The Maori 54FT XL is a stunning example of modern yacht design, crafted to deliver exceptional performance and luxury in an open-style configuration. Built by the esteemed Italian shipyard Maori, this yacht features a sleek and contemporary exterior that turns heads in any marina. The Maori 54 measures approximately 16 meters in length, providing ample space for both relaxation and entertainment. Designed with a focus on outdoor living, the expansive deck area is perfect for socializing, sunbathing, or enjoying watersports. The yacht’s interior is equally impressive, with a sophisticated layout that includes one well-appointed cabin, accommodating up to two guests overnight. The use of high-quality materials and meticulous attention to detail is evident throughout, from the elegant furnishings to the state-of-the-art technology embedded within. Powered by twin inboard engines, the Maori 54 XL achieves a thrilling top speed of 50 knots, while cruising comfortably at 48 knots. This performance is complemented by a planning hull that ensures stability and efficiency at sea. With a fuel capacity of 2200 liters, the Maori 54 offers an impressive range, making it ideal for both short excursions and longer voyages. Renowned designers contributed to the yacht’s stunning aesthetics, ensuring every element is both functional and beautiful. Whether you’re exploring coastal waters or hosting a sunset gathering, the Maori 54 provides the perfect blend of style, speed, and luxury.
Length
16.4M
Beam
5.2M
Draft
1.1M
Day Guests
14
Sleeping
2
Cabin
1
Crew
1
Cruise Speed
48KT
Max Speed
50KT
Fuel
2200L
Range
300NM
Engine
2 x MAN 850 HP
Option 1
2 x Volvo 1000 HP
Naval
Marco Ciampa
Exterior
Marco Ciampa
Interior
Marco Ciampa
New Starting From
€1,500,000
High Price Brokerage
€1,200,000
Low Price Brokerage
€900,000
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Fifty knots is not a brochure number here. It is what she does.
Twin MAN diesels, 850 horsepower apiece, drive JDM surface propellers rather than submerged shafts, a configuration Maori has built its reputation on since the yard’s first launches. The system keeps drag low and the running attitude flat, so the 54FT XL reaches 48 knots at cruise and 50 at full throttle without feeling strained. A 1.1 metre draught keeps her out of trouble in shallow water, while a 2,200 litre fuel capacity gives a genuine 300 nautical mile range at cruising speed, enough for a full day’s run between anchorages and back. Twin Volvo diesels of 1,000 horsepower each are offered as an alternative, for owners who want to tune the balance between top end and efficiency to their own cruising pattern.
Marco Ciampa’s signature on the 54FT XL is restraint.
Every surface on deck earns its place. Low topsides and a shallow sheer line keep the profile taut at speed, while the absence of a flybridge or raised structures lowers the centre of gravity and sharpens her handling. Fibreglass construction keeps weight down to a dry displacement of 14 tonnes, light for a boat of this length and power, and central to how she reaches 50 knots without needing an outsized engine room. Ciampa has drawn the naval architecture, exterior and interior as one continuous idea rather than three separate briefs, a rare thing on a boat this size, and it shows in how naturally the deck, helm and cabin relate to one another.
Life on the 54FT XL happens outside, not below.
Fourteen guests can gather on deck for a day on the water, spread across sunpads, a helm seating area and an open cockpit designed for movement rather than lounging in one spot. The layout favours group days out and short charters over long voyages, with a single cabin and head below for an overnight stop rather than extended cruising. It is a boat built around the Mediterranean habit of long lunches at anchor and fast runs between bays, with enough open deck space that a full guest list never feels crowded. Shade comes from a simple bimini rather than a hardtop, keeping weight and profile low.
Below decks, the 54FT XL keeps things simple by design.
One cabin and one head cover the essentials for an owner or couple staying aboard, while the layout above deck does the real work of hosting. The helm sits forward and central, giving clear sightlines at speed, with guest seating arranged around it rather than behind it, so nobody is cut off from the conversation or the view. A single crew berth supports day charter operations without eating into guest space. It is a layout built for a particular kind of ownership, fast days on the water with friends rather than weeks away, and every square metre reflects that choice.
The JDM surface propulsion system is the real story beneath the 54FT XL’s deck.
Surface drives run the propellers partially out of the water rather than fully submerged, cutting hydrodynamic drag and allowing the 54FT XL to reach speeds a conventional shaft driven hull of the same power could not. Maori’s engineering department has refined this system across the yard’s range, and on a boat this size the benefit is immediate: quicker acceleration onto the plane, a shallower draught, and less strain on the twin MAN diesels at cruising speed. The option of twin Volvo engines at a higher 1,000 horsepower each gives a buyer the choice between outright pace and a more measured cruising character, without changing the drive architecture that makes either engine work.
Length
14.2M
Beam
4.7M
Draft
0.9M
Guests
2
Cabins
1
Cruise Speed
42Kt
Max Speed
50Kt
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