The Nordhavn 475 is a versatile and capable trawler yacht, crafted to meet the needs of discerning adventurers who crave both comfort and performance on the open waters. Known for its robust construction and impressive range, the Nordhavn 475 epitomizes the brand’s commitment to quality and innovation. With a length of approximately 14.5 meters, the 475 is designed to traverse vast oceanic distances with ease, making it an ideal vessel for globetrotting enthusiasts. This model features a semi-displacement hull, ensuring a smooth and stable ride even in challenging sea conditions. The yacht’s spacious interior is meticulously designed, offering luxurious accommodations for up to six guests across two well-appointed cabins. The master stateroom provides a haven of relaxation, complete with a queen-size bed and ample storage space, while the guest cabin offers twin beds that can be converted to a double berth, catering to various sleeping arrangements.
Powered by a reliable John Deere 4045AFM85 engine, the Nordhavn 475 achieves a cruising speed of 8 knots and a maximum speed of 10 knots, with a remarkable range of 3,000 nautical miles, making it perfect for extended voyages. The yacht’s fuel-efficient design ensures that adventurers can explore remote destinations without frequent refueling stops. On the exterior, the Nordhavn 475 boasts a timeless aesthetic, with a sturdy GRP hull that enhances durability and longevity. Nordhavn’s in-house design team has meticulously crafted both the exterior and interior spaces, ensuring seamless integration of form and function. This model is priced at approximately 1,200,000 EUR for new builds, with pre-owned models ranging between 950,000 and 1,100,000 EUR, offering excellent value for those seeking a high-quality trawler yacht.
Length
14.5M
Beam
4.8M
Draft
1.5M
Day Guests
10
Sleeping
6
Cabin
2
Crew
1
Cruise Speed
8KT
Max Speed
10KT
Fuel
4500L
Range
3000NM
Engine
John Deere 4045AFM85
Option 1
John Deere 6068AFM85
Naval
Nordhavn In-House Team
Exterior
Nordhavn In-House Team
Interior
Nordhavn In-House Team
New Starting From
€1,200,000
High Price Brokerage
€1,100,000
Low Price Brokerage
€950,000
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Underneath, the 475 carries the proven hull that underpinned the Nordhavn 43, a shape with thousands of ocean miles already behind it. Above the waterline, Nordhavn drew an entirely new deck and flybridge, stretching the cockpit and boat deck to give a sleeker, more elongated line than the boat it replaces. The extra length also buys practical space, more room for tender stowage and deck gear, without disturbing the proportions that make the hull work offshore. It is a case of evolving a known quantity rather than starting from a blank sheet, which is exactly the point for a buyer who wants Nordhavn’s long range reputation in a more current shape.
A single engine, kept simple on purpose.
The standard fit is a John Deere 4045AFM85, driving a line shaft and a four bladed propeller through a ZF gearbox, the kind of straightforward mechanical path long range cruisers favour because there is less to go wrong a thousand miles from a dealer. Owners who want more headroom can step up to the larger John Deere 6068AFM85. Nordhavn’s own engineering department carries that same philosophy through the rest of the boat, prioritising systems that an owner operator can understand and maintain over complexity for its own sake. It is engineering built around reliability first, speed a distant second.
Three thousand nautical miles is not a specification. It is a different way of owning a boat.
At a steady 8 knot cruise, rising to 10 at full throttle, the 475 trades speed for genuine independence, carrying 4,500 litres of fuel to support that range. A 1.5 metre draught keeps shallow anchorages and quieter harbours within reach, places a deeper hulled yacht of similar length would have to pass by. This is the Nordhavn proposition in miniature: an owner who values being able to leave, and keep going, over covering the same ground faster.
Six can sleep aboard, two cabins apart, with the owner given the best of it.
The accommodation plan centres on a full width master cabin, the quietest and most stable position on any hull of this size, with a second guest cabin forward sleeping the rest of the party. A separate berth for a single crew member or captain sits apart from the guest areas, useful for an owner who wants professional help aboard without sacrificing privacy. Nordhavn’s in house designers handled the interior themselves, favouring practical stowage and solid, varnished joinery over anything delicate, built for an owner who actually lives aboard rather than one who simply looks at the boat from the dock.
One boat now does the work of two previous models.
The 475 replaces both the Nordhavn 40 and the Nordhavn 43 in the builder’s new build range, consolidating two smaller hulls into a single, more capable platform. Nordhavn has kept the proposition deliberately efficient rather than bespoke, building her at the yard’s production facility in China to keep the model accessible without diluting the long range engineering the brand is built on. At roughly 30 tonnes displacement and with a crew berth included as standard, she is sized to be run by her owner day to day, with professional help only when it is wanted rather than required.
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