{"id":135068,"date":"2025-08-27T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=135068"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:25:57","slug":"best-flybridge-motor-yachts-2025-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-collections\/best-flybridge-motor-yachts-2025-tested-135068","title":{"rendered":"Best Flybridge Motor Yachts 2025: Tested"},"content":"At Motor Boat & Yachting we test a lot of boats each year and one of the most popular model types that we test are Flybridges. But with so many to choose from how do you choose the best flybridge motor yacht?\r\n\r\nIt's not a simple question to answer as there are many factors to consider when selecting. The word 'Flybridge' is a fairly broad term meaning any type of motor boat with an open upper deck. Generally they measure upwards of 30ft long and are particularly popular in warmer climates, such as the Mediterranean.\r\n\r\nWith so many models targeting this market the best flybridge for you may well be a small family cruiser or large luxury yacht. Every boat listed here has been tested by our team of motor boat testers<\/a>.\r\n

Best Flybridge motor yachts 2025<\/h2>\r\n\"\"\r\n

Princess F58<\/a><\/h2>\r\nPrincess is so good at this size and style of boat that it would be churlish to gripe about the slightly half-hearted attempt at a beach club, not least because we suspect most Princess owners would baulk at the idea of any gizmos or gadgets that might compromise its primary role as a supremely capable, comfortable, reliable cruiser.\r\n\r\nIn that regard the new Princess F58 hits its target with unerring accuracy. It looks remarkably elegant for a sub-60ft flybridge cruiser, it feels bigger than its dimensions suggest, it performs admirably and the build quality is every bit as refined and detailed as you\u2019d expect.\r\n\r\nIn short it achieves its goal of feeling like a considerably more modern, luxurious and sophisticated boat than its predecessor. We\u2019d need to sea trial it back to back with its closest rivals to decide whether it\u2019s the new class leader but it\u2019s certainly right up there.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 18.2m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 33.5 knots<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31.9m<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 6<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Silent 62 Open<\/a><\/h2>\r\nThe Silent 62 Open is a prettier boat than the closed variant and, if you tend to favour warm-weather cruising regions, it\u2019s a more practical one too. Between the side deck alcoves, the aft cockpit, the bow lounge and the subtly zoned sections of the upper deck, there must be eight or nine places to pick from for a quiet drink \u2013 and that\u2019s before you even investigate the sheltered day spaces of the internal saloon.\r\n\r\nClearly then, with more than 2,500ft2 of usable deck space allied to a level of quality that says very positive things about its Italian production facility, this boat fully validates its \u201ccompact superyacht\u201d claims.\r\n\r\nGiven Silent\u2019s CV, not to mention its trans-oceanic passage with the original 64, its ocean-crossing claims are also entirely credible. But while for many people, the idea of a kite sail, bladder tanks and low-speed energy management might make that element of the package one of principle rather than reality, that in no way detracts from what this boat represents.\r\n\r\nBecause while a great many electric solutions continue to feel like test platforms for early adopters, who have to adapt their lifestyle to suit the boat, the Silent 62 is a very real and practical solution for everyday boaters right now. It enables you to enjoy a mixed diet of day boating and cruising adventure, free from the need for shoreside support and safe in the knowledge that, should you want to operate in silence for extended trips, without recourse to your generator, then that is eminently achievable.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 17.27m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 25 knots<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31,158,692<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 8<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Prestige F5.7<\/a><\/h2>\r\nAs a boat with a courageously clever and practical design, the F4.9 remains a very charming, as well as a very convincing, piece of work. But in spite of costing just 20% more, the F5.7 is better in some really critical ways.\r\n\r\nIt has a larger, more user-friendly flybridge and saloon; it has an uprated VIP double with its own bathroom and walk-in cupboard; and it has a sunken six-man bow lounge that enables you to find some privacy, improve your views and separate yourself from the main party.\r\n\r\nAs on the smaller F4.9, some people will continue to baulk at the idea of an owner\u2019s cabin in the bow, but the ability of the F5.7 to let Prestige\u2019s \u201cnext generation\u201d design ideas flourish makes this, by some margin, the strongest F Line model yet and a serious threat in what is, arguably, the most talented sector in the market\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 17.27m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 25 knots<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31,158,692<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 8<\/em>\r\n

