Fifty metres of yacht that behaves like a sports car is not a new ambition. Delivering it this convincingly is. The Mangusta 165 REV pairs genuine length with a true 34 knots at full throttle, a combination few builders in her size bracket even attempt. Overmarine’s reworking of the 165 Maxi Open has just had its first full look afloat in the delivered hull Rebellious.
Lines borrowed from the racetrack
Her silhouette owes more to 1930s racing cars than to any yacht in her class. Overmarine kept the hull and engine room of the original 165 Maxi Open and rebuilt everything above the waterline. Moving the master suite onto the top deck raised the superstructure, and Igor Lobanov used that extra height rather than hiding it. Black panelling, tinted glass bulwarks, a roll bar equipment carrier and sharp ventilation slits give her the stance of a coupe rather than a cruiser.
Thirty four knots from fifty metres
Speed like this from a hull this long is rare. Four MTU 16V 2000 M96L engines, each rated at 2,600 hp, drive a mix of two Kamewa S4 and two Kamewa B4 waterjets rather than conventional shafts. Cruising comes easily at 30 knots, with 650 nautical miles of range from her 40,000 litre fuel capacity. A draught of just 2 metres keeps shallower anchorages within reach, and twin Veem gyro stabilisers hold the motion down at rest as well as under way. Most yachts at this length are displacement cruisers content in the mid teens, which is the point of difference here.
The owner now sleeps above the sea
The master suite moved from the lower deck to the top of the foredeck, becoming a split level loft of around 92 square metres with a 1.9 metre ceiling, the full height the raised superstructure now allows. Five further cabins accommodate the rest of her 12 guests, and a crew of nine is housed forward on the lower deck, beneath where the owner once slept. The interior by Alberto Mancini favours warm, cream toned finishes over anything colder.
A transom that performs
The stern does not simply open, it performs. A hydraulic door swings up like the roof of a convertible to reveal a 36 square metre beach club at sea level, with a side garage nearby for a tender and two jet skis. Forward, the foredeck carries an infinity pool and whirlpool across some 60 square metres, while the top deck adds a further 69 square metres with a bar and movable seating. Inside, folding side balconies open the saloon to the air.
Ambition on a conservative base
Beneath the sports car styling sits a deliberately proven engine room. Rather than engineer a new platform from scratch, Overmarine kept the 165 Maxi Open’s fuselage and machinery layout, a hull that had already sold twelve units over a decade, and built the new superstructure on top. That decision lowered the risk on a genuinely demanding performance brief, four engines and four waterjets delivering 34 knots from a 50 metre composite hull. The guide price sits at around 30 million euros, with delivered examples listed lower.
