Altima Yachts is proud to announce an impressive and capable cruising yacht, the first in their anticipated new Voyager series. The Altima 68 Voyager Motoryacht has been designed to be the ideal long-range cruising yacht for couples and families. The 68 Voyager brings a new level of efficiency, safety, fine design, luxury and cruising convenience to the serious cruising yacht market. With naval architecture and engineering by Bill Prince Yacht Design, the 68 Voyager benefits not only from Altima Yachts’ years of boatbuilding experience but also pedigreed engineering with an eye towards world cruising.

The Altima 68 Voyager is designed to be operated with or without professional crew. Four luxurious staterooms are available below decks, with a fifth private cabin nestled below the aft deck for crew or grandkids. With a beam spanning a full twenty feet, the 68 Voyager feels like a much larger yacht inside and out. Combined with a carefully-refined hull form specifically tailored to the Caterpillar C-Series engine packages, the 68 Voyager delivers a large-yacht experience with remarkably good economy.

Known for his award-winning yacht designs in power and sail, Bill Prince approached the design of the Altima 68 Voyager hull with one primary goal: to deliver maximum efficiency in a roomy, oceangoing cruising yacht. To that end, the hull has been designed with a fine entry and a modestly-rounded bilge amidships which gradually evolves into a broad, efficient underbody utilizing shallow propeller pockets for modest draft. A full-length keel protects the running gear and assures maximum directional stability in all sea conditions. With high freeboard and integrated bulwarks, the hull of the Altima 68 Voyager is the ideal platform onto which Altima builds this serious cruising yacht.

The Altima 68 Voyager can be custom-tailored to each owner’s performance preferences, be they for brisk, efficient cruising or relaxed long-range expeditions at a hull speed of more than ten knots. At a fast cruising speed of 17 knots the Altima 68 Voyager is expected to burn 88 gallons per hour with twin Caterpillar C-18 ACERT engines. At a displacement speed of 10.5 knots the yacht is projected to burn just 20 gallons per hour, with a range of around 1,200 nautical miles. Caterpillar C-12 ACERT engines will appeal to those who want maximum range at displacement speeds, and will provide a cruising range at hull speed of up to 1,800 nautical miles.