The Mangusta Maxi Open 165E is the evolution of the model that defined the maxi open category. At 49.9 metres, she pairs the sculpted, low-slung profile Mangusta is known for with genuine open-water performance, reaching speeds of up to 35 knots on a GRP planing hull driven by MTU engines and KaMeWa waterjets.
The open layout puts life on deck at the centre of the design: a vast sunbathing and lounging area aft, a garage for tenders and toys, and clean sightlines from the helm. Below, she accommodates up to 10 guests in four staterooms, with quarters for a crew of nine.
Built by Overmarine in Viareggio, the 165E has been produced across multiple hulls and remains one of the most recognisable fast yachts on the water, combining sportscar aesthetics with the range to move between cruising grounds at speed.
Length
49.9M
Beam
9.2M
Draft
2M
Volume
488GT
Day Guests
12
Sleeping
10
Cabin
4
Crew
9
Cruise Speed
30KT
Max Speed
35KT
Fuel
Range
1000NM
Engine
MTU with KaMeWa waterjets
Naval
Overmarine
Exterior
Overmarine Design Team
Interior
Overmarine
Thirty five knots, on a yacht measured in tens of metres rather than sports boat length.
MTU engines driving KaMeWa waterjets give the 165 a cruising speed of 30 knots and a top speed of 35, performance that still sets the benchmark in the maxi open category Overmarine helped create. A 1,000 nautical mile range keeps longer crossings realistic rather than theoretical. Reorganising the engine room to fit four stabilisers also lets her slow right down and run as a displacement yacht at 8 to 10 knots when the moment calls for quiet rather than speed, while a dynamic positioning system holds her on a GPS fix against wind, tide and current without dropping anchor at all.
The profile is aggressive by design, not by accident.
Overmarine’s own design team drew a low slung, muscular exterior on a GRP planing hull, the kind of silhouette that signals pace before the engines are even started. A large window set into the main deck floods the interior with natural light and keeps sightlines open for anyone aboard, while the flybridge runs longer than on earlier Mangusta 165 generations, giving more usable deck up top without disturbing the yacht’s low, purposeful stance. It is a look built around speed first, and everything else has been shaped to follow it.
Everything on deck points aft, towards the water.
True to the maxi open idea Overmarine pioneered, the 165 keeps life on deck rather than behind glass. A generous lounging and sunbathing area dominates the stern, backed by a garage built for tenders and water toys rather than hidden storage. Forward, the helm keeps clean sightlines in every direction, a deliberate choice for a yacht that is as much about the driving experience as the destination. Four cabins below hold ten guests in total, a layout that favours an active few over a crowded many, matched to a crew of nine who keep the pace of life aboard unhurried despite the speed on offer.
Speed like this is an engineering decision, not a styling one.
Overmarine engineers the 165 in house, from naval architecture through to the waterjet installation, and the Evolution generation of the model brought a lighter generation of MTU engines that improved the power to weight ratio without giving up top speed. The waterjets themselves were refined for better efficiency, cutting fuel consumption at 20 and 30 knots by as much as 35 per cent compared with earlier hulls in the series. The result is a yacht that performs like the original 165 while asking less of her tanks to do it, proof that Overmarine keeps developing a model rather than leaving it to age in place.
The 165 has been in build for close to two decades, and still looks forward rather than back.
Overmarine introduced the Mangusta 165 in 2007 and launched the evolved 165E in 2014, building her ever since at the yard’s Viareggio facility. The in house team handles naval architecture, exterior and interior design and engineering alike, a single point of responsibility that has kept the model consistent across its many hulls. She sleeps ten guests across four cabins, with capacity for twelve by day, and carries a crew of nine to run her. Few yachts near 50 metres have stayed this relevant for this long, a measure of how well the original brief was set.
Length
49.9M
Beam
9.2M
Draft
2M
Guests
12
Cabins
6
Cruise Speed
30Kt
Max Speed
34Kt
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