B UILT 2 0 0 6 P RICE € 3 3 0 , 0 0 0
Launched in 2003, the Portofino 53 replaced the Camargue 50, a beautiful and unashamedly open boat (although there was also a hard top option). It proved popular, and Sunseeker launched a MK2 version of it in 2006.
INTERIOR
Pre-dating the full beam owner’s cabins, the owner of this fine ship gets the fore cabin, complete with en suite. There’s a generous saloon in the centre of the lower deck opposite a galley mostly concealed inside a long sideboard and then two further cabins aft, one with side-by-side beds, the other with crossover beds at 90 degrees to each other. But as ever with Sunseekers of this era, the big news is the cabinetry, a riot of rich satin finished cherry or walnut with chunky cappings, Maple was a rare option too.
EXTERIOR
This is a Sunseeker boat from the old school. Long of snout, acres of foredeck arc forward from the windscreen, the sheer line describing a perfect curve from nose to tail beneath it. This is what boats used to look like before accommodation took priority over styling (most modern boats have the windscreen six feet further forward to free up more space in the cockpit). No wonder this is such a great looking boat.
At the business end there are four forward facing seats and at the fun end, there’s a garage big enough for a Williams 325. A large settee splits them, complete with fold-out table and a wet bar. The entire forward roof section cantilevers back to open the helm, although later MK2 versions got a m
