The ACE 78 sits in the middle of Steeler’s three-boat ACE range, between the 61 and the 111. Twenty-four metres of aluminium on a 6.2 metre beam, three decks, and a specification the owner still gets to write.
That last point is deliberate rather than unfinished. Steeler offers the ACE 78 with pod drives or conventional shafts, and speed, range and displacement all follow from that choice rather than preceding it. A buyer who wants joystick handling in a crowded marina takes IPS. A buyer heading offshore with full tanks takes shafts. Fuel capacity is 6,000 litres either way, with 2,000 litres of fresh water, which is long-range provisioning for a yacht this size.
Accommodation is where the flexibility pays. The lower deck takes three or four cabins with four or five bathrooms including a day head, and crew quarters for two sit apart from the guest areas, so staff and owners never share a passage. The flybridge is a full deck rather than an afterthought, and the main deck runs saloon, galley and helm as one volume.
Construction is Dutch and conventional in the best sense: aluminium hull and superstructure, double insulated glazing, thermal foam insulation and an Awlcraft finish, certified CE category A.
For a buyer who wants a 24 metre built to order without a five-year wait, the ACE 78 is a short specification conversation away from a build slot.
