The Selene 49 is an exquisite trawler yacht that combines luxury and performance for avid mariners seeking long-range cruising capabilities. This yacht stands out with its classic lines and a robust build, making it an ideal choice for those who dream of exploring distant shores. Constructed by Selene, known for their high-quality craftsmanship, the Selene 49 offers a spacious and comfortable interior layout that is both functional and elegant. The yacht features two beautifully appointed cabins, allowing for up to six sleeping guests, making it perfect for family trips or entertaining friends.
Powered by a dependable John Deere engine, the Selene 49 assures a smooth and efficient journey at sea, offering a cruising speed of 8 knots and a maximum speed of 10 knots. With a fuel capacity of 3,785 liters, this vessel boasts an impressive range, allowing for extended trips without frequent refueling. The yacht’s semi-displacement hull guarantees stability and safety in various sea conditions, making it a reliable companion for adventurous voyages.
The Selene 49’s interior is designed with meticulous attention to detail, providing a warm and inviting ambiance. The main salon is elegantly furnished, offering ample seating and panoramic views, while the fully-equipped galley ensures that every meal is a delight. The yacht’s flybridge is a standout feature, providing an excellent vantage point for navigation and relaxation.
With its combination of luxury, durability, and performance, the Selene 49 is a top choice for discerning yacht enthusiasts who seek a vessel that can deliver both comfort and adventure on the open seas.
Length
14.9M
Beam
4.7M
Draft
1.7M
Day Guests
10
Sleeping
6
Cabin
2
Crew
2
Cruise Speed
8KT
Max Speed
10KT
Fuel
3785L
Range
2000NM
Engine
John Deere 6068AFM75
Option 1
Cummins QSB6.7
Naval
Howard Chen
Exterior
Howard Chen
Interior
Howard Chen
New Starting From
€750,000
High Price Brokerage
€700,000
Low Price Brokerage
€600,000
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Eight knots does not sound fast. It is exactly fast enough.
The Selene 49 is tuned for distance rather than drama, settling at an 8 knot cruise and holding 10 at the top. A single John Deere 6068AFM75 diesel is standard, with a Cummins QSB 6.7 litre offered as an alternative for owners with a preferred supplier or parts network already in place. Fuel capacity runs to 3,785 litres, enough for 2,000 nautical miles between fill-ups, a figure that puts entire coastlines and island chains within reach of a single tank. It is the kind of performance envelope that rewards patience: slower through the water than a planing hull, but able to keep going long after one has had to stop for fuel.
The hull beneath her has been quietly rewritten more than once.
When Jet-Tern Marine revised the 49’s hull, they lowered the chine by roughly ten inches, stretching her waterline and lifting her hull speed without asking for a longer boat. Below, the engine room grew to a full five feet six inches of headroom, turning routine maintenance into something an owner can actually do themselves rather than contort around. It is unglamorous work, invisible once the hatches are closed, but it is exactly the sort of detail that separates a yacht built for occasional coastal cruising from one built to be lived aboard, serviced at sea and trusted on a passage with no yard in reach.
The saloon and cockpit both grew without the hull growing with them.
Selene stretched the saloon by four inches and the cockpit by eight during the 49’s development, small figures that add up to a noticeably easier boat to move around and entertain aboard. On the flybridge, there is dedicated space for a dinghy and hydraulic crane, keeping the tender off the swim platform and the aft deck clear for guests. Day capacity runs to ten, well above the six who sleep aboard, so the 49 works as comfortably for an afternoon with friends as it does for a couple settling in for a month long passage.
Two cabins, six berths, and every line drawn by one person.
Howard Chen designed the Selene 49 from naval architecture through to interior layout, a rare degree of continuity that shows in how deliberately the accommodation is arranged. Two cabins sleep six guests, with separate quarters for two crew, a configuration aimed squarely at owners who want the option of professional help without giving up the ability to run her themselves. The result favours function over flourish: sensible stowage, practical berths, and a layout built around weeks at sea rather than a single weekend showing it off.
The Selene 49 asks for patience and rewards it with genuine independence.
At 14.9 metres LOA on a 4.7 metre beam and a 1.7 metre draught, she is built by Jet-Tern Marine to Howard Chen’s naval architecture, a pairing that has defined Selene’s range since its earliest hulls. Nothing about the specification chases novelty. It is built around redundancy, serviceability and range, the three things an owner actually needs several hundred miles from the nearest yard. For a couple planning to cruise rather than simply own, the Selene 49 remains one of the more honest propositions in her size class.
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