It’s coming as much as 9 years since Galeon debuted the five hundred Fly on the 2015 Cannes Yachting Competition, the place its drop-down sides and waterside bar supplied not only a wow issue however expanded the methods friends may take pleasure in life on the ocean on a 50ft boat.
MarineMax, the world’s largest yacht distributor, was fast to identify a great factor and 4 months later introduced it was the shipyard’s US seller. The transfer helped remodel Galeon – now producing about 350 boats yearly – into one of many main manufacturers in one of many trade’s best segments.
Additionally in 2016, Asiamarine began representing Galeon on the opposite aspect of the Pacific and at the moment is the model’s official consultant in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, whereas overseeing a regional community of sellers in different markets.
Since debuting the ‘seashore mode’ idea on the five hundred Fly, Galeon has continued so as to add layer upon layer of innovation in all areas of its flybridge yachts, which now vary from 40-80ft. The design nonetheless feels forward of its time, whereas the model’s rivals within the flybridge sector have usually been gradual to reply.
The road’s two largest fashions – the 680 Fly and flagship 800 Fly – don’t function drop-down sides, however in any other case fold-down bulwarks have turn into a staple of recent Galeon flybridge fashions, such because the 400 Fly (Evaluation, Situation 56), 640 Fly (Evaluation, Situation 64), and the brand new 440 Fly (Evaluation, Situation 74) and 560 Fly that debuted final yr.
The 560 Fly is Galeon’s second-largest mannequin to function the wings, but the model’s ‘transformer’ DNA has moved to a brand new degree on the newcomer, with each the principle deck and flybridge providing performance, flexibility and house that hasn’t been seen on a monohull this dimension to this point.
CASTRO DOES IT AGAIN
First issues first. Amongst an total size of 58ft 6in, the modelhas a 53ft 5in hull with a 15ft 10in beam, which expands to 22ft 4inwhen in ‘seashore mode’.
Tony Castro, who has been designing for Galeon since 2001, has created a muscular exterior, with a tall band of darkish glazing working from fore to aft alongside every hull aspect. Above, the saloon glazing is topped by a curvy superstructure, which is matched by flowing aspect helps for the arduous high. Even earlier than you board the 560 Fly, you’re feeling prefer it presents ‘a variety of boat’.
The hydraulic aft platform can carry a RIB or tender and units the tone for the enjoyable to return with its capability to descend into the water whereas an built-in ladder to port unfurls to supply entry for friends. The transom incorporates a fold-out couch that’s good for placing on flippers or watching over youngsters within the water.
Port aspect stairs result in the cockpit, which is roofed by the flybridge overhang and options a big desk on two mounted pedestals and an L-shaped couch that reaches spherical to starboard. Stairs, once more to port, result in the flybridge.
The highest deck has an open aft space that may embrace a few solar loungers, however in any other case Galeon has supplied a completely fitted grasp class in maximising seating and lounging house on the fly.
Flanked by the arduous high helps, the two-part outside galley contains an L-shaped set-up to starboard with a grill, sink, fridge and storage. To port is one other moist bar, with both a hard and fast countertop or fold-up double grill atop storage and an ice maker. Each side permit the cook dinner or anybody grabbing drinks to face and converse with different friends.
Ahead, the principle social space options not one however two C-shaped dinettes that mirror one another. Every has a eating desk that may fold out to adjoin the opposite and create one giant eating desk with seating on all 4 sides. It’s a exceptional choice, though it’s advisable for anybody planning to sit down on the ahead finish to go to the top first.
The transformations don’t cease there. The ahead backrest of every couch will be moved aft, essential to create the bench-seat couch for the helm to starboard. To port, transferring the backrest creates matching companion seating that faces an extended couch underneath the windscreen. All through the fly, there’s storage underneath nearly all of the seating.
Look over the windscreen and also you’ll see the foredeck, the place a settee faces a big sunpad that may match backrests to create aft-facing seating and even has a small fold-up backrest on the ahead finish.
OPENING SALOON
Again to the cockpit and also you’re on the coronary heart of what makes this mannequin totally different to any Galeon earlier than. Even earlier than the drop-down sides are lowered, they nonetheless permit entry to the boat from both aspect attributable to an built-in boarding gate within the bulwark. When the edges are down, built-in glass lets you see the water look by means of the ground.
The port bulwark permits entry to the model’s iconic waterside bar, the place two stools will be inserted into the aspect deck and a foldout bar gives a platform for drinks and snacks. An enormous open window permits simple dialog between the outside bar and people within the U-shaped galley and remainder of the saloon.
The remainder of the saloon just isn’t really easy to outline on the 560 Fly as a result of a sliding door on the starboard aspect can utterly open the aft half of the saloon, giving a transparent view over the water when the bulwark is down.
That is already interesting however Galeon has gone a significant step additional by enabling the dinette to broaden exterior to supply alfresco eating for 4. The starboard aspect of every seat can fold all the way down to create dealing with bench sofas both aspect of a desk that additionally unfolds to double its dimension. To port, a waterside bar; to starboard, waterside eating. It’s a winner.
With three sides of the aft half of the saloon open to the surface, Galeon has damaged new floor in indoor-outdoor residing within the sub-60ft flybridge sector. The truth is, the big footprint and lack of boundaries creates such a big sense of house that it’s simple to overlook there’s extra to discover inside.
It’s two steps as much as the ahead – or indoor – half of the saloon, the place Galeon nonetheless manages to suit a C formed couch round a big desk, which may electronically decrease to seat top and be lined and transformed right into a double mattress for additional friends. To starboard is a two-seat couch that’s backed by a excessive low 50-inch TV. Each side have giant home windows that may be lined by electrically actuated shades.
The starboard helm features a bench couch, whereas to port is storage beneath the big one-piece windscreen that additionally illuminates the central companionway and the hallway on the decrease deck, which homes all of the lodging.
CREATIVE CABINS
Midships, the full-beam grasp stateroom has an en-suite, whereas the visitor cabin to starboard and ahead VIP cabin share a toilet to port. The doorway to the grasp stateroom passes the door to the toilet, which advantages from a large hull window that even extends to the walk-in bathe.
Two steps lead all the way down to the bed room, the place the double mattress faces a 50-inch tv and is flanked by hanging cabinets in each aft corners and large hull home windows.
A hip-height storage cupboard – together with a small fridge – runs alongside the starboard aspect, whereas to port is a desk cum self-importance desk beside a thick-cushioned seat, ahead of which is a pull-out, two-level bottle drawer! There’s extra storage underneath the mattress, underneath the TV and above the bedhead.
The visitor cabin has a dangling cabinet and two single beds, with the inward mattress in a position to be pushed throughout to create a double. The room additionally advantages from an enormous hull window.
The VIP suite is impressively spacious contemplating its bow location and presents over 7ft of headroom on the backside of the mattress. It’s naturally vibrant attributable to massive aspect home windows and three skylights together with a central opening hatch that gives the choice of contemporary air.
On each side of the mattress – which faces a 32-inch TV on the aft bulkhead – there’s storage built-in into trendy, curved joinery, which features a hanging cabinet to starboard. To port is a conceit desk with swingout stool, and the door to the toilet, which is just like the proprietor’s and has an enormous window spanning throughout to the walk-in bathe.
All of the cabins function clean joinery, numerous recessed lighting and a pleasant number of textures, particularly evident within the enticing bedheads. And there’s even a twin crew cabin aft with entry from the swim platform. Galeon’s forward-looking deal with flexibility and performance reveals no indicators of slowing down.
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