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Numarine MXP40Mediterranean explorer with a huge range

Martin Hager

 · 28.07.2025

The 39.10 metre long GRP explorer is being built in the Numarine halls in Istanbul. The design was created by Can Yalman.
Photo: Kerem Sanliman
The Turkish shipyard Numarine launched its first 40MXP unit, the "Miouch". The 39.1 metre long flagship surprises with a large aft deck and two XL pools. With a range of 6,000 nautical miles, the voluminous displacer combines long-distance capacity with a Mediterranean lifestyle.
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The yacht builders with halls in Istanbul launched "Miouch", construction number 1 of the new "Mediterranean Explorer" model, MXP for short. The new development, styled by the shipyard's trusted partner Can Yalman, was launched at the Gebze site and is being marketed as a further development of the successful 37XP model, of which 14 units have been sold to date.

Pacific reach and beach club lifestyle

The new Explorer model seems to have struck a chord with customers. "We have already sold three 40MXP before the first unit has even touched the water," says Numarine's Managing Director Murat Şen with satisfaction. Thanks to a hull shape optimised by Umberto Tagliavini and efficient engines, the 40MXP has a range of 6,000 nautical miles at eight knots, which means it can also conquer the Pacific. The abbreviation MXP stands for "Mediterranean Explorer", as the model offers the typical "beach club lifestyle" of modern Mediterranean yachts. This includes two pools, one on the aft main deck and a second one deck above.

Design and equipment

The yacht accommodates up to twelve guests in six suites. The owner's suite is located on the forward main deck and spans the entire width, while the guests and VIPs sleep one deck below. Both the interior and the exterior were designed by the Turkish studio Can Yalman, which has also designed Numarine models in the past. The main difference to the previous series is that the beach club and garage of the 37XP have been replaced by a full-width hydraulic bathing platform that provides direct access to the water. The 40MXP is also two metres longer than its predecessor, with the extra space mainly dedicated to the aft deck. This has created space for a large dining table in the aft cockpit, a bar, a lounge and the pool with a glass stern. An extendable awning provides shade when required and at the touch of a button. In the engine room, the standard configuration features two MAN engines, each with 600 kilowatts of power for a moderate twelve knots. Other propulsion packages are available to choose from.

45-metre explorer in the pipeline

At the end of last year, the shipyard presented the Concept of their 45-metre flagship XP 45 with a design by Hot Lab. It is not yet known when construction number 1 of the 450-tonne vessel will be launched. Numarine is currently working on eleven newbuilds with lengths between 22 and 40 metres and in various stages of construction.

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Martin Hager

Martin Hager

Editor in Chief YACHT

Martin Hager is editor-in-chief of the titles YACHT and BOOTE EXCLUSIV and has been working for Delius Klasing Verlag for 20 years. He was born in Heidelberg in 1978 and started sailing at the age of six, in an Opti of course. This was soon followed by 420s, Sprinta Sport and 470s, which he also sailed on the regatta course with his brother. His parents regularly took him on charter trips through the Greek and Balearic Islands. Even at a young age, it was clear to him that he wanted to turn his passion for water sports into a career. After graduating from high school and completing an internship at the Rathje boatbuilding company in Kiel, it was clear that he did not want to become a classic boatbuilder. Instead, he successfully studied shipbuilding and marine engineering in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital and focused on yacht design wherever he could. His diploma thesis dealt with the “Testing of a new speed prediction method for sailing yachts”. In 2004, the superyacht magazine BOOTE EXCLUSIV was looking for an editor with technical and nautical background knowledge, a position that was perfect for Martin Hager. The application was successful and a two-year traineeship was arranged. After twelve years as an editor, the editorial team changed and he took over responsibility for BOOTE EXCLUSIV as editor-in-chief in 2017. After long-time YACHT editor-in-chief Jochen Rieker moved to the role of publisher, Martin Hager also took over the position of editor-in-chief of Europe's largest sailing magazine YACHT, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, at the beginning of 2023. When he's not working on topics for the two water sports titles, Martin Hager likes to go out on the water himself - preferably with kite and wingfoil equipment or on a little after-work trip across the Alster.

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