August 25, 2026
Galeon 680 FLY: The One Without the Balconies, and What You Get Instead
Galeon built its reputation on hydraulic fold-out balconies, so the 680 FLY is a genuine surprise: this is the one flybridge in the range th…
Read the articleThe Galeon FLY Series
Galeon's flybridge line — eleven yachts from the 360 FLY at 38' 7" to the 800 FLY at 84' 4", built around fold-out side balconies
You want one boat that will cross to the islands on Friday and turn into a floating terrace on Saturday, without a crew and without a compromise you notice every weekend. FLY is Galeon's flybridge line — eleven yachts from the 360 FLY at 38' 7" to the 800 FLY at 84' 4", each with a second helm station and a full upper deck.
What separates them from the rest of the segment is that most of them change shape at anchor. Fold-out side balconies widen the beam where you actually use it — on the 620 FLY, from 16' 10" under way to 27' 2" at rest. Two of the eleven do without them: the 360 FLY at the bottom of the range and the 680 FLY near the top.
The FLY Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Galeon FLY model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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38' 7" with a full upper helm station, 211 gallons and up to 2 x 350 hp - and a lower deck that converts from two cabins to three.
40' 11" on the same hull as the 410 HTC, ordered with a flybridge: Beach Mode balconies, 264 gallons, two en-suite cabins, up to 2 x 440 hp.
44' 11" that opens to 19' 4": two en-suite cabins, up to 2 x 480 hp, sterndrive or shaft drive.
45' 10" flybridge on the 450 HTC's hull: 423 gal fuel, up to 2 x 600 hp, up to 31 knots.
48' 5" with three cabins, 396 gallons and Beach Mode balconies - up to 28 knots.
56' 5" overall on a 48' 4" hull - 476 gallons, three heads, up to 30 knots.
57' 7" that opens to 22' 6" - three cabins, a twin crew cabin, up to 31 knots.
63' 8" with a master cabin that opens onto its own water-level terrace - Terrace Mode and Beach Mode both standard.
68' 3" with three lower-deck layouts on one hull, Beach Mode to 24' 3", and a bow you can walk into from the helm.
72' 0" and four cabins plus crew as standard, under a carbon hardtop with an electric soft roof - no fold-out balconies on this one.
84' 4" flagship: four en-suite cabins, a crew apartment aft, and a jacuzzi between two sofas on the flybridge.
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Moving Up the FLY Series
360 FLY38' 7"400 FLY40' 11"420 FLY44' 11"440 FLY45' 10"480 FLY48' 5"520 FLY56' 5"560 FLY57' 7"620 FLY63' 8"640 FLY68' 3"680 FLY72' 0"800 FLY84' 4"
The 360 FLY at 38' 7" is the entry point and, in Galeon's own words, the smallest flybridge model in the lineup. Beam 11' 5", draft 2' 7", two 400-litre tanks for 211 US gallons, and a 700 hp ceiling on twin engines taking it to up to 27 knots. Two or three cabins with one or two heads, and Galeon quotes ten guests. It does without Beach Mode — if the folding balconies are the reason you are here, start at the 400.
The 400 FLY at 40' 11" is the boat that took Beach Mode down to forty feet in 2019, and Galeon returns to the balconies repeatedly. Beam 13' 0", draft 2' 11", 264 US gallons across two tanks, an 880 hp ceiling, up to 28 knots, two cabins and two heads, twelve guests. One number to settle before you sign: the open-balcony beam. This hull's coupe twin, the 410 HTC, opens to a published 21' 0" — get the 400 FLY's own figure in writing.
The 420 FLY at 44' 11" is the newest boat in the line, announced on 30 July 2026 and described by Galeon as building on the 400 FLY with refreshed styling and usable space across three levels, in dimensions that still suit ordinary marinas. Beam 13' 1", opening to 19' 4" with the balconies down; 264 US gallons across two tanks; a 960 hp ceiling; two cabins, two heads, twelve guests. It is still ahead of its own paperwork — get top speed and draft in writing before you commit to a slip.
The 440 FLY at 45' 10" is where the line settles into its stride. Beam 14' 2", opening to 20' 10"; draft 2' 8"; 423 US gallons across two tanks; a 1,200 hp ceiling and up to 31 knots — the fastest published figure anywhere below the 560. Two or three cabins, two heads, fourteen guests. This is the hull that also becomes the 450 HTC, so if you like the boat but not the flybridge, the coupe is a real option rather than a downgrade.
The 480 FLY at 48' 5" adds the third cabin as standard and builds its social life around the transom: a Beach Mode zone with a built-in barbecue, an overhead shower and fold-down transom seating. Balconies open to 20' 10", draft 3' 2", 396 US gallons across two tanks, a 1,200 hp ceiling and up to 28 knots, three cabins and two heads, fourteen guests. Beam is the figure to settle in writing on this model before you plan a berth around it: the published number is quoted wider than the 620 FLY's, on a boat fifteen feet shorter.
The 520 FLY at 56' 5" is the step up into three-cabin cruising with a choice most builders make for you: the fourth cabin can be an optional crew cabin, or the same volume can be a tender garage. Beam 15' 3", opening to 21' 10"; draft 3' 5"; 476 US gallons across two tanks; a D11-725 pair for 1,450 hp; up to 30 knots; three heads and fourteen guests. It replaces the 500 FLY that opened Galeon's third generation.
The 560 FLY at 57' 7" is only a little over a foot longer than the 520 and a noticeably different boat. Beam 15' 10", opening to 22' 6"; draft 3' 7"; 581 US gallons across two tanks; twin Volvo Penta D13-900s for 1,800 hp and up to 31 knots. Three cabins plus one, two heads, fourteen guests. It won the World Yachts Trophy for Best Evolution in 2023, and it shares its 57' 7" hull with Galeon's 570 SKY.
