Sanlorenzo · Superyacht
Sanlorenzo SD96 Cost of Ownership
A semi-displacement superyacht with asymmetric side decks — one of the few genuinely original layout ideas of the last decade.
Purchase price
$15,500,000
96 ft
Running cost / year
$1,369,166
8.8% of price
All-in per year
$2,429,924
Including depreciation
Charter instead
$191,700
Per week, all in
Baseline: 250 engine hours per year, berthed year-round, marine diesel at $5.50 per gallon, over 5 years. Adjust everything below.
Model your SD96
Pre-filled with Sanlorenzo SD96 figures. Crew count and engine hours move the total more than anything else on this page.
The yacht
Length drives dockage; value drives insurance and refit reserve.
Crew
Above roughly 80 feet, crew becomes the single largest running cost.
Zero for an owner-operated boat.
A further 30% is added for payroll tax, insurance, and provisioning.
Berth, insurance & refit
Insurance and refit reserve are struck against the declining hull value.
Reduce if the yacht cruises or lies at anchor for part of the year.
Covers haul-out, paint, systems, and the periodic refit.
Fuel
Wildly variable — a planing hull at speed burns many times what it does at displacement speed.
Sanlorenzo SD96 — annual running cost
$1,369,166
per year before depreciation
8.8% of purchase price — the 10% rule check
- Crew29%$403,000
- Maintenance & refit48%$658,750
- Dockage5%$66,816
- Insurance12%$158,100
- Fuel6%$82,500
First-year running costs, excluding depreciation.
Value falls to $9,610,000
Running costs plus depreciation
1,250 hours over the period
Year by year
Insurance and refit reserve fall with the hull value; crew and dockage do not.
| Year | Crew | Dockage | Insurance | Maintenance | Fuel | Depreciation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $403,000 | $66,816 | $158,100 | $658,750 | $82,500 | $2,325,000 | $3,694,166 |
| Year 2 | $403,000 | $66,816 | $145,080 | $604,500 | $82,500 | $1,085,000 | $2,386,896 |
| Year 3 | $403,000 | $66,816 | $133,920 | $558,000 | $82,500 | $930,000 | $2,174,236 |
| Year 4 | $403,000 | $66,816 | $124,620 | $519,250 | $82,500 | $775,000 | $1,971,186 |
| Year 5 | $403,000 | $66,816 | $115,320 | $480,500 | $82,500 | $775,000 | $1,923,136 |
| Total | $2,015,000 | $334,080 | $677,040 | $2,821,000 | $412,500 | $5,890,000 | $12,149,620 |
Sanlorenzo SD96 at a glance
- Length overall
- 96 ft
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 8V 2000 M72
- Top speed
- 16 knots
- Guests
- 10 in 5 cabins
- Crew
- 5
- Class
- Superyacht
Where the money goes
Displacement speeds mean modest fuel burn for the size. Sanlorenzo's semi-custom positioning holds value better than volume production builders in the same length range.
| Crew5 full-time, including 30% overhead | $403,000 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & refit reserve5.0% of hull value | $658,750 |
| Dockage96 ft at $58/ft/month, year-round | $66,816 |
| Insurance1.20% of hull value | $158,100 |
| Fuel250 hrs at 60 gal/hr | $82,500 |
| Running cost per yearBefore depreciation | $1,369,166 |
Depreciation curve
From $15,500,000 over five years.
Depreciation over five years totals $5,890,000 — 48% of the all-in cost of ownership.
Sanlorenzo SD96 — common questions
- How much does it cost to run a Sanlorenzo SD96 per year?
- Excluding depreciation, roughly $1,369,166 per year — about 8.8% of the $15,500,000 purchase price, against the industry rule of thumb of 10%. That breaks down as approximately $403,000 crew, $66,816 dockage, $158,100 insurance, $658,750 maintenance and refit reserve, and $82,500 fuel at 250 engine hours.
- What is the true cost of owning a Sanlorenzo SD96?
- Including depreciation, the Sanlorenzo SD96 is modeled at about $2,429,924 per year over five years — roughly $202,494 per month. Depreciation alone accounts for 48% of that, which is why the purchase price is the smaller half of the decision.
- Is it cheaper to charter a Sanlorenzo SD96 than own one?
- At 6 weeks aboard per year, chartering is substantially cheaper. A comparable charter runs about $191,700 per week including APA and extras, so 6 weeks costs roughly $1,150,200 against $2,429,924 to own. Ownership only wins beyond about 13 weeks aboard per year.
- How much does a Sanlorenzo SD96 depreciate?
- The Sanlorenzo SD96 is modeled to retain about 72% of its value after three years and 62% after five — a loss of roughly $5,890,000 over the five-year hold. Displacement speeds mean modest fuel burn for the size. Sanlorenzo's semi-custom positioning holds value better than volume production builders in the same length range.
- How many crew does a Sanlorenzo SD96 need?
- Approximately 5 full-time crew. At an average salary of $62,000 plus payroll taxes, insurance, training, and provisioning, that is about $403,000 per year — 29% of the total running cost.
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Path to own
How long until you can own this?
Carrying a Sanlorenzo SD96 costs about $225,552 a month once finance and running costs are combined — implying roughly $902,207 of net monthly income at 25% of net monthly income, plus $3,100,000 up front. Enter your own figures to see which of those two is actually your constraint, and when it clears.
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