Sunseeker 95 vs Pearl 95 vs Sirena 88; opinions please...

Hello,

New member here, so greetings. My name is Josh. It's nice to be here.

I am in need of some opinions and am open to any criticism of brands (case in point, I'm not a huge fan of Princess) but I'm dealing with yacht brands I'm unfamiliar with. I'm currently looking at several yachts and have brought it down to 3.

A little background to help. I'm an owner/operator and very proud of that fact. That being said, I do have a deckhand who helps and he's awesome. I've had a long background in owning, with my first yacht being a Sea Ray 580 Sedan, the next a Azimut 68, and then a Horizon E84. I hated the Azimut, loved the other 2. I often go to the Bahamas and other Caribbean destinations, though I have gone up the east coast or the gulf, just not much.

I'm looking to purchase a new yacht and have 3 in mind, though I'll state now, I'm open to other options. The current 3 I'm looking at are a Sunseeker 95, a Pearl 95, and a Sirena 88. All 3 have their pros and cons, but they meet my requirements of having good range at 12 knots, an actual pilothouse but also have flybridges (honestly, people need to try them more, they're excellent), a good amount of staterooms, nice masters, but most importantly, nice open engine rooms easily accessed and serviced.

I've toured the Sirena and the Sunseeker. There is not a Pearl available and it's in doubt that one will be at Miami in February. The Sunseeker is amazing, spacious, and the captains I spoke to raved about how easy and reliable they were. Another uptick is that a 2017 and a 2019 are available pretty immediately. The Sirena was awesome, and her Captain said well worth it. He did have some complaints on engine servicing, but said it's easy once you figure it out.

I'm leaning towards the Sunseeker, but I'm just not familiar with the brands and don't want another Azimut situation were I get rid of the thing within 3 years. I do wish a Pearl was available to look at, but unless I want to fly over to the Med again, it's just not easy. So, I'm really in need of help and opinions. Any opinions or advice would help. This is my first time where an answer didn't present itself. And I can always answer questions if needed.

Thank you so much and hope to share the journey.

Josh

Thank you, Captain J. That's the way I was leaning. Would you recommend the 2017 or the 2019?

Thank you for all your help. I think I am going to try and put a offer in on the Sunseeker and see where it goes. I'm going to place it in on the 2019 model because it's still under warranty. The 2017 one just went out of warranty.

Ah, I didn't know that. Thank you. The owner of the 2019 just built it and is selling it so he can build the next size up. The owner of the 2017 is selling so he can get larger as well. The 17 has alot of hours on it but has been well taken care of and everything logged. Because the 19 is so new, there's not much there yet.

Is there any other brands you might suggest?

Thank you. That's something I want to hear. For the price, I'd expect the work to be almost flawless, but there are centres that just don't care.

I haven't considered Ferretti in a long time. Last I looked at them was in 2015.

I will follow up with a documentation check on the vessels and make sure everything is clean.

Holy cow. Yikes. Well, that eliminates that one from the running. Sharp corners are not a good thing on something that moves.

True. I just have a teenager and she's not the most observant when walking around. Head down, phone out.

Thank you.

Yes, I am putting in the offer today. So, we'll see how it goes.

Can I ask which Dealer? I had found the dealer I'm working with on the Sunseeker website, but he's really bad at communicating. I want to use my old broker, but he's out of the industry now, so I'm really in the water alone on this one. Also, thank you for changing the name of this thread.