
August 28, 2026
Sunseeker Predator 75: 40 Knots, One Helm, and a Cockpit That Disappears
Out of nineteen current Sunseeker models, exactly two are published at 40 knots, and they are built on the same hull. The Predator 75 and th…
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You already know the silhouette. Sunseeker has been building fast, deep-V motor yachts at Poole in Dorset since 1969, and the shapes it settled on in the 1980s are now the shapes half the market draws from. What is worth knowing is how much of each boat is made in the same place it is designed.

— Tony Smith
Founder, Minted Yachts
Sunseeker is the brand people think they already understand, and that is the problem I run into most often. Buyers arrive with a picture in their head from twenty years of films and charter brochures, and they are usually picturing a Predator. The current range is much broader than that, and the boat that actually suits them is frequently not the one they walked in asking about.
Here is how I frame it. Sunseeker builds on a deep-V hull across the whole range, which means these boats are quick and they like open water, and the trade you make for that is a hull that works harder at displacement speed than a semi-planing competitor. If you want to go fast and you will actually use the speed, the Predator 75 and the 75 Sport Yacht run to 40 knots and there is nothing else in the current line-up close to them. If you are going to spend most of your time at anchor with the boat full of people, look at the Ocean class instead, where the beam goes to 23 feet six and the fuel goes to 3,434 gallons and the top speed drops to 27 knots because that is the honest exchange.
Two practical notes before you shop. First, Sunseeker names boats by class rather than by tape measure - the 134 Yacht is 132 feet 8 inches, the 100 Yacht is 98 feet 3 inches, the 95 Yacht is 92 feet 1 inch. That is normal for the segment but it catches people out on berth measurements, so work from the specification table and not the badge. Second, Sunseeker quotes displacement at half load, so that is the condition every weight figure across the range describes. And for any range calculation of your own, get observed fuel burn at your normal cruising rpm in writing at sea trial and do the arithmetic yourself. Any dealer worth buying from will hand it over.
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