We measured our own fleet. On 130 of 155 yachts, the name was bigger than the boat.

Dubai sells yachts by class, not by length. We audited every yacht we charter and published both numbers on every listing, including the ones that made us look worse.

Dubai · audit of 155 yachts, 2026-08-31

The number in the name is a category, not a measurement

A charter listing in Dubai almost never states the length of the hull. It states a class - 90 ft, 130 ft, 240 ft - and the class is a round bracket the boat is sold in, the way a car is sold as a mid-size rather than by its wheelbase.

That is not, by itself, dishonest. It becomes a problem at the moment of payment, because the price is quoted per hour and the customer compares two round numbers as if they described the same thing. A boat sold as 130 ft and a boat sold as 130 ft can differ by more than twenty feet of deck.

What the audit found

We compared the catalogue name of every yacht in our fleet against the measured hull length recorded for it. Of 155 yachts, 130 carried a catalogue name larger than the hull, 22 matched exactly, and 3 were listed smaller than they actually are.

The median gap across the whole fleet was 5 feet. Among the overstated boats the median was 6 feet, and the widest single gap was 30 feet.

These are our own listings. We were doing the thing we would have complained about.

The five widest gaps in our own catalogue

Yacht ID	Sold as	Hull	Gap
110rs	140 ft	110 ft	+30 ft
140EY	150 ft	122 ft	+28 ft
250my	275 ft	250 ft	+25 ft
105yb	130 ft	105 ft	+25 ft
107N	130 ft	107 ft	+23 ft

The full registry: every yacht we charter

All 155 yachts, catalogue size against measured hull length, sorted by the size of the gap. Nothing is left out - not the boats where the two numbers match, and not the three where the hull is longer than the name suggests.

