DETERMINATION is a Westport, and that name carries weight. The American yard built its reputation on semi-production motor yachts that feel anything but, and this 34-metre example shows why: clean lines, real volume and the kind of build quality that holds up. Launched in 2017 and given a comprehensive refit in 2025, she comes to the charter market fresh, with updated finishes and systems behind a profile that still reads as current.
At 34 metres she offers the space of a larger yacht without the formality. The main deck is built around a bright, contemporary salon, with comfortable seating and large windows that keep the room in touch with the water. Forward, a formal dining area seats the full party under natural light, and the raised wheelhouse gives the yacht its characteristic Westport profile while keeping the captain close to the action.
Where DETERMINATION really spends her length is outside. The exterior is generous and varied: a broad aft deck set for al fresco dining, sheltered relaxation areas on more than one level, a forward sun and seating zone, and the deck real estate to let a party of eight choose their own corner of the yacht. It is a layout made for warm-water cruising, where the best living happens in the open air with the sea a step away.
Below, accommodation runs to four cabins for eight guests, served by a crew of four. The full-beam master is the clear highlight, a calm and spacious suite with its own marble-finished bathroom and the light of large hull windows. The guest cabins are comfortable and private, each with an en-suite, and the whole interior benefits from the 2025 refit.
Her performance is classic Westport. Twin MTU engines give a top speed of 20 knots and a relaxed 15-knot cruise, the easy semi-displacement gait that makes long passages comfortable and fuel sensible. That range suits her natural waters: Florida and the Bahamas through the season, with the wider Caribbean and the Mediterranean within reach for guests who want to roam.
DETERMINATION is a straightforward, confident proposition. She is a respected build, recently refreshed, with the deck space and the sea manners to make a relaxed week genuinely relaxing. For a family or a group of eight based in Florida or the islands, she offers the presence of a larger yacht and the ease of a well-sorted one.
The 2025 refit is worth dwelling on, because it is what separates her from an older yacht of the same vintage. A comprehensive refit touches the things guests feel without always seeing: refreshed finishes and soft furnishings, updated systems and the kind of mechanical attention that keeps a 34-metre yacht quiet, cool and reliable through a hard charter season. The result is a yacht that reads as current rather than dated, with the warm, lived-in confidence of a proven Westport platform underneath. For a charter party, that means fewer compromises and more of the easy, dependable comfort that a week on the water should deliver from the first evening aboard.
