Discover the Sirena 78: The Ultimate Blend of Versatility and Luxury on the Water

Discover the Sirena 78: The Ultimate Blend of Versatility and Luxury on the Water
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The Sirena 78 is a versatile and roomy boat that can be anything you want her to be.

Istanbul’s Sirena Yachts has made quite a splash in the past decade or so bringing to market do-it-all cruisers that stand out for their seaworthiness, fit and finish, and creative layouts. With a range spanning from 48 feet to 88 feet, the builder has found a sweet spot for ambitious owners with a taste for that modern, European style that has become all the rage. The Sirena 78 is the second-largest vessel the yard turns out, and she packs a lot to like into her 82-foot LOA.

This offering is immediately recognizable as a Sirena for its squared-off lines that convey a certain machismo without veering into boxy territory. Dreamed up by the Argentinian designer Germán Frers, who has many glamorous megayacht projects to his name, she has a low-slung shearline that is gracefully mirrored by the yacht’s flybridge. Five rectangular hullside windows of varying sizes create a sense of movement in the profile and help to separate this yacht’s profile from competitors in a crowded field. A vertical bow also announces that this project has modern intentions, while doubling as an effective way of carrying the beam forward on the accommodations level.

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One thing about this model that most certainly affects her lines is the optional layouts on her upper deck. The flybridge can be fully enclosed, partially enclosed, or only have a hardtop. To my eye, the fully enclosed and semi-enclosed versions lose something aesthetically—too top heavy-looking for my tastes—but they also add an enormous amount of protection from the elements. In the case of the fully enclosed version, the 78 takes on the feel of a miniature megayacht because it effectively has a second salon added to the design. And, of course, it will be a popular choice among boaters who do their cruising in colder climes. But personally, if it was my boat—and I was using it in Florida and the Caribbean—I think the hardtop version would suffice, and be prettier to boot. (There is a fourth version available with no hardtop at all, but my skin is far too Irish to be wheeling a yacht for any amount of time under those conditions.)

Regardless of whether the owner prefers air conditioning or not on the upper deck, the 78 has plentiful alfresco entertainment space. Her foredeck lounge is an excellent place to enjoy this vessel while underway. A sunpad for four just forward of the yacht’s vertical windshield beckons the tan among us, while twin folding teak tables are stationed to port and starboard and service aft-facing L-shaped lounges. Forward of that is the stainless steel windlass and a good working area for the crew. Though at this size an ambitious owner-operator could handle the 78, it’s far more likely that a pair of crew members would be doing most of the heavy lifting.

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The crew will definitely appreciate the wide side decks with beefy, hip-high handrails. The yacht is a relatively wide 21 feet across. That beaminess plays out favorably in multiple areas of the boat, and this is one of them. Inward-opening boarding doors on both sides of the 78 also make for easy entry and egress.

The side decks sweep back to the yacht’s substantial cockpit. That space is afforded total shade by an overhang from the flybridge and has transom seating and a teak table bolted to the teak sole with a sturdy and chic stainless steel support. A wetbar to port is there when the clock strikes five—or even earlier depending on your temperament and schedule. Wide and easily traversable steps to port and starboard lead down to a swim platform that can easily double as a beach club. The swim platform is hydraulic, of course, and can handle a tender up to 14 feet in length. 

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Cabin Fever

There is also an entrance to the crew’s quarters here. Two crew is probably all you need for a boat this size, but she can be optioned to sleep three. The Turks are not typically known for generosity in size for portions of the boat not reserved for guests, but Sirena is trying to change that stereotype with enough space to not leave your captain fuming. After all, a happy crew makes a happy boat.

I don’t suspect there will be many complaints from the others sleeping aboard either. The accommodations level consists of four staterooms, including a full-beam owner’s suite amidships. The head is aft, where it acts as a natural sound barrier between the king berth and the engine room. The standard layout has his-and-hers areas separated by a shower with shoulder (and belly) space for most Americans. A walk-in closet is an option here, though it takes the space of either his or hers. 

The VIP in the forepeak could almost serve as a second master, owing to the aforementioned beam carried well forward. Large windows keep the space bright, and a comfortable reading nook is an excellent place to escape the hubbub in the boat’s more social areas. Twin guest staterooms mirror one another to port and starboard of the main passageway as well. Both have twin berths and are spacious enough to avoid complaints from the ungrateful. The portside one is ensuite, while the starboard-side stateroom’s head has an adjoining door that lets it work as a dayhead.

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Sirena 78 Cabin
Photo Credit: Jeff Brown

The Sirena 78’s Open Interior

One true highpoint for the Sirena 78 is her salon, which like the rest of her interior was penned by the Dutchman Cor D. Rover. It has a fresh and modern open concept with freestanding furniture in an aft sitting space. Both design features are a bit unusual for a yacht this size, but the advantages are clear. For one, an open-concept layout on an 82-footer feels enormous. And two, the freestanding furniture (as opposed to built-ins) allows for a level of customizability that sets Sirena apart. The aft seating area gives way to a portside galley amidships with a full-size refrigerator and freezer. A massive island countertop offers the chef good prep space as well as provides a service area for Champagne and hors d’oeuvres. Forward of that is the yacht’s formal dining area. A nice detail here is that the wraparound windows in the forward portion of the salon are low enough that while sitting down you can still see outside, taking in the vistas of whatever exotic locale you may be visiting. Notably on the open flybridge version of this boat, there is a lower helm forward of the dining area, but on the enclosed and semi-enclosed version the only helm is upstairs.

A really elegant spiral staircase amidships leads up to that flybridge and the upper helm. When manning the wheel, the captain’s eyes are a good 20 feet above the water, and that coupled with the vertical windshield add up to excellent lines of sight. The yacht comes with either twin 1,400-, 1,550-, or 1,800-horsepower MAN V12s. Depending on the engine package, this model tops out somewhere in the low-mid to upper-mid 20-knot range. Humphree fin stabilizers aid the yacht’s deep keel to help keep the vessel stable in rougher conditions. The hull’s flat aft section also provides lift and stability. The builder offers a few different range numbers for this model, but perhaps most impressive among them is the 1,550-nautical mile range seen at 10 knots in what Sirena dubs “economy cruising mode.” If you are not much one for poking around, the yacht has another efficient spot in her range at a fast cruise closer to 16 knots.

The big MANs reside in an engine room that is pleasingly spacious, especially by Southern European standards, a feature that points again toward Sirena’s desire to keep the crew happy to be aboard. The area is well-ventilated and has more than 6 feet of headroom, with excellent access to all main points of service, including the generators, fuel filters, and the engines themselves.

The Sirena 78’s engine room is a microcosm of the boat itself—voluminous, well-laid-out, and pieced together with thoughtful and evident intent. And that kind of combination will fall right in the sweet spot for a lot of eager prospective owners. 

-by Kevin Koenig

SIRENA 78 SPECIFICATIONS

LOA: 82′

Beam: 21′ 3″

Draft: 5′ 7″

Fuel/Water: 2,378/476 U.S. gals.

Power: 2x MAN V12 @ 1,400-, 1,550-, or 1,800-hp

Top/Cruising Speed: 23/16 knots (with 1,400-hp engines) 

Contact:

Sirena Yachts

sirenayachts.com

Sirena 78 Gallery

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