Yacht	Code	Catalogue	Hull	Gap
Pacification 140 Yacht	110rs	140	110	+30 ft
Bis 150 Yacht	140EY	150	122	+28 ft
Mermaid 130 Yacht	105yb	130	105	+25 ft
Mega 275 Yacht	250my	275	250	+25 ft
Serenade 130 Yacht	107N	130	107	+23 ft
Sonata 90 Yacht	68zy	90	68	+22 ft
Opal 240 Yacht	220my	240	220	+20 ft
Atlant 160 Yacht	140rs	160	140	+20 ft
Ivory 120 Yacht	101my	120	101	+19 ft
Mirage 125 Yacht	108bjg	125	108	+17 ft
Harbor 180 Yacht	164ptb	180	164	+16 ft
Symphony 180 Yacht	164S	180	164	+16 ft
Coral 150 Yacht	135rs	150	135	+15 ft
Aquilare 75 Yacht	61sw	75	60	+15 ft
Aria 110 Yacht	95my	110	96	+14 ft
Lisa 75 Yacht	62sw	75	62	+13 ft
Nautilus 68 Yacht	56ay	68	56	+12 ft
Cadence 80 Yacht	68sw	80	68	+12 ft
Celestial 189 Yacht	177bjg	189	177	+12 ft
Marbella 100 Yacht	88esy	100	88	+12 ft
Davy Jones 70 Yacht	59rs	70	59	+11 ft
Nightingale 65 Yacht	55rbc	65	55	+10 ft
Seashell 82 Yacht	72sw	82	72	+10 ft
Harmony 100 Yacht	90kmk	100	90	+10 ft
Majesty 100 Yacht	90smy	100	90	+10 ft
Odyssey 140 Yacht	130os	140	130	+10 ft
Alex 62 Yacht	52(N)sw	62	52	+10 ft
Voyager 85 Yacht	75rs	85	75	+10 ft
Maxima 65 Yacht	55cc	65	55	+10 ft
Siral 95 Yacht	85s	95	85	+10 ft
Ibiza 110 Yacht	100BAIA	110	100	+10 ft
Zuri 110 Yacht	100sty	110	100	+10 ft
Palace 150 Yacht	150rs	150	140	+10 ft
Mirage 85 Yacht	76sw	85	76	+9 ft
Legacy 130 Yacht	121stb	130	121	+9 ft
Erasmus 75 Yacht	66rs	75	66	+9 ft
Ariadna 70 Yacht	63sw	70	62	+8 ft
Charm 70 Yacht	63T	70	62	+8 ft
Wave 65 Yacht	56hcy	65	57	+8 ft
Charm 75 Yacht	67sy	75	67	+8 ft
Naomi 129 Yacht	121ptb	129	121	+8 ft
Meridian 60 Yacht	52sw	60	52	+8 ft
Ridiva 90 Yacht	82sy	90	82	+8 ft
Anthem 95 Yacht	88my	95	88	+7 ft
Symphony 65 Yacht	58cy	65	58	+7 ft
Windseeker 85 Yacht	78sy	85	78	+7 ft
Siren 85 Yacht	79sy	85	78	+7 ft
Jubilancy 50 Yacht	43mx	50	43	+7 ft
Valtrans 75 Yacht	68vl	75	68	+7 ft
Daisy 75 Yacht	68ptb	75	68	+7 ft
Maverick 77 Yacht	71ksy	77	70	+7 ft
Classy 70 Yacht	64sw	70	63	+7 ft
Defender 170 Yacht	164yb	170	164	+6 ft
Kazuki 70 Yacht	64db	70	64	+6 ft
Mars 70 Yacht	64JJ	70	64	+6 ft
Nova 70 Yacht	64sny	70	64	+6 ft
Blue Marlin 40 Yacht	ali_f	40	34	+6 ft
Lumière 120 Yacht	115dxb	120	114	+6 ft
Cassandra 55 Yacht	50ptb	55	50	+5 ft
Seabreeze 50 Yacht	45ay	50	45	+5 ft
Motif 60 Yacht	53dy	60	55	+5 ft
Lily 60 Yacht	50kmk	60	55	+5 ft
Happyness 95 Yacht	90LL	95	90	+5 ft
Fisherman's passion 45 Yacht	40A(MM)	45	40	+5 ft
Iona 105 Yacht	100rs	105	100	+5 ft
Azarat 85 Yacht	80rs	85	80	+5 ft
Tezza 60 Yacht	56cc	60	55	+5 ft
Toro 51 Yacht	46cc	51	46	+5 ft
Mia 90 Yacht	85cc	90	85	+5 ft
Adonis 90 Yacht	85(a)my	90	85	+5 ft
Loonshoot 305 Yacht	300_ml	305	300	+5 ft
Meg 87 Yacht	82lsb	87	82	+5 ft
Mira 120 Yacht	115lsb	120	115	+5 ft
Aurelia 80 Yacht	75lsb	80	75	+5 ft
Astro 67 Yacht	62lsb	67	62	+5 ft
Riviera 60 Yacht	56lsb	60	55	+5 ft
Navi 60 Yacht	57lsb	60	55	+5 ft
Solaris 55 Yacht	50lsb	55	50	+5 ft
Alya 55 Yacht	51lsb	55	50	+5 ft
Nyota 55 Yacht	52lsb	55	50	+5 ft
Elara 205 Yacht	205gr	205	200	+5 ft
Cigarrete 35 Yacht	31rbc	35	31	+4 ft
SeaSprite 160 Yacht	155my	160	156	+4 ft
Nexus 52 Yacht	50z	52	48	+4 ft
Melody 105 Yacht	101rs	105	101	+4 ft
Fat Boy 70 Yacht	66mx	70	66	+4 ft
Maya 60 Yacht	56fcy	60	56	+4 ft
Mystical 100 Yacht	96sw	100	96	+4 ft
Dara 59 Yacht	55lsb	59	55	+4 ft
Vela 52 Yacht	48lsb	52	48	+4 ft
Seafarer 65 Yacht	61cy	65	62	+3 ft
Glimmer 60 Yacht	56cy	60	57	+3 ft
Lucky 68 Yacht	64aay	68	65	+3 ft
Siren 80 Yacht	77aay	80	77	+3 ft
Triumph 95 Yacht	92ud	95	92	+3 ft
Treasure 85 Yacht	82sw	85	82	+3 ft
Harmony 60 Yacht	56ptb	60	57	+3 ft
Seraph 140 Yacht	137akr	140	137	+3 ft
Meridian 95 Yacht	90dy	95	92	+3 ft
Whisper 180 Yacht	177mf	180	177	+3 ft
Bliss 90 Yacht	90sg	90	87	+3 ft
Supreme 56 190 Yacht	187zz	190	187	+3 ft
WaveWhisperer 50 Yacht	48aay	50	48	+2 ft
Legacy 45 Yacht	42dy	45	43	+2 ft
Neptune 90 Yacht	88yb	90	88	+2 ft
Portent 90 Yacht	88rs	90	88	+2 ft
Sain Elmo 57 Yacht	55rs	57	55	+2 ft
Precursor 90 Yacht	87rs	90	88	+2 ft
Sovereign 70 Yacht	68d3	70	69	+1 ft
Muse 120 Yacht	118cy	120	119	+1 ft
Skyline 51 Yacht	51dy	51	50	+1 ft
Note 50 Yacht	48ex	50	50	match
Pearl 70 Yacht	70ksy	70	70	match
Harbor 55 Yacht	55z	55	55	match
Reef's Rhapsody 50 Yacht	50rbc	50	50	match
Ocean Wave 85 Yacht	85myc	85	85	match
Poseidon 44 Yacht	44rbc	44	44	match
Ode 60 Yacht	60rbc	60	60	match
Seafarer 95 Yacht	95d3	95	95	match
Obi-Wan 100 Yacht	100med	100	100	match
Waterfront 90 Yacht	85(m)my	90	90	match
Levity 160 Yacht	155d3	160	160	match
Enchantress 80 Yacht	68rs	80	80	match
Butterfly 80 Yacht	70rs	80	80	match
Stellar 60 Yacht	50rs	60	60	match
Waterfall 58 Yacht	48rs	58	58	match
Traveler 135 Yacht	111rs	135	135	match
Lamborghini 63 Yacht	63Lambo	63	63	match
Sea Athlete 62 Yacht	53sw	62	62	match
Minstrel 41 Yacht	42rbc	41	42	−1 ft
Serenity 85 Yacht	85my	85	90	−5 ft
Waterfront 105 Yacht	105sw	105	110	−5 ft

