The “A” in the SL80A stands for asymmetrical, meaning the exterior gives up a side deck in favor of a much larger interior space, and a superyacht experience.
Details matter. That’s the clear message behind Sanlorenzo’s new SL80A, a 23.97-metre motoryacht that introduces the Italian builder’s signature asymmetric architecture to the smallest model in its historic SL line.
The launch marks a new chapter for a series that dates back to 1985, when Sanlorenzo introduced the fiberglass SL57, the first model in what would become one of yachting’s most recognizable ranges. Over the following four decades, the SL line has evolved into a family of six models spanning roughly 23 to 37 metres, while maintaining the brand’s emphasis on clean design, customization, and balanced proportions.
The SL80A instills that family’s design language into a yacht measuring less than 24 meters while offering the livability typically associated with much larger vessels. Its defining feature is Sanlorenzo’s asymmetric layout, first introduced on the SL102A in 2018. By eliminating the exterior port passageway and shifting circulation to starboard, designers were able to expand the interior volume on the port side. It sounds like a visual sleight of hand, but it increases onboard living space by as much as 20 percent while preserving the yacht’s exterior functionality. The result is a vessel with a much larger interior than many competitors with the same footprint.
In the new sub-24-metre version, the design parameters are even more critical: It’s a vessel with the interior volume of boats 20 feet larger, but can enter ports closed to larger yachts. Designed by Zuccon International Project, the yacht includes four guest cabins, a full-beam owner’s suite, expansive glazing, and a mezzanine-style helm station that frees additional interior volume for social spaces. Interior finishes feature Thai walnut and a geometric “Azteca” parquet pattern developed with Italian flooring specialist Cadorin.
“SL80A is not a simplified version of a larger yacht,” says CEO Tommaso Vincenzi in a statement. “It is a synthesis of the experience we have built over decades with the SL line, bringing the same quality of space, comfort and design to a more versatile platform.”
The result is a fresh design that delivers the architectural intelligence and unmistakable styling of the SL range in its most compact form yet.
