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You want a yacht shaped around how you live, not around a production schedule. That's the buyer Sanlorenzo builds for: made-to-measure yachts from 80 to 240 feet, across the eight lines we review here — SX, SD, SL, SP, Steel, Alloy, Explorer and X-Space. Here is our expert assessment of the brand.
— Tony Smith
Founder, Minted Yachts
Sanlorenzo is one of the few builders at this size where the semi-custom promise is real rather than a menu of three interior packages. Bernardo Zuccon describes the SX100's layout as a blank canvas for owners to interpret according to their own habits, and the yard means it. That is the reason to buy here, and it is also the reason you must read the general arrangement drawing for the specific hull rather than the range brochure. Two Sanlorenzos of the same model can be quite different boats below deck.
The asymmetric idea deserves its reputation. When the first asymmetric hull appeared a good many people in this business said it would not sell. It sold, then it became the thing the yard is known for, and it has now spread from the SL line into the SD. My advice is simple: walk one. The layout either makes sense to you in the first thirty seconds or it never will, and neither reaction is wrong.
The habit to bring to this yard is documentary. On a 40-metre yacht the draft decides which anchorages and which yards are available to you, and on an explorer the range is the entire premise — and both belong to the specific hull rather than to a brochure. Get the sea trial report with fuel burn at each rpm step, get the build specification for draft and weights, and you will know more about the boat than any spec site can tell you.
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The smallest SX: 77'9", twin Volvo IPS3 1200 pods, a published 22 knots, eight guests and just two crew.
The original crossover: an 87'7" hull with a loft-style main deck running stern to bow, three Volvo Penta IPS3 1050 pods at 800 HP each, and a published 23 knots.
Terraced decks and opening side platforms on a 100'1" hull, driven by four Volvo Penta IPS3 1050 pods — 15,800 litres of fuel, 23 knots, eight guests and five crew.
The largest SX: 120 feet, Volvo Penta's IPS Professional platform at 4 x 1,000 CV, a 70 square metre beach area with a retractable pool, and a published 24 knots.
A semi-displacement navette drawn by Zuccon International Project, offered with MAN i6 or V8 power for a published 14 or 17 knots, carrying 13,000 litres of fuel.
Ninety-five feet carrying 15,700 litres of fuel and 2,500 of water — unusually large tankage for the length, with twin MAN 8V 1,300s for a published 17 knots.
The size step between the SD96 and the SD132: 117'3", 291 gross tons, 8,454 gallons of fuel, and two MAN packages with a published 18 or 19 knots.
420 gross tons in 133'6", with Sanlorenzo's asymmetry concept carried across two decks and a 70 square metre reconfigurable beach area with opening terraces.
Pioneering asymmetric design at 87'3": concealed circulation buys back interior volume, and twin MAN 12V 2,000s give a published 29 knots — the quickest SL here.
Asymmetry in the middle of the SL range: twin MAN 12Vs at 2,000 HP each for a published 29 knots, 2,378 gallons of fuel, eight guests and three crew on 90'7".
Asymmetry hidden behind conventional lines — concealed gangways and opening terraces on a 95'2" hull, with twin MTU 16V2000 M86s for a published 28 knots.
Sanlorenzo's most refined asymmetric layout at 109'11", offered with MTU M96 or M96L power for a published 26 or 27 knots, carrying ten guests and five crew.
The largest asymmetric SL: 121'1", twin MTU M96Ls for a published 27 knots, ten guests and six crew.
Smart Performance: waterjet propulsion, dynamic trim control and integrated solar on a 91'10" hull, with MAN V12 power for a published 38 or 40 knots.
Sanlorenzo's first open: 108'3", three MAN V12s on hydrojets, a published 39 knots, five crew aboard.
169'3" and under 500 GT: the NEO moves tender and toys to the bow so the whole aft end becomes beach club.
191'1" and 1,165 gross tons, carrying the first diesel-electric system in Sanlorenzo's steel line — twin E-Pods at 850 kW, and up to eight hours of hotel mode at anchor.
210 feet and 1,300 GT: Sanlorenzo's steel flagship, with the main aft deck running straight into the beach club.
146 feet and 490 gross tons on twin MTU 16V2000 M96Ls for a published 21 knots — the yacht Sanlorenzo says began a new era, and the only model in its line.
A purpose-made explorer platform: 154'2", under 500 GT, twin CAT C32 ACERTs, and 65,000 litres of fuel — the largest tankage-to-length ratio in the fleet.
143'4" and 496 GT across five decks, with an aft living room that grows 18 square metres on folding balconies.
164'1" and 499 GT: the larger X-Space, with folding balconies aft and Sanlorenzo's methanol bi-fuel debut.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sanlorenzo's asymmetric design, and does it actually work?
Asymmetric design means concealing or rerouting the walkway down one side of the boat so that the width it would have used comes back as interior volume and better access to the water. Sanlorenzo's own defence of it is that asymmetry is not merely aesthetic — it makes the interior space feel larger. It began in the SL line and now appears in the SD line too. Whether it works for you is genuinely personal: walk one before deciding, because the layout tends to make immediate sense or none at all.
Who founded Sanlorenzo and where are the yachts built?
Sanlorenzo was founded in 1958 by Gianfranco Cecchi and Giuliano Pecchia in Florence. Its principal yard is at Via Armezzone in Ameglia, in the province of La Spezia on the Ligurian coast. The company has built made-to-measure yachts continuously since its founding and remains deliberately limited in annual output, which is what makes genuine per-owner specification possible rather than a marketing position.
What specifications does Sanlorenzo publish for its yachts?
Length overall, beam, engine package, maximum speed, fuel capacity, and guest and crew numbers — with fresh water capacity on part of the range and, on the larger yachts, a gross tonnage, which measures enclosed volume rather than mass. Draft at full load appears on the X-Space models: 9'2" (2.80 m) for the 44X-Space and 9'9" (2.96 m) for the 50X-Space.
Beyond the published block, the documents that travel with a specific hull are the ones to use: the sea trial report gives observed speed and fuel burn at each rpm step, and the build specification carries the draft and the weights.
Are Sanlorenzo model names the same as their lengths?
Model names are line designations rather than measurements, which is normal across the segment. For the exact figure, take the length overall from Sanlorenzo's specification block for the model — the SD96 is 94 feet 11 inches, the SL96A is 95 feet 2 inches, and the SD132 is 133 feet 6 inches. Berth quotes, insurance schedules and canal transit fees are all calculated on the length overall, so that is the number to carry.
How customisable is a Sanlorenzo?
Substantially, and more than most yards at this size. Sanlorenzo builds made-to-measure yachts in deliberately limited numbers, and the designer of the SX100 describes its layout as a blank canvas for owners to interpret around their own needs and habits. The practical consequence is that two examples of the same model can differ considerably below deck. When comparing hulls, always read the general arrangement drawing for the specific boat rather than the range brochure.
What are Sanlorenzo's yacht ranges?
Sanlorenzo builds seven lines. SX is the crossover range, blending flybridge comfort with explorer-style water access. SD is the semi-displacement range, inspired by 1930s transatlantic liners. SL is the flagship flybridge planing line and the home of asymmetric design. SP is Smart Performance, the waterjet-driven sports range. Steel covers the steel superyachts from 50 to 74 metres, Alloy is a single 44.5-metre model, and Explorer is the 500Exp. The fleet runs from 80 feet to 240 feet.
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