Yacht buyers at the Monaco Yacht Show will have the first chance to see the new Sanlorenzo SL94. She bridges the gap between the SL88 and the SL104, bearing the family styling created by Francesco Paszkowski. But the SL94 also strikes some new ground of her own.
The two features Sanlorenzo is most proud of are the flying bridge and the transom garage. Sanlorenzo claims that the SL94’s flying bridge has more space than those aboard similar-size yachts. Part of this is due to the fact that no tenders or toys are stowed here. Owners can arrange lounges and other furnishings as they wish, though the helm is fixed forward to starboard. Judging by the SL94 profile illustration here, the owner of hull number one has opted for seating aft. The rails ringing this area are fitted with glass, for wind protection yet also to permit enjoying the view. Owners can also request a hardtop, as shown, or a fabric shade fitted to the radar arch. They can further request that the entire hardtop be painted one color, as shown. (Otherwise just the horizontal portion is painted a different color.)
As for the SL94’s transom garage, it’s a welcome feature for a “small” megayacht. Sanlorenzo’s in-house engineering department situated a 15-foot (4.5-meter) RIB athwartships. This way, the garage makes less of an impact on the engine room. The tender also has its own interesting launching system. A series of images sent by Sanlorenzo show that the RIB, facing starboard, starts to pivot out from its aft end, via an overhead crane. The crane, in turn, is a telescoping unit that, when fully extended, can lower the tender into the water. Helping matters (or, alternately, swimmers) is the swim platform, which can also lower.
While the SL94’s interior arrangement is mostly traditional, with the master plus three guest cabins below decks, there are some surprises. Rather than combine the saloon and dining areas, Sanlorenzo created a formal dining room. Glass doors forward in the saloon help differentiate the spaces. Also surprising: The galley occupies the full beam forward. Since the crew accommodations are fully forward below decks, stairs lead directly up to the galley. It further holds the crew mess, a dining nook tucked in a corner.
Hull number one is powered by twin 1,890-hp Caterpillar C32 ACERTs, reportedly permitting a 27-knot top end. Twin 2,100-hp MTU 16V 2000 M92 are an option, for a 29-knot maximum speed.
We’ll have a full Megayacht News Onboard feature after the SL94’s debut at the Monaco Yacht Show.
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