The 620 FLY at 63' 8" is the boat the rest of the line now answers to. An asymmetrical layout on a broad U-shaped hull, a flybridge Galeon measures at 55 square metres, and Terrace Mode opening off the master cabin. Beam 16' 10" under way and 27' 2" with the balconies out — more than ten feet of extra width at anchor. Draft 4' 0"; 898 US gallons across two tanks; a 2,000 hp ceiling and up to 31 knots; three or four cabins plus crew, three heads, sixteen guests. It debuted in 2025 and took a World Yacht Trophies Best Innovation award the same year.
The 640 FLY at 68' 3" is the longest boat in the line still built on a hull Galeon also uses elsewhere — the 650 SKY shares it. Beam 16' 5", opening to 24' 3"; draft 3' 4", the shallowest of the four biggest boats here; 991 US gallons across two tanks; a 2,400 hp ceiling and up to 30 knots; three or four cabins plus crew, three heads, fifteen guests.
The 680 FLY at 72' 0" moves to four guest cabins plus crew as standard, drawn with the Tony Castro Design Studio that Galeon has worked with since 2003. Beam 17' 3", draft 4' 0", 878 US gallons across two tanks, a 2,600 hp ceiling, up to 30 knots, three heads and sixteen guests. This is the one boat in the line that does not offer the fold-down balconies — 17' 3" under way and 17' 3" at anchor.
The 800 FLY at 84' 4" is the flagship, and the jump from the 680 is the largest single step in the line. Beam 19' 0", draft 4' 6", 1,445 US gallons across two tanks, 441 gallons of fresh water, a 3,840 hp ceiling and up to 31 knots. Four cabins plus crew, four heads, eighteen guests. Galeon describes fold-out balconies, an expansive flybridge, a forward lounge and a vast cockpit. Settle the opened-balcony beam on the build sheet — on this hull the number is the whole point.
Our Take
If you are shopping this line, the decision that matters is not which length. It is where in the line the boat stops being a very good weekend cruiser and starts being a boat you live on. On my reading that happens at the 480. Below it you are buying two or three cabins, one or two heads and a lot of clever deck; from the 480 up you get the third cabin as standard, and from the 520 up you are choosing between a crew cabin and a tender garage, which is a completely different conversation about how you intend to use the boat.
The balconies are real and they are the reason to buy a Galeon, but read the numbers per boat rather than assuming they scale. The 620 FLY goes from 16' 10" to 27' 2" — that is a genuinely transformed deck. The 420 FLY goes from 13' 1" to 19' 4", which is still a lot on a forty-five-foot boat. The 360 and the 680 do not offer the folding balconies at all. And on the 400, ask for the opened beam in writing — Beach Mode is a headline feature on that boat, and its coupe twin opens to 21' 0" — so the number lands on your build sheet.
The engine decision is one to slow down on. The horsepower ceilings are wide, and the demo boat may be nothing like your order - get a sea trial with the exact package you intend to order, and read the fuel burn at the speed you will actually run. That figure and your tank size are what a cruising plan is built from.
The last thing is to settle every figure you are relying on - speed, draft, beam - on your contract before you sign. Fuel capacity does not rise steadily with length here, several of the newest boats are still ahead of their own paperwork, and the balcony numbers are per-boat rather than per-foot. That is good practice on any yacht; on a range this configurable it is essential.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Galeon's website and its brochures give different specifications?
Because Galeon says they might. The yard states on every model page that its platform is newly launched, that its technical data is being calibrated for full accuracy, that minor inconsistencies may appear, and that all information is provided without warranties of any kind. The practical translation: treat every published Galeon figure as provisional until it is on your build sheet.
The splits are real and easy to find. The 360 FLY's engine ceiling is quoted at 2 x 350 hp in one place and 2 x 300 hp in another. The 410 HTC's draft is quoted at 3' 3" and at 2' 11". The 360's length overall is measured with the stern platform extended, and there is a shorter retracted figure too. Ask for any figure you need, and confirm anything you are making a decision on against the build sheet for your specific hull rather than against the model name.
What is the Galeon FLY range, and how big do the boats get?
FLY is Galeon's flybridge line — every boat in it carries a second helm station and an upper living deck above the main deck, which is the single feature that puts a model in this class rather than one of Galeon's hardtop or sport ranges. It runs from the 360 FLY at 38' 7" overall up to the 800 FLY at 84' 4", with the 400, 420, 440, 480, 520, 560, 620, 640 and 680 filling the span between them.
Accommodation scales roughly with length, and the step changes are worth knowing before you shop by foot. The smallest boats give you two or three cabins with one or two bathrooms; from the 480 FLY upward you are into three cabins as standard, and the largest models carry four plus separate crew quarters. Beam grows the same way, from 11' 5" on the 360 to figures that open past 27 ft on the larger boats with the side balconies extended. If you are choosing between two adjacent models, the cabin count and the opened beam will separate them faster than the length overall will.
Do the larger Galeon FLY models cruise more slowly than the small ones?
No — Galeon quotes almost the same top speed at both ends of the range. It gives up to 27 knots for the 38-foot 360 FLY and up to 31 knots for the 84-foot 800 FLY, and every other figure in the line sits between those two. Size is not what separates these boats on paper; accommodation, beam and deck space are.
One caution before you lean on any of it: a top speed tells you very little about how a boat behaves at the throttle setting you will actually use, so take your own cruise and burn figures at sea trial. And the 420 FLY was only announced in July 2026, so its published figures are still filling in - that does not make it a slow boat.
Which FLY Fits Your Life?
Tell us how you plan to use the boat — guests, range, crew or no crew — and we'll give you the straight story on where in the FLY series you belong, new or brokerage.
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