Spotlight: Longreef 60 SX
The Longreef 60 SX is a highly customised motor yacht with a focus on its low cost of ownershipLongreef Yachts is an Australian owned and operated highly customised luxury yacht brand established in 2017 with the aim of creating a range of comfortable and practical boats with a low cost of ownership.
One of Longreef Yachts' growing portfolio of products is the Longreef 60, a 60-foot motor yacht featuring shaft-drive engines, three separate staterooms with the option of a crew cabin, and the choice of either a flybridge (SX) or sedan (SY) layout.
It slots in between the entry-level Longreef 50 LY – a smaller 40-foot Longreef is under development that will one day slip in under it – and the flagship 90 LX.
While all Longreef’s motor yachts are designed and engineered here in Australia, to help with production costs the boats’ hulls and decks are manufactured in China. The boats use Australian products, such as the swim platforms, wherever possible, and much of the fit-out including the electronics is completed in Brisbane before the boats are handed over to their new owners.
Standard features across all Longreef models include:
- A generator switch and rudder indicator at the wheel
- A live video feed at the helm with cameras at the anchor, in the engine room, on the flybridge and at the swim platform
- What Longreef says is a “huge swim platform with robust actuator” rated for 800kg
Bi-fold rear door - Australian-sourced electrical appliances
- 12-volt cross-ventilation fan in the main stateroom
- Matte black tapware
- Black ceramic onyx cutlery
- USB ports in every power outlet
- Inverter and generator plug points in every cabin
- Adjustable backrests on all seats
- Hydraulically actuated tables that shift between coffee/dining height
- Adjustable sunbed drink holders that support everything from champagne glasses to whisky tumblers
- Back-up pumps for water and toilets
- Underwater lights in white and blue
- The Longreef 60 SX was developed based on the feedback gained from 400 motor yacht syndication clients, the company says.
The three-stateroom Longreef 60 SX can come as either an open flybridge (SX) model with a bimini covering the open area or as a coupe-styled Sport (SY) model.
The master stateroom with its private ensuite runs the full beam amidships and includes plenty of storage including hanging robes, and a chaise longue. Other accommodation includes one room with two singles, and a forward guest stateroom with a double bed. Both share a day head and shower.
A crew cabin aft can double as a children’s retreat when not in use.
An under-roof staircase leads from the cockpit up to the flybridge. It features a superyacht-style radome arch, a huge aft lounge area with an expanding dining table that’s shaded under a bimini, a forward sunbed and a helm station.
The Longreef 60 SX features a large saloon with an aft galley built in front of the bi-fold glass bulkhead leading out to the cockpit. The raised helm station sits in front of a two-seater lounge, and adjacent to another large seating area to starboard that includes a dinette.
Powering the Longreef 60 SX are a pair of 550hp Cummins shaft-drive engines. Longreef says it has passed over pod drives for the shaft-drive system’s ease of maintenance and reliability with low-speed maneuverability enhanced using bow and stern thrusters.
Specifications
Model: Longreef 60 SX
Length overall: 18.29m
Waterline length: 17.49m
Beam: 4.8m
Draft: 1.28m (Sport)/1.3m (Flybridge)
Weight: 27,700kg (Sport)/30,000kg (Flybridge)
Engines: Twin 550hp Cummins
Genset: Onan 13.5kW
Fuel: 2000L, diesel
Water: 600L
Holding tank: 300L (grey), 400L (black)
Accommodation: 6+4
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