NEW BOATS
LOA 57ft 5in (17.50m) BEAM 16ft 5in (5.00m) ENGINES 4 x Mercury V12 600hp outboards TOP SPEED 50 + knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.wally.com
The extraordinary new Wallypower 58X takes the walkaround design of the T existing Wallypower 58 and combines it with a slick new transom design. The idea here is to create a boat capable of handling up to four Mercury Verado V12 600 outboards, while still providing all the recreational flexibility of its inboard sister – and it appears to have worked.
The 58X uses a pair of fold-down aft bulwarks and a four-person sunpad to create a big 25sqm beach club. The hydraulic passerelle doubles as a bathing ladder and there’s a lovely automated semi-rigid sunshade that lifts up over the sunpad for extra shelter. Stefano de Vivo, Wally MD, has made no secret of his pride at the way it unites “the very latest in outboard performance with the essential access to the water that the Wallypower line provides”. And as you would expect, the looks are spot on too.
Like the iconic Wallypower 118 which inspired its styling, the sleek, muscular windowless hull comes with keenly tapered lines, a plumb bow and dramatic shark-gill vents at the aft end. It also features an angular stealth-like deckhouse with vast glass panels for uninterrupted views. But while a windowfree hull might provide improved strength and privacy, it’s not so good for attrac
