About this tender
The Wajer 55 is the build we ask Wajer Yachts for when a programme needs a serious open dayboat at 16.80 metres - one that covers twenty passengers under CE-B certification, carries a triple Volvo Penta IPS driveline, and delivers 38 knots on the optional IPS 650 engines. At 390 nautical miles of range and a cruising speed of 28 knots, this is not a short-range harbour shuttle; it is a platform capable of linking anchorages across a full coastal cruising season.
The naval architecture comes from Vripack and the exterior design from Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design, which puts the Wajer 55 in credible company. The asymmetric deck layout provides two tables, fore and aft sunbeds, and a swim platform that extends on demand - practical deck management for a crew running a water-toy programme or ferrying guests between a mothership and a marina. Below deck, the accommodation runs to a full-sized double in the master cabin, two singles aft, a galley with refrigerator, cooktop, coffee machine, and ice maker, and a dedicated head with shower.
Standard specification includes Garmin navigation, Volvo Penta joystick controls, integrated automatic fenders with eight bladders inflatable from the helm display, concealed anchor and cleats, and a wrap-around windshield. Options worth noting for superyacht-tender use include the Volvo Penta Dynamic Positioning System, hydraulic boarding platform, and a gyrostabiliser. Wajer explicitly lists tender and chase-boat configurations as available at enquiry stage, so owners running a larger vessel should ask for the specific boarding and davit-interface package rather than treating the standard build as sufficient.
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Standard fit is three Volvo Penta D6-IPS600 units at 440 hp each. The optional IPS 650 upgrade lifts output to 480 hp per unit and is the basis for the quoted 38-knot top speed and 28-knot cruise. Fuel consumption at 25 knots on the IPS 650 configuration is 150 litres per hour, giving a credible 390 nautical mile range from the 2,320-litre tank.
Category CE-B covers offshore sea conditions up to Beaufort 8 and significant wave heights to 4 metres. A certified complement of twenty persons, combined with 1,250 kg maximum payload, makes the Wajer 55 a usable guest-transfer vessel as well as an owner's dayboat. This is not a flat-water-only platform.
Vripack are a Frisian naval architecture practice with an established record across both production and custom superyacht projects. Their involvement on the Wajer 55 provides independent engineering credibility, which matters when owners and captains are assessing davit loads and lifting-point specifications for tender-garage integration.
Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design, also based in the Netherlands, handles the exterior and deck layout. The asymmetric deck arrangement delivers two dining tables, fore and aft sunbeds with padded upholstery, and an extendable swim platform - more usable deck area than most open tenders at this length.
Wajer confirms the 55 is commonly used as a tender and chase boat, with specific boarding options available on enquiry. The optional hydraulic boarding platform, automatic eight-fender system, and optional Dynamic Positioning System are directly relevant to superyacht-support operations; buyers should specify these at order stage.
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