Sanlorenzo's new Heritage line sells five hulls before launch

SHE hits the water before her Cannes premiere

Sanlorenzo has launched the first hull, named SHE, of its new 25.5-metre Heritage model from the Ameglia yard, with BOAT International and dealer press dating the float to around 10 July. First shown as a concept in 2025, the design comes from Zuccon International Project outside and Lissoni & Partners inside, and reworks the 1960s Italian navetta into a modern production boat. Accommodation runs to a full-beam owner's cabin plus VIP and guest cabins, all en suite, across three levels linked by a mezzanine. The world premiere is set for the Cannes Yachting Festival, 8 to 13 September.

For a buyer, the story is timing and scarcity. The yard says the first five units are already sold before the boat has been shown in public, so anyone drawn to SHE at Cannes is shopping a queue rather than a stock hull. That order cover also reads the market for you: understated 25-metre semi-custom at the top of the size class is still clearing fast, which matters when you are judging build-slot lead times and where prices sit.

The first Sanlorenzo series yacht with IPS Hybrid

SHE is the first Sanlorenzo model built around Volvo Penta's IPS Hybrid system, pairing diesel and electric drive. Dealer and design press, including Simpson Marine, report twin IPS30 units rated at 2x1000 HP, a hybrid cruise of up to 20 knots, and a full-electric mode for silent running up to about 9 knots. That electric mode is pitched at marina manoeuvring and anchoring with near-zero emissions and low noise. A bespoke 3.9-metre carbon-fibre tender also runs electric propulsion.

The decision angle here is where you keep and run the boat. A credible silent-electric mode counts most in exactly the places rules are tightening, ports and protected anchorages, and a factory hybrid on a production hull is easier to insure, service and resell than a one-off conversion. Owners should still ask for measured figures under load, since the 20-knot and 9-knot numbers are yard and dealer claims rather than independently tested results.

A new range built to age slowly

SHE opens a Heritage line that Sanlorenzo says will eventually span 24 to 74 metres, positioned by executive chairman Massimo Perotti around endurance over trends. In the yard's own framing, Perotti argues that true luxury is measured by the ability to last and stay relevant over time. The styling deliberately steps back from current fashions for large glass volumes and hard edges in favour of classic proportion.

For an owner weighing resale, a design language marketed on timelessness is a bet on slower depreciation, though only the used market over the next few years will prove it. The wider signal is strategic: Sanlorenzo is opening a second design track alongside its contemporary ranges, which gives repeat buyers more room to stay in-brand and gives brokers a fresh line to sell. If SHE holds her value at 25.5 metres, rivals in the semi-custom class have a clear reason to answer with heritage ranges of their own.