and the semi-displacement hull runs into the mid twenties for the days when distance matters less than dinner reservations.
The hull carries roughly 70 tonnes of displacement on a 6.05 metre beam with a 1.52 metre draft, numbers that add up to a stable, dry, shallow-capable platform. Gulf Craft's GRP construction does its usual quiet work, no corrosion clock ticking, moderate weight for the volume, and structure proven across hundreds of hulls in permanent warm water service.
2,300 miles at 12 knots or the mid twenties flat out, four staterooms, and a hull that treats distance as the brief.
Open bridge or enclosed, owner's choice
The 75 is offered in two distinct top configurations, a classic open flybridge for fair weather cruising or a fully enclosed upper deck that turns the same real estate into an air conditioned command and lounge space. In the Gulf summer or a Biscay autumn the enclosed version effectively adds a season to the calendar at either end. In practice the choice tracks home waters, open tops for the Mediterranean, enclosed for the Gulf summer.
Either way the boat keeps the Nomad signatures, tall bulwarks and deep side decks that feel safe with children aboard, big fuel and water reserves, generous cold storage, and panoramic glazing in the main salon. A 35 kW generator carries the domestic load at anchor, where a boat like this spends most of its life.
Four staterooms and room for crew
Below deck the 75 sleeps eight guests in four staterooms, a full beam master amidships where the motion is gentlest, a VIP forward and two further cabins, each with sensible stowage sized for weeks away. Two dedicated crew cabins aft let owners carry a captain and a deckhand-cook when the season demands it.
The interior priorities are an owner's priorities, engine access an engineer would approve of, sightlines from the galley to the cockpit where the children are, and finishes chosen to survive salt, sunscreen and a decade of real use. Nothing aboard needs a specialist to operate, which is the quiet definition of an owner's boat. It is luxury calibrated for living aboard, which is a different discipline from luxury calibrated for a boat show berth.
The case against the usual suspects
Shopping at 23 metres usually means fast Italian flybridge production with 400 mile legs, or a heavy trawler yacht that never sees 10 knots. The Nomad 75 sits deliberately between, triple the range of the first group, ten knots faster than the second, and priced off a UAE production line that undercuts both European routes.
For Gulf-based owners there is a service network argument on top, the builder's own yards in Umm Al Quwain, Ajman and the Maldives sit inside the boat's natural cruising circle. The 75 suits the owner whose chart already has pencil lines on it, and who wants one boat that can do the crossing in spring and the cocktail hour in July.
A chi si rivolge: An experienced owner-skipper who wants genuine passage range and family space in a boat two crew can polish and one owner can command.