A yacht's code is not its length either

A reasonable shortcut is to read the length out of the boat's identifier. It does not work. Across 203 vessels we found 63 where the code and the measured hull disagree: 140EY is 122 feet, 53sw is 62, 111rs is 135.

The identifier is an identifier. Anyone quoting it as a specification is quoting a filing reference.

What we changed

Every yacht page and every card now shows two numbers: the class the yacht is sold as, and the hull length it actually has. Where they differ, the difference is visible before the price is.

We did not quietly re-label the fleet to make the gap disappear. The class names stay, because that is how the market searches and compares. The measurement sits next to them.

See what a length actually looks like

Numbers on a page are one thing, a hull is another. This is a full walk-through of a 140 ft yacht from our fleet, filmed in Dubai: drone passes along the whole length, then the sun deck, the salon and the cabins.

Watch the drone passes rather than the interiors. A hull filmed end to end is the one view where length stops being a number in a listing and becomes something you can see.

How this was measured

Population: every yacht available for charter on this site at the date of the audit - 155 vessels. No sampling.
Catalogue size: the normalised size published for the yacht, i.e. the number that appears in its listing name.
Hull length: the length-in-feet field recorded against the vessel in our fleet database, sourced from the owner or the builder's specification.
Comparison: catalogue size minus hull length, per vessel. Medians rather than means, because a handful of very large yachts would otherwise dominate the average.
We make no claim about any other company's listings. We have not audited them.

Check us, then check anyone else

Open any yacht on this site. If the class and the hull differ, you will see both. Ask any other operator for the hull length in feet and the builder's model. An operator who has the boat can answer in one line.

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