The Sanlorenzo 500Exp stands as an epitome of nautical innovation and luxury, designed to meet the demands of modern-day explorers who desire both adventure and comfort on the open seas. This vessel offers a harmonious blend of elegance and ruggedness, marrying timeless design with contemporary features. The 500Exp’s impressive range and robust construction make it ideal for long voyages, while its luxurious amenities ensure an unparalleled onboard experience. It boasts a length of 47 meters, providing ample space for entertainment and relaxation. The yacht is equipped with state-of-the-art navigation and safety systems, ensuring a seamless journey whether you’re cruising the Mediterranean or exploring remote coastlines. The interior design, crafted by Sanlorenzo’s in-house team, is marked by exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail, featuring bespoke furnishings and cutting-edge technology. Accommodations include multiple cabins, each with en-suite facilities, providing the utmost privacy and comfort for up to 10 guests. The exterior, designed by Francesco Paszkowski, reflects the yacht’s explorer spirit with its sturdy lines and expansive decks, perfect for hosting gatherings or simply enjoying the view. The 500Exp is powered by twin CAT C32 engines, offering a cruising speed of 11 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots. With a fuel capacity of 60,000 liters, it assures a remarkable range, allowing for extended periods at sea without the need for refueling. This makes the 500Exp not only a yacht but a true expedition vessel, capable of taking you to the farthest reaches of your nautical dreams.
Length
47M
Beam
9.6M
Draft
2.7M
Volume
499GT
Day Guests
20
Sleeping
10
Cabin
5
Crew
9
Cruise Speed
11KT
Max Speed
16KT
Fuel
60000L
Range
4000NM
Engine
2 x CAT C32
Naval
Sanlorenzo
Exterior
Francesco Paszkowski
Interior
Sanlorenzo
New Starting From
€25,000,000
High Price Brokerage
€22,000,000
Low Price Brokerage
€18,000,000
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A 4,000 nautical mile range built into a 47 metre hull that still handles like an explorer.
Twin CAT C32 engines carry the 500Exp to a cruising speed of 11 knots and a maximum of 16, with 60,000 litres of fuel giving her the legs for genuinely long passages away from support infrastructure. A 2.7 metre draught keeps shallower anchorages within reach, useful for an owner who wants to explore coastline that deeper yachts simply cannot approach. Eight cubic metres of cold and dry storage, split evenly between the two, sit below the lower deck with direct access to the galley and crew areas, supporting extended time away from a marina without compromising how the crew is fed or the guests are served.
Francesco Paszkowski has given the 500Exp a purposeful, expedition ready profile without losing Sanlorenzo’s polish.
A touch and go helipad sits on the aft main deck, built with a specialised resin surface and clear visual landing cues, and doubles as space for a nine metre tender, a sailing dinghy or a submersible when not in use for flight operations. Forward, an open bow area of 24 square metres is dedicated to watercraft and tenders over three metres, served by its own davit. The result is a yacht that looks ready for genuine adventure rather than simply styled to suggest it, with deck space allocated to function first and looks following naturally from that discipline.
Ten guests across five cabins, finished by Sanlorenzo’s own interior team with an explorer’s practicality in mind.
The accommodation favours comfort that holds up on longer passages: five cabins are arranged for ten guests, with a crew of nine keeping the yacht running through extended time away from base. Sanlorenzo’s in-house designers have kept finishes warm and tactile rather than delicate, a sensible choice for a yacht that may see ice, sand and saltwater in the same season. Every cabin is designed to feel settled underway, not just at anchor, which matters far more on an expedition yacht than on a yacht built purely for short Mediterranean hops.
A main deck saloon that opens on three sides, dissolving the line between inside and the sea.
Sliding doors across three walls of the main saloon open the space fully for al fresco dining, with custom seating and indirect lighting arranged to comfortably host ten people. Aft, a beach club terrace with an opening transom and shell door extends the living area to the waterline, with an optional gym and hammam or steam room for guests who want to keep a routine even far from land. Together these spaces give the 500Exp a sociability that many expedition minded yachts sacrifice in favour of pure range, without giving up any of the capability that makes her one in the first place.
An expedition yacht built to a genuinely usable specification, priced well below the size of ambition she carries.
Built by Sanlorenzo with naval architecture and engineering handled in-house and exterior styling by Francesco Paszkowski, the 500Exp measures 47 metres on a 9.6 metre beam and displaces at a scale that keeps her under the 500 gross tonnage management threshold. Twin CAT C32 engines, a 4,000 nautical mile range and 60,000 litres of fuel underpin serious, self sufficient cruising, while accommodation for 10 guests and 9 crew across five cabins rounds out a yacht built to go further than most of her Mediterranean built rivals. For an owner drawn to genuine exploration rather than simply the idea of it, the 500Exp makes a compelling and practical case.
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