Galeon 560 FLY

The 560 FLY bridges Galeon's own lineup - built for an owner who wants the engineering of the yard's mid-range flybridges with the volume and finish of the boats above them, in a size that still fits a normal marina. At 57' 7" length overall on a 53' 8" hull, that is about where it lands.

The upper deck is arranged around opposing U-shaped seating and dining areas, with a forward seating space and helm station alongside a wet bar and grill, and an overhang that leaves room for free-standing sun loungers. That is several distinct places on one deck rather than one long bench, and it is the reason owners spend their evenings up there. Sleek stainless rails with integrated glass panels keep the view uninterrupted.

On the main deck, Galeon's Beach Mode connects cockpit and saloon with bars to port and starboard; the optional drop-down portside balcony takes the beam from 15' 10" to 22' 6". Openable side doors extend the living space further. Forward there is a sundeck and a bench with a backrest for running in a seaway. Aft, a hydraulic platform handles water toys, water access and the entrance to the twin crew cabin.

Light craft condition is 70,565 lbs with base engines, with 11,435 lbs of maximum load on top of it. Engines run from a minimum of 2 x 670 hp to twin Volvo Penta D13-900s at 2 x 900 hp, and top speed is up to 31 knots. Capacities are 581 gallons of fuel in two tanks and 198 gallons of fresh water.

Twin Volvo Penta D13-900s are the top engine option at 2 x 900 hp, with a minimum rating of 2 x 670 hp below them, and the 560 will run to 31 knots. A named engine builder makes the service and parts question an easy one to answer before you buy.

For fuel planning, ask for observed burn at your intended cruise, in writing, from a boat rigged the way yours will be, and work your own range arithmetic off the 581 gallons the boat carries.

Weight is worth reading closely. Light craft condition is 70,565 lbs with base engines, plus a maximum load of 11,435 lbs on top of that - together, a mass you can size a lift and a load against. Bridge clearance is 25' 4" from the waterline at minimum draft, and transport height is 28' 4".

Draft needs settling before you commit to a berth. It is quoted at 3' 7", with 3' 4" for the bare hull without propellers and 5' 7" once the running gear is on. Size a shallow slip or a travelift sling off the deepest of those three, and get the figure for your own build confirmed in writing.

Guest capacity is 14 with a crew limit of 12. Confirm the certified people-aboard figure - along with anything you intend to size a slip, a lift or an insurance policy from - on your build documents.

Three cabins and two heads accommodate six berths below deck, with a twin crew cabin aft reached from the hydraulic bathing platform rather than through the accommodation. That is the arrangement you want if the boat is ever going to be run for you - a mate or a captain can come and go without walking through your saloon.

The midship owner's cabin is the full-beam suite, with a 43" LED television, a make-up desk, a sofa, generous storage and direct access to its own bathroom. Forward, the VIP takes a U-shaped layout that opens the space up rather than tucking a bed into the point of the bow; it carries its own 43" television, a closet, storage, an overhead skylight and access to a private bathroom. The starboard guest cabin has twin berths with an optional sliding mechanism to bring them together, and hull-side windows that give it real daylight instead of a hatch - a considerably better room than the bunk cabin that usually occupies that corner of a boat this size.

On the main deck the saloon is glazed hard down both sides, with a full galley, a lounge and a helm station with clear sightlines. Bar stools at the galley put it in conversation with the cockpit, and the openable side doors extend the room outward when the boat is stopped. Galeon offers the interior as a customisable package rather than a fixed scheme, with a choice of woodwork, fabrics and detailing.

Two numbers set the practical limits: 198 gallons of fresh water, and a black tank quoted between 66 and 70 gallons, with 61 gallons of grey. Those are the figures to plan pump-outs around.

The 560 FLY sits between the 520 FLY and the 620 FLY in Galeon's flybridge range, and the step up from the 520 is bigger than the fourteen inches of length overall suggest. Fuel goes from 476 gallons to 581 and fresh water from 172 to 198. The crew cabin stops being an option you trade against a tender garage and becomes part of the layout. Weight goes from 57,757 lbs to 70,565 - nearly six and a half tons - which says more about the difference in build than either length figure does.

Its closest relation is not in the flybridge range at all. The 560 FLY and the 570 SKY share the same 57' 7" length overall and the same 22' 6" beam with the balconies down. If you are drawn to this size and this beam but want the sportier profile, that is a conversation to have before you configure a flybridge rather than after - the two boats start from the same place and are ordered very differently.

Against the wider market, a high-fifties flybridge with crew quarters and a hydraulic platform puts a buyer in the same set as the Princess F55, the Ferretti 580 and Azimut's Fly range. What usually settles it here is what happens when the boat stops: the beam goes from 15' 10" under way to 22' 6" with the balcony down, and if that transformation is the feature you want, the shortlist gets short quickly.

One practical note. A new 560 FLY is a build slot rather than something waiting on a dock, so start the configuration conversation earlier than you think you need to.

The 560 FLY fits an owner who wants a crewed-capable boat that still feels like a private yacht rather than a small ship. The twin crew cabin aft is entered from the hydraulic bathing platform, not through the accommodation, so a captain or a mate can live aboard without ever crossing your saloon. That single detail is what separates this boat from the 520 below it, where the same volume is an option you trade against a tender garage.

It fits the buyer whose season is spent at anchor and on the top deck. The flybridge carries opposing U-shaped seating and dining areas, a forward helm with companion seating beside it, a wet bar and grill, and an overhang with room for free-standing loungers. Below that, Beach Mode opens the aft main deck with bars to port and starboard, and the optional portside balcony takes the beam from 15' 10" to 22' 6".

It fits a family that wants three real cabins and refuses to compromise the third. The starboard guest cabin has twin berths with an optional sliding mechanism and hull-side windows at berth level, which makes it a room rather than a locker with a mattress in it.

It is the wrong boat to buy without a sea trial - fuel burn is a number you will be measuring yourself, and the draft and the guest count belong on a build sheet rather than a shortlist. It is also the wrong boat if what you actually wanted was the sportier profile: the 570 SKY comes in at the same 57' 7" and the same 22' 6" open beam, and that decision is far easier to make before you configure than after.