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Motor YachtsBluewater Cruising

Motor Yachts · Bluewater Cruising: YachtCodex lists 119 models, 11.3–67.0 m long. The builders with the most are Selene Yachts (20), Nordhavn (16), and Benetti (11). The largest in production is the Benetti B.Now 67M Oasis Deck (67.0 m); the shallowest draft is the Bestevaer 49 M/Y's (0.85 m).

Motor Yachts

One hull under power, which covers most of what is built: everything from a boat that planes across a bay to a displacement hull that crosses an ocean at eight knots. What separates them is the shape below the waterline and what it is asked to do, and the specifications on each page say which — length, beam, draft, and what the builder published about range and speed.

Bluewater Cruising

Boats whose published figures say they are built to cross oceans rather than to coast along them. A sailing yacht is listed here when the builder states CE Category A -- the Recreational Craft Directive's ocean class, force 8 and above, waves of four metres and more, and the only certified basis there is for such a claim -- and a length overall of 11 metres or more, excluding racers and daysailers. A motor yacht qualifies as an explorer or trawler, or on a published range of 1,500 nautical miles or more.

Models: 119
Builders: 22
Length range: 11.3–67.0 m37–220 ft
In production: 117