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Hardy 50DS<\/a><\/h2>\r\nThis is not your typical 50ft motor cruiser. It doesn\u2019t have quite the seamless ergonomics or the pace of a Targa or a Sargo. With a modestly sized flybridge and relatively sparse \u2018trick-free\u2019 foredeck and cockpit, it also lacks some of the space, flexibility and features you get from a modern production flybridge cruiser.\r\n\r\nBut in a market that places ever greater emphasis on adventure boat credentials, the 50DS delivers the goods to an extraordinary degree without explicitly signposting it. There\u2019s no fuss or fanfare; just smooth, safe, comfortable progress on a boat that\u2019s styled like a patrol craft, built like a bunker and engineered to boss a seascape like little else out there.\r\n\r\nFor our money, that sees it flex more towards the heritage of Hardy than the custom elegance of Cockwells but if you are looking for a serious passage maker with a premium quality interior the new 50DS will feel like a stupendous success.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 15.80m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 27.5<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31,700,000<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 5<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Nimbus 495<\/a><\/h2>\r\nIf the idea was to deliver simple sportsbridge flexibility rather than flybridge volume, alongside a faithful coup\u00e9-style aesthetic, all wrapped up in a package that echoes Nimbus\u2019s heritage while differentiating itself from the rest of the market, then it\u2019s worked.\r\n\r\nIf you own a Nimbus and are keen to upsize without abandoning the brand, this is the solution; and if you enjoy Nimbus coup\u00e9s but fancy the extra flexibility of a flybridge, this will hit the mark.\r\n\r\nThere are some provisos of course. The flybridge is small, the styling is understated and it doesn\u2019t come with the option of a crew cabin.\r\n\r\nBut if none of that fazes you, then this ultra-refined Nordic interpretation of the 50ft flybridge cruiser is likely to raise a very big smile.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 15m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 28.6<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31,019,449<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 6<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Targa 41<\/a><\/h2>\r\nIf you don\u2019t buy into what Targas are all about, it\u2019s perfectly possible (likely even) that the new 41 will miss the mark. After all, its elevation lends it quite a lofty profile \u2013 and excellent though it is in almost every practical regard, the style remains a bit predictable.\r\n\r\nLike most Targas, it has the look of a boat your Dad might own and while the new hull and superstructure windows certainly help with the overall aesthetic, it lacks the fresh and playful dynamism of a boat like the Sargo Explorer. But in all honesty, what did you expect?\r\n\r\nThis might be the latest model but its attempts at reinvention were always likely to be tempered by its respect for heritage \u2013 and given how iconic the Targa brand has become, that\u2019s just as it should be. So whatever you think of the small flybridge, the elevated profile or the classical looks, the truth here is simple.\r\n\r\nThis extraordinary combination of day boat, cruise boat and sea boat is, without doubt, the most perfectly resolved Targa we\u2019ve ever tested.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 13.82m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 38.3<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a3658,310<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 5<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

Absolute 52 Fly<\/a><\/h2>\r\nThe 50ft flybridge segment is an extremely competitive place. Galeon has been a major player at this length for many years and Prestige\u2019s devilishly clever F4 has made things no easier \u2013 but this Absolute 52 is a boat without any significant flaw.\r\n\r\nIt offers three outstandingly strong day boating zones, its internal spaces are as well finished as they are thoughtfully designed and wherever you are on the boat, there\u2019s a sense of open space, natural light and unobstructed views.\r\n\r\nThe cruising potential is also very strong, and not just in terms of the overnighting facilities and storage options, but also in terms of the engineering spaces and the easy, novice-friendly refinement of the drive. And on top of all that, this lovely looking cruiser is now available to those in the UK.\r\n\r\nWe expect that some people will continue to baulk at the idea of an owner\u2019s cabin in the bow but if that\u2019s not a problem for you, the Absolute 52 represents a truly formidable package.\r\n\r\nLength:<\/strong> 16.76m<\/em>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 3o knots<\/em>\r\nPrice (when tested):<\/strong> \u00a31,128,213<\/em>\r\nSleeps:<\/strong> 7<\/em>","excerpt":{"rendered":"

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