About this tender
The Strider 15 is the boat we ask SACS for when an owner's brief steps past the sport RIB category and into a real long-range maxi cruiser. Fifteen metres on a 4.5m beam, twin Volvo Penta D6-440 diesel inboards as standard, and a deck plan that includes a 2m headroom cabin with a double bed and a generous aft platform. It earns the Italian description: practical and elegant, engineered for prolonged stays rather than two-hour day runs.
Standard powertrain delivers 42 knots top with a 28 knot cruise. Higher-specification engine options take the boat past 47 knots: Caterpillar C8.7 at 641hp, Cummins QSM11 at 715hp, or four Mercury Verado 450 outboards on the alternative outboard package. The 1,050 litre fuel tank gives credible cruising range, which matters on a boat designed to absorb multi-day passages rather than shuttle between marinas.
On a programme the Strider 15 functions as a stand-alone fast cruiser alongside the mothership rather than a deck-carried tender. SACS deliver the boat to the same finish standard the brand applies across the range, with a cabin and aft platform sized for actual guest use rather than token specification.
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Twin Volvo Penta D6-440 inboards at 3,700rpm deliver 42 knots top with 28 at cruise. D6 service is well established across the Mediterranean and the install profile gives the boat a planted feel at speed that the alternative outboard package cannot quite match. Engine choice is the key decision on this hull.
Below decks volume is unusual for a maxi RIB. A two-metre headroom cabin with a double bed converts the Strider 15 from a long day boat into a credible weekender, which is the right brief for a 15m hull. The aft platform extension and generous sun deck give the boat real anchor-out time as well.
Specify the Caterpillar C8.7 or twin Cummins QSM11 packages and top speed pushes past 47 knots. Alternatively, four 450hp Mercury Verado outboards transform the boat into a lighter, faster platform with the maintenance flexibility of transom-mounted engines. The hull supports both philosophies.
Sixteen passengers under coastal certification gives the Strider 15 real working capacity for charter days and large guest events. The 4.5m beam and deck layout support the number rather than carrying it as a paper figure, with usable lounging volume forward, midship and aft.
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The full specification
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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SACS · Roncello, Italy
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