Simbad 55
A 17-metre bluewater catamaran by Pierre Delion and Franck Darnet — long-range capability and understated luxury, offered in three distinct specifications.
Built for the long way round
The Simbad 55 is the first bluewater catamaran from the young Alicante yard Simbad Yachts, with naval architecture by Pierre Delion and design by Franck Darnet. It is conceived for owners who want to actually go — extended, self-sufficient cruising with the comfort of a far larger yacht.
The Darnet signature is everywhere: sweeping coachroof arches that hide the vertical glass beneath them, a deep and well-protected forward cockpit, and an XXL flybridge that becomes the social heart of the boat. Below, a 360° saloon is finished in bleached oak and walnut, with large windows flooding the space with light.
Twin Yanmar diesels on saildrives, a Doyle sail wardrobe and electric sail-handling make it as easy to handle short-handed as it is capable offshore — 1,200 litres of fuel and 1,000 litres of water underpin genuine range.
A 360° saloon in bleached oak and walnut
The essentials
Simbad 55 in detail
Step aboard
Inside and out — a closer look at life aboard the Simbad 55.
Three specifications
The same hull and design, offered at three levels of specification — from a capable, essential cruiser to a fully carbon-rigged flagship.
Select
The essential Simbad 55 — everything you need to cruise, beautifully built.
- 2 × Yanmar 110 hp on ZF saildrives
- Aluminium rig, Doyle premium-polyester sails
- Self-tacking jib, electric mainsheet traveller
- 24 V 600 Ah gel bank · 7 kW inverter · 1,110 W solar
- Manual winches · white gelcoat hull
- Garmin nav pre-installation · AIS · autopilot
Ultra
Performance and autonomy — the step up in power, energy and sail technology.
- 2 × Yanmar 150 hp · 18 kVA genset
- Black aluminium rig, Technora sails
- Electric winches, solent & staysail furlers
- 24 V 800 Ah lithium · 15 kW inverter · 3,150 W solar
- Bow thruster · Sea.ai ONE anticollision & night-vision
- Exclusive hull paint
Legend
The flagship specification — full carbon rig and a bluewater interior without compromise.
- Full carbon mast, furlerboom & forward beam
- Carbon-Technora sails · rigging tension sensors
- Watermaker 220 L/h · HP water purification
- Burmese teak decks · Miele galley · 18-bottle wine cellar
- Sea.ai 320 · surround-view assisted docking
- Hardtop · retractable projector · Starlink wiring
Prices from, excluding VAT — indicative, May 2026, non-contractual. Full specification for each version available on request.
Specified around you
Flybridge
Choose the XXL flybridge with or without its dedicated bar unit — an open sun-and-social deck, or a full outdoor galley and lounge aloft.
Galley up or down
Take the galley into the light of the main saloon, or move it down into the hull to free the saloon as a pure living and dining space.
Cabin layouts
From a full owner's-cabin version with dedicated crew quarters, to multi-cabin charter layouts — several port and starboard arrangements are available.
The first Simbad 55 is afloat
Legend 1 is hull number one, built to the flagship Legend specification — full carbon rig, 3,150 W of solar, jet tender on a hydraulic lift. Six months afloat and registered, and offered as a central listing represented by Odyssea.
She will be at the Cannes Yachting Festival, 8–13 September. We are there for the week by appointment rather than on a stand, so a viewing is an unhurried hour aboard rather than five minutes in a crowd.
From first drawing to life aboard
Odyssea represents the Simbad 55 for owners in the Caribbean, French Polynesia and beyond. We are not simply an introduction — we are your partner through the whole journey.
We guide the specification and options, supervise the build and delivery, and carry the yacht into service: crew, management, financial oversight, berthing and, if you wish, charter. One team, thirty years of ownership experience, from the first drawing to life aboard.
Talk to us about your Simbad 55
Tell us a little about your project and how you'd like to use the yacht. As agents for the Simbad 55 we can advise on specification, options and build slots — and, when she's yours, take her into management, crew and berthing.