Sunseeker International has been shortlisted for Motor Yacht 25-40 Metres Award in The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2022.

The award-winning Sunseeker 90 Ocean was born from a design brief that, as is always the way, asked for far more than was possible from a 90-foot project. One of the primary original requirements of the brief was to provide a large, fullbeam aft deck area that could be used for tender and jet ski stowage, but also to be used as an expansive ‘Beach Club’ area. In addition, the brief required that the cockpit area was as large as possible, the foredeck was to be both a seating area and sunbed area, and that the accommodation on all decks was to be class-leading in scope and scale. It had to perform and handle just like any other Sunseeker before, easy on the plane, confident in heavy seas and able to carry a lot of fuel, owner equipment and toys.

It became clear very quickly that they would have to design something different to existing Sunseeker yachts in order to meet the brief, and so the decision was taken to create a new Sunseeker range, the Ocean range, that would stand alone from the Performance, Predator, Manhattan and Yacht ranges. The decision to create the Ocean range immediately and directly resulted in the strong decision to have a bluff bow, ‘cab forward’ profile, and, for its length, a very large and low aft deck. During the conceptual stage Sunseeker International deliberated over the share of space between aft deck practicality and aft cockpit size. This early tension between the available social areas gave birth to the X-TEND™. An innovative approach to making the best use of both aft and cockpit deck areas using a transforming sunbed arrangement. The bluff bow provided the maximum lower deck length possible within the allowed hull length.

The available interior spaces benefitted from the extremely generous beam that was signed-off as part of their hull design. This allowed Sunseeker to provide a spectacular Owners Suite space, and an enormous main deck saloon. Full height glazing on the main deck and a move toward more freestanding furniture gave them the ability to create a different interior feel than other Sunseeker yachts, whilst maintaining a consistency of language in terms of material selection and their approach to luxurious practicality.

Sunseeker International

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