The Sunseeker 134 Superyacht, Sunseeker's 40-metre flagship left their Portland yard with her engines, stabilisers and tank systems installed. Testing is due in April 2027, and her American owner has ordered a black hull.
The first Sunseeker 134 Superyacht has made the short trip along England's Dorset coast from Portland to Poole under tow, ending the first phase of her construction. Sunseeker announced the move in mid-October, and the yacht is now inside the builder's dedicated superyacht facility in Poole, where fit-out has begun.
Much of the Portland involved heavy engineering, and much of the work is not visible to the casual onlooker. As well as moulding the hull and fitting the main deck and superstructure, Sunseeker says its teams installed the engines, generators, shafts, propellers, stabilisers and core hydraulics, along with the fuel, fresh water, grey water and black water systems that run through the boat.
In Poole the work turns to wheelhouse technology, electrical infrastructure and the remaining onboard systems, fitted alongside the joinery and interior. Navigation and communications equipment is going in and the first décor items are about to come aboard. Sunseeker has developed the 134's interiors with the design studio Design Unlimited, which prepares material and colour combinations for each buyer to choose from.
Seven months from first lamination
The 134 was unveiled at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September 2025. Sunseeker showed a revised design at boot Düsseldorf in January 2026 and confirmed the first sale, to a repeat client in the United States.
Lamination of hull one began at Osprey Quay, Portland, in early March 2026. Sunseeker said at the time that the 27,000 sq ft site had been reworked as its superyacht facility and that more than 100 qualified boatbuilders would work on the build. In May two cranes lifted the hull from her mould, with the owner flying in by helicopter to watch.
Sunseeker has said the hull is due to go into testing in April 2027, before delivery to her owner on the US West Coast.
The Sunseeker 134 Superyacht numbers
Sunseeker's specification sheet gives an overall length of 40.45 m, a beam of 7.94 m and a draught of 2.40 m, with a half-load displacement of 193,410 kg and a gross tonnage of 346. The tanks hold 24,750 litres of fuel and 5,350 litres of fresh water. Standard power is a pair of MTU 12V 2000 M96X diesels on shafts, with twin MTU 16V 2000 M97L engines as an option, and Sunseeker quotes a top speed of up to 20 knots.
Sunseeker currently quotes a range of up to 1,600 nautical miles at 10 knots, while earlier material quoted more than 1,200 nautical miles.
The owner's suite sits forward on the main deck, with the guest cabins on the lower deck. At 40.45 m, the 134 is the largest model in Sunseeker's current production range.
The Extreme Black question
The new owner has chosen to go with a bespoke "Extreme Black" hull finish. Dark hulls might have a reputation for extra work and Sunseeker wouldn't have gone ahead if they weren't confident that the finish would live up to expectations.
New owners, and a bigger sequel
The 134 is the first model in Sunseeker’s renewed superyacht range, and the company has been through a change of ownership and leadership while she was taking shape. Chief executive Andrea Frabetti left in December 2025. Cross Ocean Partners and Cheyne Capital, which provided funding during 2025, formally became the owners in July 2026, and Scott Millar was named chief executive. The superyacht push has carried through the change, with Sunseeker saying its new chief strategy officer, Ian Morgan, helped develop the company’s new superyacht strategy.
At Cannes in September, Sunseeker launched a new brand platform called The Original Mavericks (the Poole release signs off by calling the 134 "a true maverick") and revealed a 45M Superyacht concept of around 440 GT. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2027, with delivery anticipated in the second quarter of 2029. Sales director Mark Chinery said the 134 had "marked our return to superyacht production" and described the 45M as the next step.
That move up the size range sits within a broader shift towards larger yachts.
Hull one is scheduled to enter testing in April 2027, ahead of delivery to her owner on the US West Coast.
