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Fairline Targa 53GT

Meet the Fairline Targa 53GT—a sleek express cruiser with some great design ideas.
  • By Jason Y. Wood
  • March 30, 2016

Fairline Targa 53GT

Meet the Fairline Targa 53GT—a sleek express cruiser with some great design ideas.

Fairline Targa 53GT

A high bowrail along the port side deck makes it easier to get around safely.

Fairline Targa 53GT

The Targa 53GT pays attention to Fairline’s design DNA, right down to the “spear”—
that white peninsula of frame jutting into the black glass on the side of the house.

Fairline Targa 53GT

Get a sense of the onboard space you can actually use by looking at the available seating in this image,
as well as the indoor-outdoor feel of the space thanks to skylights and a wide-open aft door.

Fairline Targa 53GT

This interior view gives a real sense of how much glass is in the superstructure on the Fairline Targa 53GT.

Fairline Targa 53GT

Power & Motoryacht Deputy Editor Jason Wood takes the wheel and enjoys the view
from the truly massive sunroof on the Fairline Targa 53GT.

Fairline Targa 53GT

This gate affords a measure of safety for guests in the cockpit at speed.

Fairline Targa 53GT

What a smashing day for our test of this British-built express cruiser, all the better to enjoy with that sunroof.

Fairline Targa 53GT

The cockpit affords a view of the city and the smooth wake of the Fairline Targa 53GT.

Fairline Targa 53GT

This Fairline can move right along, which frees up more time for cruising.

Read our boat test of the Fairline Targa 53GT here. ▶

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