Stunning €3.85m luxury trawler yacht on test | Sirena 78 sea trial review | Motor Boat & Yachting

The explosion in crossover craft means you no longer have to choose between a trawler, flybridge or trideck craft, you can have all three in one, but is the resulting design cohesive or confusing? Hugo takes a test drive of the Sirena 78 to find out...
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Sirena 78 specifications
LOA: 82ft 0in (25.0m)
Waterline length: 70ft 5in (22.1m)
Beam: 21ft 3in (6.5m)
Draft: 5ft 7in (1.73m)
Air draft: 22ft 6in (6.9m)
Displacement (light): 70.8 tonnes
Fuel capacity: 9,000 litres
Water capacity: 1,800 litres
Test engines: Twin 1,550hp MAN vee-drives
Top sped on test: 25.2 knots
Fuel consumption: 416lph @ 20.9 knots / 64lph @ 9.8 knots
Cruising range: 362nm @ 20.9 knots / 1,103nm @ 9.8 knots
Cruising range: 69d(B)A @ 20.9 knots / 61d(B)A @ 9.8 knots
RCD category: A
Design: Frers Naval architecture (exterior) / Cor D Rover (interior)
Starting price: €3.65m (ex. VAT)
Price as tested: €4m (ex. VAT)
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[@MIDTOWNE1]

With the helicopter, the crowd, and the British accent it felt like James Bond was doing the review. All that was needed for a movie was a chase boat, a few grenades water splashes, and smoke out the back of the Sirena 78 to conceal and cover.

[@hugoandreae3785]

Next time 😎

[@easybigun7825]

That was one hell of a sea trial. It must have been amazing to pilot that boat with the helicopter swooping around you. Sirena really are making some great boats. Thank you for bringing that to us.

[@hugoandreae3785]

It was a little disconcerting at times!

[@susanwatson1599]

Quite a unique vantage to be viewing the tour while underway, especially "at speed" below decks. Surprisingly stable.

[@hugoandreae3785]

We plan to post a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@sergedurivage562]

I’m amazed to see that the boat travels at sea with the glasses on the diner table 😮

[@FLGurl]

I rather like this vessel very much. The deck plans are very passenger friendly. Odd note that there not a lounger in the master cabin, but there is one in the VIP stateroom. Spectacular video footage - thank you!

[@chrish2996]

Hi Hugo. Love the sea trial and the tour underway. Thanks 😊

[@hugoandreae3785]

Cheers Chris

[@xrplover2785]

Hugo, one of your best. Amazing to experience this beautiful boat underway and what stability! Wonderful stuff, thank you!

[@hugoandreae3785]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@andyvankerkhove6902]

four rooms, but only six chairs at the dining table... so two people have to cook ? and believe me, you need a fully closed skylounge here in the Med... from Spain

[@bigcity2085]

The forward VIP is one of the most amazing non -owner cabins i've ever seen - per the size. Sirena..has some brains there - we all know that from the 88. Tricky review you've done here. Well done. Helm station seating is lame - chair is lame. And some other kind of furniture would be better than the potted plant at the top of the cabin stairs, as well as putting in a hand rail.

[@darthkek1953]

BoatTEST love Sirena... lovely to see the UK lads getting in on the review act too.

[@nicbennett6554]

That’s an amazing boat and would suit our family perfectly, apart from on the price 😆 Brilliant tour Hugo, really enjoyable, great views whilst underway and you certainly did your best with so many people on board with you.

[@christopherdell1965]

This is perhaps the first review I’ve seen where the accommodation deck, walkways and internal areas are reviewed whilst the vessel is at full chat! Brilliant! This is what a potential buyer needs to see and understand on a vessel like this. One of the best reviews, taking into account the large number of people on board and the potential for the eye looking away from the camera.

[@hugoandreae3785]

Thank you for your kind words. We will be posting a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@christopherdell1965]

@@hugoandreae3785 I look forward to it

[@edwardgibstein8449]

No offense but how can you properly show/review a boat full of people and crew? Sorry but stopped at the beginning

[@Finn-FrenchGaming]

The staircase inside to the flybridge looks rather dangerous.

[@tyoung9012]

I feel like you should get a 120Hz camera or something. Those GoPro's are awful for capturing led flicker

[@hugoandreae3785]

My bad, I should have changed the herz rate. I think the boat had US light settings whereas the camera was set for European ones

[@remocarrer3098]

you should move and turn much faster then the whole video would be blurry!!!

[@iancharlton678]

Fantastic yacht Hugo 🥳 Epic tour……. so good to see the tour underway, gives a much better impression of the reality of being on the boat. Love the layout, the spacious lower deck, ample cabins, single stairs down - I always wonder why there seems to be a mania for different stairs for lower deck access, just eats into the space….. The main deck is sublime 🌟 Proper usable and social space, with epic amounts of light and unobstructed views. Again, the upper deck, as tested, was great……. I would have glass doors across the aft end to close up completely when needed…… although calm and quiet at the helm, with the doors closed, windows and roof shut, it would be serene……. If I had the necessary, I would in a blink 🙂 The only missing detail was the crew cabin and engines……. although the engine room would probably be very warm after your spirited test…… and no doubt the fans would run for a good while….. More of the same please Hugo 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@hugoandreae3785]

Sorry about the engineering, the engineers were busy down there after the tour and couldn’t hang around for them to finish. We plan to post a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@iancharlton678]

@@hugoandreae3785 not a problem…… entirely predictable after a full workout 🙂 As I said, a great tour of an active boat, even with a crowd ! Loved the effortless way it was pushing on through, when you were in the forward VIP 🥳 Can you tell I want one 🙂?

