Side-by-side compare
Wajer 55 vs Goldfish Goldfish.
The Wajer 55 is the higher-capacity boat, 20 guests against 10 on the Goldfish Goldfish.
On size, the Wajer 55 is the longer boat at 16.80 m LOA to 14.90 m. The Goldfish Goldfish is the quicker boat, 60 knots to 38. Range favours the Goldfish Goldfish, 500 nm against 390 nm. Drivetrains differ: the Wajer 55 runs ips, the Goldfish Goldfish surface-drive. Installed power runs 2,240 hp on the Goldfish Goldfish to 1,320 hp on the Wajer 55.
Net of the spec sheet it is a trade: the Wajer 55 is the bigger, higher-capacity platform, the Goldfish Goldfish the quicker one. Garage envelope and the missions the boat has to cover should settle it.
The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.80m | 14.90m |
| Beam | 4.65m | 3.80m |
| Draft | 1.27m | — |
| Dry weight | 20,900 kg | 7,600 kg |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 38 kt | 60 kt |
| Cruising speed | 28 kt | — |
| Range | 390 nm | 500 nm |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Volvo Penta D6-IPS600 | Twin Mercury Racing 1100hp |
| Engines | 3 | 2 |
| HP per engine | 440 | 1120 |
| Propulsion | ips | surface-drive |
| Capacity | ||
| Passengers | 20 | 10 |
| Fuel capacity | 2,320 L | 1,000 L |
| Water capacity | 580 L | — |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | — | carbon |
| Classification | CE-B | CE-B |
| Year | — | 2014 |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Triple IPS driveline to 38 knots | 14.9m carbon hull, twin-engine |
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.
The builders
Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.
Wajer Yachts was founded in 1992 by Dorus Wajer, who built his first launches on the lakes near Amsterdam before relocating production to Heeg in the northern Dutch province of Friesland - the traditional heartland of Dutch boatbuilding. T…
View Wajer →Goldfish Boat AS is a privately owned Norwegian yard founded by Pål Sollie in 1991, operating from Son on the western shore of the Oslo Fjord, approximately 50 km south of Oslo. Sollie came to boat-building through offshore racing - he pla…
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