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Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Linssen GS550 Variotop, which was making its global debut...
Designed by Belgian studio KesselsGranger on an in-house platform, the Linssen GS550 Variotop features a displacement hull with a category B rating for extended sea cruising and is notable for being the first in the SL Series to sport a Variotop.
The latter is a proprietary fully automatic convertible roof mechanism that opens or closes the bridge deck at the press of a button. It has been very successful on the more traditional Linssen GS50, GS480 and GS500 models.
The standard layout features and aft cabin , plus two further guest cabins and two shower rooms with a double-zone lounge-diner and galley amidships.
Propulsion consists of twin four-cylinder 2.0-litre 150hp Mercury diesels. The top speed should be around 10 knots, but at an everyday 7.5-8.0-knot cruise at 1,900-2,000rpm the theoretical range should be around 850nm.
Excluding taxes, the base price of the Linssen GS550 Variotop is €1,407,300, but with an average set of extras and stabilisers, you can expect to pay nearer €1.6m.
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Based in Maasbracht, a town in the south-east of the Netherlands, Linssen builds around 70 boats a year from a 16-model range that spans 30-55ft.
Linssens are popular across northern Europe and more than 100 are available for charter in multiple countries via Linssen Boating Holidays.
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Linssen GS550 Variotop specifications
LOA: 54ft (16.5m) Beam: 16ft (4.9m) Engine: Twin 150hp Mercury 2L diesel Top speed: 9 knots Starting price: €1,400,000 (ex. VAT)
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Linssen Grand Sturdy 500 Variotop Mark II
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The Linssen Grand Sturdy 500 Sedan Variodeck
It is the largest yacht with an open cockpit that we have built since our company was founded in 1949: the Grand Sturdy 500 Sedan Variodeck®. A luxury ‘traveller’ with the ideal dimensions of 15.50 x 4.65 x 1.20 m. And with a more than ideal clearance height of only 2.75 m. The Grand Sturdy 500 Sedan Variodeck® clears the (water)way for many comfortable cruises, even through the sailing mecca of France. This is the ultimate Linssen for skippers who like to think in terms of possibilities, rather than limitations.
Since 2003, the open cockpit concept has gained a permanent place in the Linssen Yachts product range. In recent years, an extensive line of sedans has been developed, from small (such as the 25.9) to large (most recently the 45.0). And now the flagship, the Grand Sturdy 500 AC Variotop®, is also getting a Sedan version. But didn’t that flagship already have everything you could wish for as a sailing enthusiast? That was our first challenge in developing this 500 Sedan. How do you remain faithful to the 500 AC Variotop® and at the same time manage to create something new with a unique added value, but without the Variotop? But we managed to do it again.
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The new Linssen Grand Sturdy 550 AC Variotop® is a born leader. The flagship of our high-quality steel motor yachts is sailing in the wake of its predecessors. At the same time, it exceeds the previous model series on all fronts. The design is elegant and timeless. It is powerful with low-noise characteristics in the engine room.
The Linssen Grand Sturdy 500 AC Variotop® is a born leader. The flagship of our high-quality steel motor yachts is sailing in the wake of its predecessors. At the same time, it exceeds the previous model series on all fronts. The design is elegant and timeless. It is powerful with low-noise characteristics in the engine room.
Linssen Yachts builds high quality steel displacement motoryachts from 30 - 55 feet / 9.70 - 16,5 meter. ... A yacht equipped with a Linssen Variotop® is actually a very special combination of an inside and outside helmsman's position and a fly-bridge. With a Variotop® you are sailing 'outdoors' and you can combine the aft deck or open ...
Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Linssen GS550 Variotop, which was making its global...
Big news for 2022 at Linssen Yachts. We will be presenting the newest model of steel motor yachts in the Linssen Variotop® series and Linssen SL series: the ...
The Linssen GS500 AC Variotop makes a trip to the UK for a test outside of its inland waterway comfort zone. There is a common perception that Linssen yachts are only suitable for navigating inland waterways. That certainly is not the case with the Grand Sturdy 500 AC Variotop (catchy name, huh?) lying before me on a hammerhead pontoon in East Cowes Marina.
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Linssen GS550 Variotop specifications. LOA: 54ft (16.5m) Beam: 16ft (4.9m) Engine: Twin 150hp Mercury 2L diesel. Top speed: 9 knots. Starting price: €1,400,000 (ex. VAT) Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Linssen GS550 Variotop, which was making its global debut.
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