Trade-A-Boat – June 2019

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LOCAL SPOTLIGHT | NUMARINE 54XP

Quick Specs

NUMARINE45XP

PRICE POA

LENGTH (OVERALL)

45m (147'8”)

BEAM 9.25m (30'4”)

DRAFT 2.2m (7'3”)

DISPLACEMENT 440t

FUEL 45,000L

WATER 6,000L

ENGINE 2x Cat C32s

WEB http://www.q7marine.com.au

O

nce you reach a certain point in the

luxury yacht world, nothing comes as a

surprise. With such massive pricetags

and so much variety, the big-boat philosophy

dictates that if you're willing to pay for it then

someone will build it. If you were looking to buy

a 45-metre yacht and someone said: 'Hey, do you

want us to put a swimming pool with a fountain

on the private deck of the main cabin?' it's not as

if you'd say no.

'While you're at it,' you'd say, 'how about some

retractable balconies that come out of the saloon?

You know, because it's not like we can have too

much deck space... right?'

However, just like any other boat, the

Numarine 45XP (the 'XP' denotes that this is

part of the Explorer range) isn't without fault.

The trouble is, with so many floor to ceiling

windows, where are you supposed to hang the

Vermeer you just bought? Compromises must

be made, but with a maximum cruising range of

4,000 nautical miles at around 11 to 12 knots, the

scenery outside those windows can be selected

from any of the world's most beautiful locations.

There are no shortage of activities to keep you

and your guests entertained: diving board, gym

(presumably that's for your toy boy or trophy

wife of choice), study, multiple lounges and

media stations inside and out.

There's sleeping room for 12 civilians and

seven staff and enough toilets so that you and

your guests can all do business in unison – the

master suite even has two ensuites, separated by a

walk in wardrobe, so that you don't have to share

a bathroom with the person that shares your bed.

There's no doubt about it, Numarine's 45XP

is right up there at the pinnacle of water-borne

luxury.

Anyone who owns a boat like this would

obviously own tonnes of other amazing stuff –

we can only hope that the ridiculousness of this

amazing vessel isn't lost on them because of that.

And for the rest of us, it's nice to dream. Or

perhaps it's something to aspire to... does anyone

want to invest in the Trade-a-Boat hedge fund?