The AB 80 is a 25-metre high-performance sport yacht from AB Yachts, designed for owners who desire to independently steer their vessel at breathtaking speeds. Powered by three MAN V12-2000 engines producing 6,000 hp total and paired with MJP waterjets, this composite-hulled yacht reaches speeds in excess of 50 knots while maintaining exceptional stability.nnBuilt in advanced composite by AB Yachts in Viareggio, Italy, the AB 80 combines a sporty nature with extreme attention to onboard lifestyle. Multiple configurations include areas for socialising or spaces for complete privacy, both indoors and out. The highly spacious garage accommodates both a tender and a jet ski.nnFour guest cabins accommodate up to nine guests, with quarters for two crew. An original open-roof interpretation in the lounge allows dining under the stars, while the sundeck offers private relaxation or the thrill of high-speed cruising. RINA classified for unrestricted navigation.
Length
25.4M
Beam
6.5M
Draft
1.4M
Volume
100GT
Day Guests
9
Sleeping
9
Cabin
4
Crew
2
Cruise Speed
45KT
Max Speed
50KT
Fuel
9000L
Range
400NM
Engine
3 x MAN V12 2,000 HP
Naval
AB Yachts
Exterior
AB Yachts
Interior
AB Yachts
New Starting From
€9,200,000
High Price Brokerage
€8,100,000
Low Price Brokerage
€7,000,000
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Fifty knots, and she still handles like she means it.
Three MAN V12 engines produce 6,000 horsepower between them, driving triple waterjets rather than conventional shafts. That combination pushes her to 50 knots at the top and a settled 45 knot cruise, with 400 nautical miles of range when the throttles come back. A joystick at the helm blends the jets and bow thruster into one control, so slow speed work in a marina takes the same light touch as running at speed offshore. The waterjets also explain her shallow 1.4 metre draught, a figure a shaft driven yacht of this length could never match, and one that opens up anchorages a deeper hull would have to pass by.
Nothing about her profile suggests she is holding back.
The hull is a lightweight composite structure, with carbon and Kevlar reinforcement built into the areas that take the most load at speed. AB Yachts engineers and styles her in house, a continuation of the yard’s long running waterjet programme rather than a one off design exercise. The result is a low, purposeful line from bow to transom, shaped around speed first and everything else second, yet without tipping into the aggressive styling some performance yachts fall back on. She reads as fast at anchor, which is exactly the point.
Even at rest, she keeps the adrenaline close at hand.
A transom garage houses two jet skis on trolleys, launched and recovered by winch rather than a hydraulic platform, keeping the stern simple and the weight low. The layout and finish are offered semi custom, so an owner can tune the deck plan to how they actually use her rather than accepting a fixed brochure arrangement. It is a boat built around active days on the water, where the garage gets used as often as the sun loungers, and where a short run to a sandbar matters more than a long, stately cruise.
Four cabins, nine berths, and not one of them feels like an afterthought.
The accommodation runs to an owner’s cabin, a VIP, a double or twin and a bunk cabin, each with its own en suite bathroom. Two crew share a forward twin cabin with a private bathroom of their own, a compact arrangement that suits a yacht meant to be run lean rather than staffed like a superyacht. There is no dedicated crew mess, a deliberate trade off that keeps the layout tight and leaves more of the hull for guest space. For an owner who wants genuine performance without a small hotel’s worth of crew to manage, the balance works.
Her numbers only make sense once you remember she is built, not bought off a shared production line.
AB Yachts handles naval architecture and engineering in house in Viareggio, Italy, the same yard responsible for her composite construction. A 9,000 litre fuel tank backs the 400 nautical mile range at cruise, generous for a yacht built primarily for speed rather than distance. She remains in production, with each hull tailored to its owner rather than built to a fixed specification, and that in house control over design, engineering and build is what lets AB Yachts keep pushing waterjet performance at this scale while still offering a genuinely liveable yacht underneath it.
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