[@cruise35able]

This is best yacht ses trial video i have ever seen

[@ianscott3180]

I am a sailing man, my wife would love this yacht. The wife before her would have loved this yacht, even the one before her would have approved. Am I gong wrong sailing a Contessa 26? Darling, I promise I will get one of these, as soon as I win the lottery. Nice to dream. 🙃bit of a chop getting up.

[@sergedurivage562]

Nice and grate video as always 😊

[@hugoandreae3785]

Thanks Serge

[@ironhorsehero1988]

That seems like a hell of a lot of boat for €4m, impressed with how stable it seemed when you were below decks, well any deck for that matter. Great review, glad I wasn’t paying the fuel bill 😂

[@ironichumorist]

Seems to me that the two internal staircases are not well integrated. On many other vessels I have seen the stairs situated essentially one under the other. Bu not doing so this model loses double the internal floor space. I hope they refine this in future designs. I also note that for a category A boat ostensibly intended for long cruises this helm is definitely not set up to do the hard yards. I am also dubious about the electric fin stabilizers for hard use on a vessel of this size Overall a lovely boat.

[@MyAlan999]

Have to say one of the first things I noticed was all the glassware left out when you were really motoring along and there was no movement at all , rather impressive but was a little noisy and what can be said about the helicopter wow what an experience that must have been :)

[@altoids784]

Recording the video underway is a clever idea for Sirena. Nice video. Edit: the helicopter was the cherry on the cream. :)

[@arthurjenkins7151]

Nice boat, but the 88 is my favorite yacht in the world under 50 meters.

[@stefanEf]

For me too noisy...

[@origin178]

This one seems a bit cold, hard, and utilitarian compared with others. It looks more like a floating coffee shop inside rather than a luxury yacht dripping with sophistication.

[@MotorBoatYachting]

There are two other interior styles at least one of which is a little warmer

[@johansjoberg5751]

Nice video! But maybe time to upgrade camera equipment

[@jacobyrassilon]

Very nice tour! I especially like how you went back and hit the spots that you couldn't get to during the trial. They picked good when they got you to film the boat....makes me want to rush out and buy one! I'm just 3.86M euros short)

[@hugoandreae3785]

Thanks Jacoby

[@igorthebilderdavidov2395]

Thank you for doing the test and driving the boat

[@PhilbyFavourites]

I’d love to see the flight plan filed for the helicopter pilot…. In UK that would flag up so many CAA reports, as for our French pilot… well quite possibly he was overcome by World Cup euphoria. Although I would say there was more than a look of concern on Hugo’s face as the helicopter turned to cross his bows at his eye level. I’ll stick to driving a boat with a drone, even that’s a weird feeling watching a frenzied buzzing grey bit of plastic 5 metres away from you flying sideways as you’re boucing along at 30 knots. Great composure Hugo and you completed the piece to camera like the true professional you are. You are officially awarded the “Kate Adie Reporter Under Fire” trophy for 2022.

[@hugoandreae3785]

Thanks Phil, they are very experienced local pilots who do it every year so photographers can take running shots of the boats in action

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Thanks for the update Hugo, If that was an acting level of concern that flickered across your face then I’m putting you up for an Oscar. Or perhaps the Palm D’Ore as you’re at Cannes. The nearest we’ve got to it was a Fleet Air Arm Merlin buzzing us at about 100’ as we barrelled down the Solent last summer 👍🏻👍🏻

[@paraweir]

Wish you had shown the engine and crewvspaces but thanks for the tour.

[@hugoandreae3785]

I’m afraid they were both occupied at the time I wanted to film them

[@brianmiller6443]

Boat seems amazing. I just think you really need an enclosed bridge for bad weather. Crew quarters is better on the 68 than this one Also the dining table indoor area is a bad use of space. Could have used a built in wrap around bench to get more space. The boat seems to handle amazingly good. I think they just need a couple adjustments and this boat could be a homerun

[@hugoandreae3785]

There are various different layout options for the main deck and flybridge that offer exactly that

[@computerbob06]

I'm thinking the setup of this boat is for its owner? Probably a person with a love of a family atmosphere on a boat?

[@georgemcgill6319]

Is there a crew cabin and what is the range when on displacement speed?

[@MotorBoatYachting]

There is a good crew area but unfortunately both the crew cabins and the engineroom were occupied at the time I was filming. At 8 knots it's around 2,000nm

[@sodunkwales7361]

Proper 007 that Hugo great vid buddy

[@hugoandreae3785]

😎

[@baaiiimmmm]

amazing

[@lgriestra]

Nice yacht, great video. Thanks!

[@hugoandreae3785]

Thanks. We plan to post a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@lgriestra]

@@hugoandreae3785 Great news! Thanks.

[@MIDTOWNE1]

Sea trial reviews are the absolute best.

[@hugoandreae3785]

That’s what I like to hear!

[@hugoandreae3785]

We plan to post a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@hugoandreae3785]

We plan to post a full sea trial review every Saturday from now on

[@clifbradley]

I love Sirena boats. I would choose a Galeon or a Riviera over one of them though probably, but it would be a hard choice. The problem with these yachts is that they are big, yet the ability to carry an assortment of toys is limited the same as if you were in a much smaller yacht. A tender and maybe a sea-doo is about all you can get on them. Maybe. Not sure. I'm in agreeable with Hugo though, if I didn't want a full size yacht, then a Lynx toy carrier or Alia, Dunya or maybe a Sherpa. I would want a tender, 2 skis, 2-3 sea bobs, 4 kayaks, and 3 stand up inflatable paddleboards plus maybe a FliteBoard or try Kiteboarding