Is this the best cockpit in the class? Galeon 500 Fly test drive and review | Motor Boat & Yachting

The Galeon 500 Fly is dripping with party tricks but is there more to this 50ft flybridge than its Transformer-like theatrics? MBY deputy editor Jack Haines puts it to the test in the Solent to find out...

Galeon 500 Fly specifications
LOA: 53ft 2in (16.2m)
Beam: 14ft 8in (4.5m)
Draught: 3ft 3in (1m)
Displacement: 22.3 tonnes (light)
Fuel capacity: 1,800 litres
Water capacity: 650
litres
Test engines: Twin 725hp Volvo Penta D11
Top speed on test: 32 knots
Cruising speed: 20 knots
Cruising range: 190nm
Fuel consumption: 163lph
Noise: 74 dB(A)
RCD category: B for 12 people
Designer: Tony Castro & Galeon

Starting price: £1.14m (inc. VAT)
Price as tested: £1.61m
(inc. VAT)

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