The Lazzara LMY 165 is the 50-metre flagship of the Lazzara Motor Yacht series, and it rewrites the scale the American yard is known for. Where the LMY 125 established the line, the 165 pushes it into full superyacht territory: a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure and a displacement platform built for long, stable passages rather than outright speed.
The exterior is defined by expansive structural glazing and a long, sculpted profile that trades bulk for proportion. Fold-out stern wings open the aft deck to the water and frame a generous beach club, while two pool areas give the owner rare choice in how the sun deck and main deck are used. Twin 1,400hp MAN or Caterpillar engines return a relaxed 12-knot cruise and a 15-knot top end, the brief of a yacht meant to travel in comfort.
Accommodation is arranged for 12 guests across six staterooms, with quarters for nine crew in five cabins, so service scales with the volume. A US-patented sea chest consolidates every seawater intake and discharge into a single structural component, simplifying maintenance and improving flow across the hull.
For a buyer weighing new 50-metre builds, the LMY 165 offers Lazzara in-house design and engineering with the redundancy and classification expected at this size. The Yacht Collection advises clients through specification, survey and purchase, matching the right example to the brief.
Length
50.3M
Beam
8.8M
Draft
2.3M
Day Guests
12
Sleeping
12
Cabin
6
Crew
9
Cruise Speed
12KT
Max Speed
15KT
Fuel
50000L
Engine
2 x MAN or Caterpillar 1400 HP
Naval
Lazzara Yachts Design Team
Exterior
Lazzara Yachts Design Team
New Starting From
€38,000,000
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Fifteen knots is the headline, and it tells you exactly what this yacht is for. The LMY 165 runs twin 1,400hp MAN or Caterpillar diesels on a displacement hull, cruising at 12 knots and topping out at 15. These are passage figures rather than sprint figures, chosen to prioritise range, economy and sea-keeping over outright pace. The 2.3-metre draft is modest for a 50-metre yacht, widening the choice of anchorages and shallow approaches. A 50,000-litre fuel capacity supports long legs between fills. Her patented sea chest consolidates intakes and discharges into one hull component, trimming drag and simplifying the engine room. The result is a flagship tuned for comfortable, efficient ocean cruising.
The profile is the first argument she makes. Lazzara has drawn a long, elongated silhouette with a sculpted superstructure and expansive structural glazing that dissolves the line between inside and out. Fold-out stern wings extend the aft deck sideways over the water, turning the transom into a wide bathing platform and framing the beach club. Deck flow runs from a sheltered foredeck to open sun-deck lounging, with two pool areas giving the exterior real variety across its levels. The steel hull and aluminium superstructure keep weight low where it matters while allowing the glass-heavy upper decks. It reads as calm and proportioned rather than aggressive, the volume handled with light rather than bulk.
Six staterooms for twelve guests give her the layout flexibility expected of a 50-metre yacht. The volume of a full-beam platform allows a generous owner suite with glazing to match, while guest cabins enjoy the headroom and natural light that the structural glass programme brings throughout. Nine crew in five cabins means service is sized to the interior rather than stretched across it. Lazzara in-house team handles the interior architecture, and the brief is contemporary and bright rather than heavy. Ceiling height and glass area are the recurring theme: an interior designed to feel connected to the sea outside, not sealed away from it.
Two pools is the detail that defines how she entertains. Few yachts at this size offer the choice of a main-deck and an upper-deck pool, and it lets the owner split quiet mornings from social afternoons across separate zones. The beach club at the stern, opened up by the fold-out wings, is the social heart at sea level, flowing directly to the bathing platform and water toys. Above, the sun deck and sky lounge give sheltered and open options for larger gatherings. The glazing and open deck connections mean interior and exterior social spaces work as one, which is the point of a yacht built to live close to the water.
Built in steel and aluminium, she is engineered for the demands of superyacht ownership. Fully redundant systems, the patented sea chest and a displacement hull point to a yacht intended for serious mileage, with the classification and reliability that implies at 50 metres. As a new flagship model rather than a one-off, she offers a buyer the chance to specify from the keel up with Lazzara design and engineering teams while benefiting from a defined platform. Pricing sits at the top of the Lazzara range, above the yard UHV superyachts, and positions her against established 50-metre new builds. For owners weighing that market, she offers American build quality and in-house design at a scale the yard has not reached before.
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