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Unveiled Sea Trial of Galeon 440 Fly: Remarkable Amounts of Features Revealed!

Alex Smith from our site tries out the brand new Galeon 440 Fly at Argo Yachting's Southampton location, uncovering the vessel's unique characteristics.

Yacht Test: Incredible Features Crammed into the Galeon 440 Fly
Yacht Test: Incredible Features Crammed into the Galeon 440 Fly

Unveiled Sea Trial of Galeon 440 Fly: Remarkable Amounts of Features Revealed!

Introducing the Galeon 440 Fly: A Sociable Motor Yacht for Luxury Cruising

The Galeon 440 Fly, a new addition to the Galeon Fly series, is designed with a focus on innovation, sociability, and large seating areas. Although specific details for the 440 Fly are not yet available, we can infer some of its key features based on the Galeon Fly series and related models.

Design and Seating

The Galeon 440 Fly boasts an innovative design with dynamic hull shapes, large panoramic windows, and angular lines that enhance natural light and visibility. Generous seating arrangements both inside and on the flybridge facilitate social interaction and comfort. The main deck features a hi-lo platform with a big transverse wet bar, optionally equipped with an electric griddle, a sink, and plenty of work space.

Size and Layout

With the 400FLY around 40 feet and the 480 Fly about 47 feet in length, the 440 Fly likely falls between these sizes, balancing compactness with spacious comfort. The boat offers a choice of two or three cabin layouts, with the three-cabin variant featuring a bunk cabin slotted in to port at the expense of reduced size for the forward cabin.

Additional Amenities

The Galeon 440 Fly comes equipped with a hydraulic swim platform for easy water access and boarding. Aft lounge packages with foldable balconies expand the outdoor living space. High-quality interior finishes, likely including options like matte eucalyptus pearl, blend elegance with durability and style.

Power and Performance

Similar Galeon models use reliable Volvo Penta D6-440 engines with fixed propeller shafts, providing smooth and stable rides. The 440 Fly is expected to have comparable reliable propulsion for maneuverability and stability.

Interior Features

The owner's mid cabin features huge windows, plentiful storage, and an attractive interplay between trim and lighting. The bunk cabin offers more than 7ft of headroom and a full-height hanging locker for storage. The bunk cabin in the Galeon 440 Fly offers a huge deepset hull window for astonishing views from the upper bed.

The day heads on the boat is placed in the shower compartment due to reduced space. The communal seating area is arranged around a long starboard dinette and a smaller inward facing bench. When the glass partition is removed, the aft part of the internal dinette can be hinged outward to integrate with the L-shaped unit of the external cockpit.

Social Spaces

The boat's saloon is split into two sections: a port galley and a helm station at the raised forward section, and a large single-level deck space further aft for communal seating. The bow and flybridge prioritize seating capacity, with wraparound bench seating on the flybridge. The two starboard backrests can be reversed to face out across the terrace. The seating arrangement on the deck has a staggered backrest, which leaves space for a gap to access the starboard side deck.

Conclusion

The Galeon 440 Fly offers a blend of top-quality build, innovative and sociable design, large seating areas, and reliable power, making it ideal for groups seeking luxury and convivial cruising experiences. For detailed official specifications, contacting a Galeon dealer or Navis Yachting (the Galeon importer in Benelux) is recommended.

  1. The Galeon 440 Fly, a new motor yacht, boasts an innovative design with large panoramic windows, angular lines, and dynamic hull shapes.
  2. Generous seating arrangements on the flybridge and inside the boat facilitate social interaction and comfort.
  3. The main deck features a hi-lo platform with a big transverse wet bar, optionally equipped with an electric griddle, a sink, and plenty of work space.
  4. With sizes similar to the 400FLY (around 40 feet) and 480 Fly (about 47 feet), the 440 Fly likely falls between these sizes, balancing compactness with spacious comfort.
  5. The boat offers a choice of two or three cabin layouts, with the three-cabin variant featuring a bunk cabin slotted in to port at the expense of reduced size for the forward cabin.
  6. A hydraulic swim platform and aft lounge packages with foldable balconies expand the outdoor living space on the Galeon 440 Fly.
  7. The boat's performance is expected to be reliable, with comparable propulsion to similar Galeon models using Volvo Penta D6-440 engines.
  8. The interior features high-quality finishes, likely including options like matte eucalyptus pearl, blending elegance with durability and style.

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