The Best Luxury Tenders to Complete Your Superyacht

No superyacht can be complete without its faithful tender at the ready. Whether you’re looking to impress your passengers with a stylish cruise in the shallows of the bay or chase down the most elusive marine game, a high-quality luxury tender is always worth the investment. Read on for a list of the best luxury superyacht tenders from the world’s most celebrated boatmakers.

Hasna - Vikal International

Length: 9 Meters

Top Speed: 40 Knots

The crowning achievement of renowned Australian boatmaker Vikal International, the Hasna is the ultimate expression of luxury and performance. This sleek and stylish limousine tender features an impressively spacious cabin equipped with rich, polished timber furnishings, fully upholstered in exquisitely stitched leather. This luxurious vessel can host up to 10 passengers and 2 crew for a smooth ride either in its convertible glass-roofed cabin or on its plush deck seating.

This stylish monohull tender doesn’t trade performance for style, and features an in-board 6 cylinder Volvo Penta D6, for peak reliability and precision. Measuring at a respectable 9 metres, the Hasna makes for the perfect daytime pleasure-cruiser, and would surely be the pride and joy of any superyacht’s tender garage.

R6 - Evo Yachts

Length: 17.7 Meters

Top Speed: 35 Knots

Evo Yachts is a young player in the luxury tender market that has already set an impressive standard for the industry. Formed in 2014 by the union, Blu Emme Yachts, and Napoletano yacht maker Valerio Rivellini, Evo has pushed the boundaries of design and made the future a reality with its R6 luxury tender. This sophisticated craft offers a completely immersive experience for crew and passengers alike, with a perfectly integrated helm station and interior lounge.

Whenever passengers are ready to stop and enjoy the sun, the real innovation of the R6 shines, as the rear deck expands as if unfolding its wings. After just thirty seconds, the deck space increases by 40%, becoming a spacious lounge and sunning platform, complete with a plush daybed in its centre and flanked by elegant bar tables. The vessel can carry up to sixteen passengers for luxurious cruising and play.

45 Divergence - Ocean Alexander

Length: 14.4 Meters

Top Speed: 40 Knots

Renowned for its precision engineering and unrivalled style, Ocean Alexander has been an industry leader for almost half a century. One of the company’s most impressive vessels is the 45 Divergence, which comes in a huge array of styles and finishes and makes for an intuitive and intelligent sport fishing and entertainment tender. Its centre console structure gives anglers full mobility to land their catch where they need to, and the optional bait and live wells bring the Divergence to peak game fishing capacity.

Additional rod holders and fishing navigation equipment can be added to the custom fit of the vessel, allowing the discerning customer to create a truly unique and tailored tender. When the angling is done, the vessel’s dining table and lounges can be installed, providing a spacious, open-air deck that is perfect for relaxing and enjoying the sea breeze.

Omega 45 - Technohull

Length: 13.8 Meters

Top Speed: 78 Knots

The Omega 45 by Technohull is no mere cruise vessel for the dabbling mariner. With precision performance and unrivalled power, the Omega 45 RIB is the ultimate thrill seeker’s powerboat, which can fly over the waves at an incredible seventy-eight knots with incredible comfort and control. The Omega is equipped as standard with an impressive suite of navigation equipment and gadgets, including shock-absorbing helm-station seats, which help pilots safely plot their blazing-fast course.

Despite the vessel’s immense power and sporty focus, cruising on the Omega 45 is smooth and seamless, as the vessel's proprietary stabilising system minimises sea spray and wave disturbance. On top of that, the deck is generously spaced, and the vessel includes a full-sized shower and water closet below the deck. Broad sun lounges on the bow and stern leave ample room for sunning once the Omega comes to rest.

Signature Limousine - Yachtwerft Meyer

Length: 11.5 Meters

Top Speed: 45 Knots

Yachtwerft Meyer’s Signature Limousine is the pinnacle of luxury maritime cruising. With renowned German precision, this vessel glides through waves and wind while its fourteen passengers enjoy a smooth, high-speed ride without a hair out of place or a drop of champagne spilled. For smooth sailing days, the Limousine’s glass-roofed cabin can be opened to the sky, providing an immersive experience for all aboard the vessel.

The cabin is equipped with a suite of audiovisual features, where passengers can enjoy entertainment as well as interact with the vessel’s systems. Yachtwerft Meyer’s fine attention to detail is showcased by the supple leather upholstery of the cabin, as well as its noise-minimising structure that makes for a cruise experience of unprecedented quiet and comfort.

Choosing the ideal tender for your yacht can be a difficult process. Thankfully there are so many renowned makers on the luxury market, providing tenders to suit any superyacht, whether it needs a sporty, speedy powerboat to carve up the waves, or a silk-smooth luxury cruiser to ferry passengers in style. Be sure to take a closer look at the listed maker’s websites and start brainstorming your ideal luxury tender today!

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