Lazzara's UHV 100 Hits the Water: The 31-Metre Yacht Built to Feel Like Something Twice Its Size
Lazzara Yachts, the Tampa-based shipyard with three generations of family building behind it, has launched the first hull from its UHV 100 series: a 30.5-metre superyacht that makes its central argument through gross tonnage rather than length.
The UHV 100 follows the UHV 87, which debuted at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2022 and established the format that defines the series: a distinctive exterior profile that uses the visual device of a trompe l'oeil false deck to give the impression of additional volume, combined with an interior that genuinely delivers it. At 225GT and approximately 260 square metres of enclosed living space, plus 125 square metres of exterior deck, the yard's claim that the UHV 100 "rivals vessels far beyond its size category" is not marketing language. It is a straightforward description of what happens when a builder optimises the entire hull geometry around internal volume rather than speed or profile.
The construction approach is as deliberate as the spatial concept. Lazzara built the UHV 100 using aerospace-grade composite — e-glass with a closed-cell aviation core, fully epoxy-constructed, with no gelcoat and no wood — a material specification more commonly found on vessels in excess of 150 feet. The yard's philosophy, as it describes it, is that every UHV should be designed and built like a superyacht regardless of its overall length. That means hard piping throughout instead of flexible hoses, no through-hulls, and full system redundancy as standard rather than as an option.
"With the UHV 100, our mission was to push beyond conventional limits: not only in volume but also in how a yacht is built and engineered," said David Galante, executive vice president of Lazzara Yachts. "From aerospace-grade materials to full system redundancy, this yacht is designed to deliver unmatched reliability, safety and comfort."
What the Interior Delivers
The layout places the owner's full-beam suite on the main deck, with four guest cabins on the lower deck accommodating up to ten guests in total. Crew quarters for five are positioned aft and kept entirely separate from the guest circulation. The upper deck houses a large pilot house alongside a full-beam saloon that opens directly onto an al fresco dining and lounging terrace; a flow that makes the upper deck as usable as any social space aboard.
Interior renderings released last year by joint central agents Fraser and Northrop & Johnson showed a scheme of dark woods, neutral furniture, and considered colour accents in soft furnishings and artwork... an approach that reads as restrained without being austere. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, floating floors across all three decks for acoustic isolation, and Miele-equipped galley facilities confirm that the attention to specification extends well past the structural.
The foredeck dip pool, a six-person hot tub lounge, is the feature most clearly distinguishing the UHV 100 from its predecessor in the series, and speaks to the shifting expectation among owners at this price point: the forward deck is no longer a working area. It is an entertainment zone.
Performance and Access
Twin Volvo Penta D13 1,000hp engines give the UHV 100 a provisional top speed of 16 knots and a cruising range of 1,100 nautical miles at eight knots: enough for extended coastal and offshore use without the operational complexity of a long-range blue-water vessel. At 1.8 metres of draught, the UHV 100 is genuinely shallow-water capable: the Bahamas, the Caribbean's shoal-strewn anchorages, and the shallower reaches of the Mediterranean are all accessible without the compromises that deeper-draughted vessels in this size range impose on itinerary planning.
The UHV 100 is currently listed for sale at €13,495,000 through Fraser and Northrop & Johnson. The YachtWay listing is live with full specifications.
Where the UHV Series Goes Next
The launch of the UHV 100 arrives as Lazzara's programme at the larger end is accelerating. Construction on the first UHV 160: a 48-metre superyacht sitting just below the 500GT threshold, with interiors by British studio H2 Yacht Design and naval architecture from Dutch firm Mulder Design, began in January. Delivery is scheduled for mid-2028. The UHV 130 is additionally confirmed to be in active design development, filling a gap in the range between the 100 and the 125.
The series currently runs from the UHV 90, the entry point and the model that established the format, through the UHV 100 and UHV 125, up to the flagship UHV 160.
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