Sunseeker

Sunseeker International is a British performance motor yacht builder, founded in 1969 as Poole Power Boats by brothers Robert and John Braithwaite and rebranded under the Sunseeker name in 1985. The yard operates out of Poole, Dorset, across eight production facilities, with an additional deep-water site in Hythe, Hampshire for its largest hulls - the full range running from 38 to 161 feet.

For owners and captains looking at the chase and high-performance day-boat segment, the model we come back to is the Hawk 38. At 11.85m, it is the build Sunseeker developed in collaboration with the late Fabio Buzzi of FB Design - a triple-step hull, post-cured vinylester construction with closed-cell foam bonding, and twin Mercury 400R outboards rated for 62 knots out of the crate, with the prototype recorded at 68.6 knots on flat water. Stabilising tubes, shock-mitigating Buzzi seats, and a towing kit option round out its credentials as a superyacht chase boat rather than a pure performance toy.

The wider range spans the Predator performance line - capable of speeds in excess of 45 knots - through the Manhattan and Ocean cruising series, up to a Superyacht division now refocused on 100-to-140-foot builds. Resale values across the range are stable relative to the production yacht sector. The Hawk 38 is listed as a previous model on the Sunseeker site; buyers looking at the performance slot in your programme should confirm current availability directly with the yard.