Vanquish · New build
115
34.5m
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48kt
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Superyacht Chase Boats | Builders, Sizes, Costs
High-performance support craft that extend a yacht programme beyond the mothership.
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Vanquish · New build
70
22.0m
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48kt
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Vanquish · New build
55
16.6m
Length
65kt
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20
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Vanquish · New build
40
12.8m
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62kt
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16
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Wajer · New build
77
23.4m
Length
37kt
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20
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Wajer · New build
55
16.8m
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38kt
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20
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Wajer · New build
44 HT
13.1m
Length
38kt
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16
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Windy · New build
SR40
12.2m
Length
42kt
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SR44
13.3m
Length
52kt
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Novamarine · New build
RH800
8.0m
Length
40kt
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12
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Novamarine · New build
RH1000
10.0m
Length
52kt
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15
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Novamarine · New build
BS200 AD
20.1m
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48kt
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30
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Chase Boats buyer notes
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About chase boats
Chase boats carry the load that does not belong in the tender garage: range, speed, fishing gear, toys, crew, and rough-weather capability. This category brings together new chase-boat models and pre-owned examples so captains and owners can compare the live market against current yard offerings.
What is a chase boat?
A separate hull that follows a superyacht under its own power, with its own fuel, its own crew and its own programme of work. It is not a tender: a tender is launched from the mothership and lives in the garage, whereas a chase boat ties up alongside and meets the yacht at the next anchorage on its own keel.
How big is a chase boat?
Three brackets: 8 to 11m (large RIB or centre console, dayboat capability, crew of one or two); 11 to 15m (the typical real chase boat, day-runs to 200nm); 15 to 20m (small yachts in their own right, 400 to 600nm, often co-flagged with the mothership). Beyond 20m the asset is a shadow yacht, not a chase boat.
How much does a chase boat cost?
Before transport, refit and the typical 18 to 24 month commissioning tail: 8 to 11m 400,000 to 1,500,000 EUR; 11 to 15m 1,500,000 to 5,000,000 EUR; 15 to 20m 5,000,000 to 15,000,000 EUR.
What is the difference between a chase boat and a tender?
Tenders live in the garage and are launched from the mothership; chase boats live alongside, run their own crew and follow under power. The crossover is around 11 to 14 metres. If the programme needs trans-ocean repositioning the asset is a shadow vessel, not a chase boat.
Does a chase boat need its own crew?
Yes, at least one permanent operator, usually a chase boat captain with a deckhand seconded from the yacht. Most run on private flag with a single operator; once charter income enters the picture the boat usually has to come into commercial certification or stop earning.
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Chase Boats Explained: Sizes, Costs and Use Cases
A chase boat is an independent 8-20m vessel that travels with the mothership rather than inside it. This guide covers the size and cost bands, the use cases that justify one, and how to decide whether the brief needs a chase boat or a larger primary tender.
ReadDavit Systems and Launch/Recovery for Tenders
The davit is the part of the tender programme nobody thinks about until it fails. This guide explains the launch-and-recovery options, the SWL and cost that drive them, and why the geometry is locked at yacht-concept stage before the tender is chosen.
ReadLead Times and Delivery: Planning Your Tender Build
Tender lead times are the single most under-planned variable in superyacht projects. This guide sets out the six phases of delivery, the realistic 2026 timing, 14 to 30 months for a custom build, 6 to 14 weeks for stock, and how to plan it.
ReadTender Insurance, Survey and Sea Trials
A tender purchase that closes without a clean survey, a bound insurance policy and a documented sea trial has three failure modes baked in. This guide walks the acquisition sequence we use, what good looks like at each step, and the recurring traps.
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Buying a Chase Boat: The Complete Process
Buying a chase boat runs through five gates: write the brief, choose new or used, shortlist hulls, sea-trial and survey, then contract and code. The brief and the survey are where money is saved or lost.
ReadChase Boat Builders
Six or seven yards do most of the bespoke chase boat work, a dozen more cover semi-custom, and the rest are sport-boat hulls adapted to the brief. Wajer, Pascoe, Hodgdon, Vikal and Windy lead the bespoke tier.
ReadChase Boat Charter
Chase-boat charter is a support package, not a boat on its own. A 12 to 14 metre hull with crew runs roughly EUR 4,000 to 7,500 a day in peak Med season, and the boat must be coded commercially to charter at all.
ReadChase Boat Classification, Coding and Registration
A chase boat is rarely covered by the mothership certificate. Because it runs at 30 to 40 knots, beyond 3 miles and often for revenue, it is certified independently under a small commercial vessel code such as the MCA Workboat Code.
ReadChase Boat Cost
A chase boat ranges from a 350,000 euro used Axopar to a 6.5 million euro Vandal 60. Most new builds sell at 1.5 to 4.5 million, and annual running cost lands at 8 to 15 percent of acquisition.
ReadChase Boat Crew
Above roughly 12 metres, or once it runs independently, a chase boat needs its own captain rather than a borrowed deckhand. A single seasonal captain costs 75,000 to 110,000 euros and usually holds an MCA Officer of the Watch ticket.
