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The first <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/10575" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CLX96/0129.5m (96'9&quot;)CL Yachts 2022">CLX96</a> yacht from<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6398" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CL Yachts (Company)">&nbsp;CL Yachts</a> has completed her sea trials and has hit top speeds of 25 knots in full load conditions. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216402/image/large-fc24bc749de9f0c84d2919b219443714.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216402"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216404/image/large-7f5ee3285c4f3c0e60cfbcf6cde96815.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216404">Martin Lo, Director of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6398" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CL Yachts (Company)">CL Yachts</a>, commented, “Our captain reports that the boat handled well and was very responsive to the helm. Two thrusters at the bow and stern provided a much higher level of confidence when docking. We have ourselves a yacht that operates smoothly throughout her RPM range. Thanks to her stabilisation options, including a Quick MC56 gyrostabiliser and Sidepower fins, she is very steady in a seaway as well.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216403/image/large-4d9d5bc626f5fd1914a588c71d0d2c7a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216403">Featuring exterior and interior design from <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5910" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jozeph Forakis (Company)">Jozeph Forakis</a>, while <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6114" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alfaro Design (Company)">Alfaro Design</a> completed her naval architecture. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/54281" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CL Yachts launches first 30m CLX96 SAV (2021-12-15 11:00:00 +0100)">The yacht was launched in December</a> and can accommodate as many as eight guests between four staterooms. Martin Lo added, “We wanted a fresh approach to the norm, and we did that by allowing designer <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5910" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jozeph Forakis (Company)">Jozeph Forakis</a> the freedom to create something different and unique, while holding true to our core values of quality, innovation and uncompromising seaworthiness.” <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216405/image/large-38db53150122eb0d81d834ade6fcdaa1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216405">Following the final outfitting which has now begun, the yacht will be debuted in Hong Kong this spring. Her international debut is planned for the <a href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show - 2022">2022 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show</a>. She is currently on the market.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216410/image/large-f18dcf77e72f9d0d53bafee330ebf4a3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216410"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216408/image/large-21968575e4d0c69d6e47839ef6c35de4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216408"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/216407/image/large-9471e7b3054dc5551cd20705ebf7f8ae.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/216407">

CLX96 yacht sea trials

The first CLX96 yacht has completed sea trials.

The first CLX96 has completed sea trials

<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6398" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CL Yachts (Company)">CL Yachts</a> has announced that its first CLX96 Sea Activity Vehicle (SAV) motor yacht which is currently under construction at their Hong-Kong based shipyard, is nearing completion. Her construction began in late 2020 and she is preparing to be launched next month.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179219/image/large-1a8609133b3ca059b6176bc5f6089299.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179219" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; position: relative; max-width: 100%; margin: 1rem 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.6px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">“It’s all coming together on CLX96 and it will be beautiful when the yacht is completed. The realisation of the designer’s vision is on track, and we are extremely proud of what is being achieved with our very first SAV,” commented Martin Lo, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6398" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="CL Yachts (Company)">CL Yachts</a> Director.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/209682/image/large-d6907bcf5ec85715a174463e0e1b3fde.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/209682">Pandemic-induced supply chain issues have also proved challenging to the shipyard. “Throughout the significant challenges of the last 18 months, the team has rallied together and found a pathway to building our most complex and exciting yacht to date. We are reaching the final hurdles before CLX96 launches for the first time, and I am looking forward to showing the world the first of our remarkable crossover yachts from this design in the coming months,” added Lo.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/209684/image/large-e907f3a8a9aba6146f079de45e472ad5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/209684">The CLX96 SAV features naval architecture by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6114" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alfaro Design (Company)">Alfaro Design</a> and interior and exterior styling by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5910" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jozeph Forakis (Company)">Jozeph Forakis</a>. The yacht has already received widespread recognition, having &nbsp;won the award for the Concept Under 40 Metres from the International Yacht &amp; Aviation Awards as well as a GOOD Design Award and a Bronze A Design Award. Director Martin Lo remarked, “In order to be competitive in today’s market, you need to be daring and we believe that the CLX96 is a bold challenge of the status quo in its category.” <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179221/image/large-e4fad525cefe8a82e32d5644f65656a5.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179221">CLX96 SAV is designed to blend the traditional explorer yacht features while ensuring comfort and luxury style on board. The versatile CLX96 offers open-planned and clean lines. She features a two-level, reverse angled deckhouse to maximise space, whilst her vertical bow further amplifies space down below. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179223/image/large-66adc7ce88098a6f02e787111af37c50.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179223">Designed to give an indoor-outdoor aesthetic, she features vast retractable windows and bi-folding doors on her flybridge, leading directly to her large al fresco dining space aft. CLX96 SAV has multiple unique outdoor entertainment spaces, including the ‘Terrezza Portoghese’, a sunbathing area forward of her skylounge, ‘Piazza del Sole’ seating and sunbathing area on her foredeck, and an expansive stern beach club at the waterline with a hydraulically-submerging swim platform.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179224/image/large-4750645ca803725e56146a14989c636d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179224"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179226/image/large-383812aa6829b50184376c33a2a83c4c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179226">Her interior design is stylish yet discreet, focusing on simplicity instead of lavish additions. Her spacious, open-planned main deck hosts her saloon with a full service bar, multiple seating areas and a dining area.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179228/image/large-8363a9b161b225e1bc3a9eb05b0b995a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179228" style="box-sizing: inherit; border: 0px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; position: relative; max-width: 100%; margin: 1rem 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.6px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179230/image/large-7922638567c970e6790e1c73bf5ee23e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179230"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179229/image/large-8ddc3cff5bb203d61befae51af7e7a92.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179229">CLX96 will sleep up-to eight guests across her four staterooms with large windows and high ceilings for natural light. Her master suite will include a skylight while her VIP stateroom will have a virtual skylight, cleverly showing a feed from an on-deck camera to a display screen embedded above the VIP king-sized bed. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179232/image/large-001fe3840b9fd41fe82610253932a18e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179232"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/209680/image/large-ce41ff73a7ce0f3661b7c1d10a194f5f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/209680"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/179233/image/large-158ec9dbe42366400603468cd4ad897b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/179233">CLX96 is made with a GRP composite hull to ensure enhanced performance of the yacht. She will be powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1408" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Caterpillar Inc (Company)">Caterpillar</a> C32 engines, enabling her to reach top speeds of 27 knots and a cruising speed of 22 knots.&nbsp;

CL Yachts CLX96 SAV yacht prepares for launch

CL Yachts have shared details of their first CLX96 SAV yacht which is entering her final stages of construction. 