The Mayla GT is no ordinary boat. The figures in its specification sheet are impressive and make you dizzy: 3.8 tons for 44 feet. Between 1,300 and 3,100 hp available. Between 70 and 110 knots top speed...
This boat was the brainchild of two entrepreneurs, a Frenchman and a German, both active in the wind turbine market. In love with the sea and boats, they decided to launch their own boatyard. Looking for a profitable niche, they decided to work on the timeless lines of the old Tullio Abbate boats, bringing them technicality and modernity.
Only 3.8 tonnes
The Mayla GT is a 44-foot monohull built entirely of prepreg carbon in the style of a racing boat. It weighs in at 3.8 tons. By comparison, a Bavaria 44 weighs 12 tons for the same length! For this hull, the shipyard called on the Petestep firm, which offers step hulls with patented geometry. Solico was responsible for the structure.
Up to 3,100 hp
This boat is equipped with a V8 petrol engine from the tuner Ilmor, based on GM Motor. The configuration presented at the show displays 2 x 650 hp, but the boat can handle much greater power - up to 3,100 hp! A hybrid-electric solution with 2,100 hp is even envisaged.
Between 70 and 100 knots at peak
But already with 2 x 650 hp shaft drives, the surface propellers combined with the MSA Saro "tunnel drive" system will propel the Mayla to 70 knots. However, the shipyard expects to exceed 100 knots with the larger engines.
Full carbon
The boat's layout features 2 stern sunbathing areas above the engines. They slide on 2 rails to separate or combine them into one. A table that stows away in the floor allows you to imagine a meal on this dayboat. A small, succinct galley is located just behind the 2 seats. To port, the helm and to starboard, the passenger. Carbon is present everywhere, with a varnished carbon finish to great effect. The foredeck can be reached by climbing in front of the seat, but with no balcony or even handrail, it won't last long given the advertised sailing speeds!
Carbon visible everywhere
The cabin offers 4 berths, a shower room and a separate toilet. However, this layout is totally adaptable to the customer's wishes. In fact, apart from the visible structural reinforcements, this boat has no counter-mold, and the layout bulkheads can be laminated directly onto the hull.
A toy for yachts
The first Mayla GT model we saw in Düsseldorf was built in Dubai and assembled at the yard in Germany. Despite its 70 molds, the manufacturing tolerance is less than a millimeter, proof of the quality of the construction.
Priced at 1.6 million euros ex VAT, the Mayla GT is expected to appeal to owners of large yachts looking for a - really - fast toy. The first trials of this Mayla GT will take place at the end of February 2024 in the Balearic Islands. This will be an opportunity to validate on the water the figures announced on the technical data sheet.
