Sunseeker has not replaced the Manhattan 68 so much as gone back through it. The current boat keeps the 21.2 metre hull and the four-cabin arrangement that made its predecessor the volume seller of the range, then reworks the parts owners actually touch. The superstructure profile is sleeker, the flybridge carries a new console and a larger seating plan, the exterior upholstery has been redrawn in a contemporary palette, and the aft cockpit gains a privacy screen that closes the boat off from the pontoon behind.
Below, four cabins sleep eight, with three heads between them and quarters for two crew. That is a serious accommodation count at 69 feet and it is why this model is regularly cross-shopped against boats a size larger. The main deck keeps the galley aft, so the saloon stays clear for seating and dining and the cook stays in touch with the cockpit.
Twin MAN V8 engines drive shafts, 1,000 PS as standard and 1,200 PS for owners who want the top end. Sunseeker quotes up to 32 knots and 550 nautical miles at 10 knots from 4,000 litres, so the boat will cover a long coastal passage at displacement speed and still lift onto the plane for the run home.
For a buyer weighing a large sportscruiser against a small flybridge yacht, the Manhattan 68 argues for the flybridge, with crew quarters attached.