ReadChase Boat Design and Deck Layout
The mission sets the deck before the builder does. Sport-fishing, diving and guest shuttling are three different boats at the same length, and the console, seating, shade and fuel all follow from the day plan.
ReadChase Boat Insurance: What Underwriters Look At
A chase boat is rated as its own vessel, not a garaged toy. Cruising at 30 to 40 knots and working away from the yacht, its cover and premium sit closer to a fast commercial day boat, and the liability section is the part not to trim.
ReadChase Boat Maintenance and Servicing
A chase boat is serviced by engine hours, not the calendar. A working season clears 100 hours in six to eight weeks, and the driveline you specified at build, outboards or diesel pods, sets most of the maintenance workload.
ReadChase Boat Propulsion: Outboard vs IPS vs Surface Drive
How outboard, sterndrive, IPS, and surface-drive propulsion shape a chase boat's speed, range, draft, and maintenance, and which fits which mission.
ReadChase Boat Fuel Range
Chase boat range runs from 200 to 850 nautical miles depending on length, but the number that matters is working range, which is roughly 60 to 70 percent of the brochure figure once you plan a 30 percent landfall reserve.
ReadChase Boat Refit: When to Refit vs Replace
A practical guide to deciding when a hard-worked chase boat is worth refitting, what the work usually covers, and how to time it against resale.
ReadChase Boat Sizes
Chase boats run from roughly 9 to 21 metres across four working bands, with most current orders concentrated between 12 and 18 metres. Bigger costs more per metre to run, with crew steps at 14 and 18 metres.
ReadChase Boat Specifications Guide
Specifying a chase boat is closer to ordering a sport boat than commissioning a tender: the operating profile is written first, and size, driveline, classification, and deck plan all follow from it in sequence.
ReadChase Boat Towing
A chase boat is towed on a Y-bridle from twin bow eyes at 10 to 14 knots, with a nylon tow line set 3 to 5 times the boat's length to keep it sitting on the second wave. Above force 5, do not tow.
ReadChase Boat vs Shadow Vessel
A chase boat is a fast 10 to 20 metre day platform that extends the mothership's day; a shadow vessel is a slow 30 to 70 metre logistics yacht that extends its payload. You buy a chase boat when the mothership is too slow, a shadow vessel when it is too small.
ReadChase Boat vs Tender
A tender is sized to fit the mothership; a chase boat is sized to do a job the mothership cannot. Apply the garage test: if it stows inside the hull it is a tender, if it runs from its own berth it is a chase boat.
ReadElectric and Hybrid Chase Boats
An honest look at where battery-electric and hybrid drivelines stand for fast chase boats, and where each one earns its place.
ReadExpedition Chase Boats
Expedition chase boats trade dispatch speed for range and sea-keeping. The brief moves toward bigger tanks, deeper hulls, and 250 to 400 nautical miles of cruising at 25 to 30 knots.
ReadFamily Day Boat Chase Boats
A family day-boat chase is the boat the family actually runs: lunch trips, beach days, tow-toys. The sweet spot is 10 to 13m, with seating for 8 to 12 and joystick docking a guest can handle.
ReadSport Fishing Chase Boats
On a sport-fishing chase boat the fish dictate the spec, from gunwale height to engine count to live-well plumbing. For yacht-attached work the 11 to 14m centre-console outboard is the sweet spot.
ReadWhat Is a Chase Boat?
A chase boat is a fast, fully independent day boat, usually 10 to 20 metres, that travels alongside a superyacht with its own crew, its own fuel, and its own classification to extend the operating envelope. It is not stowed in a garage.
Glossary
Chase Boats terms worth knowing
Chase BoatA separate-hulled support vessel that follows a yacht to extend its toy programme, range, or crew capacity.OutboardSelf-contained engine and drive mounted on the transom; common on RIBs and chase boats.IPSVolvo Penta Inboard Performance System, a forward-facing pod drive used on chase boats and tenders.LOALength overall: the maximum length of the hull including any extensions.DeadriseThe angle between the hull bottom and the horizontal at the transom; controls ride softness in chop.Carbon CompositeLightweight hull lay-up using carbon fibre, often in vacuum-infused or pre-preg construction.Swim PlatformLow-set transom platform used for boarding, water-sports access, and tender launch.
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Where these boats work
USA
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is the largest concentrated superyacht tender market in the Americas and the West's busiest refit-and-transport hub.
MonacoMonaco
The densest large-yacht harbour in the world runs a captain-led tender market that peaks hard around the Grand Prix.
New ZealandAuckland
Auckland is the southern hemisphere's yacht-refit capital and the natural staging port for any superyacht working the Pacific season.
ThailandPhuket
Phuket is the base for almost every superyacht cruising the Andaman, with tenders split between Phang Nga island work and Mergui crossings.
USAMiami
Miami is the guest-facing half of the South Florida tender corridor and host of the February boat show.
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