Seakeeper Ride Adds 148 Factory Integrations for Model Year 2027

Seakeeper says its Ride underway-motion-control system is being integrated into an additional 148 models from 37 brands for the 2027 model year. The August statement reports the supplier’s largest annual integration expansion to date.

The company puts its total offering at more than 600 boat models across 120 manufacturers. Nearly 300 models now feature the system as standard equipment, although availability differs by builder and configuration.

Factory fitment expands across builders

The new list covers centre consoles, trawlers, cruisers, sportfishers, catamarans and pontoons. Names identified by Seakeeper include Princess Yachts, Intrepid, Maritimo, MJM and several established tender and dayboat builders.

Ride is an underway attitude-control product, not a full replacement for a gyro stabiliser at anchor. The company cites reductions of up to 70% in pitch and roll underway, but outcomes depend on vessel and conditions.

What Ride measures underway

Factory integration is significant because control surfaces, software and helm interfaces can be considered with the hull from the outset. A retrofit has to be evaluated against an existing structure and equipment layout.

For a superyacht owner choosing a tender or chase boat, stabilisation may affect passenger comfort during a fast passage. It is still one part of a broader specification that includes operating range, payload and handling.

Why this matters to owners comparing tenders

Seakeeper says more than 15,000 Ride systems had shipped at the time of its announcement. That is a manufacturer-reported adoption measure, not an independent performance test of every installation.

Buyers should verify whether the exact model has Ride as standard equipment, a factory option or a later fitment. The model-year announcement describes availability across a range, not a promise that every boat carries the system.

Factory integration can matter more than a retrofit claim

Building a motion-control installation into a model from the outset lets the manufacturer address mounting location, electrical integration, control behaviour and the hull's own performance during development. Seakeeper says nearly 300 models now include Ride as standard, but the option status and model year must be checked boat by boat; a brand's involvement does not mean every craft in its range has the equipment.

For superyacht owners ordering a tender or day boat, a builder-approved integration can simplify specification and handover. It remains important to confirm the unit actually delivered, its operating limitations and the local service arrangement. Ride is an underway control system, and buyers should distinguish its job from gyroscopic stabilisation used to reduce roll at rest. A tender carrying both technologies should have an agreed commissioning and crew-training plan. The published integration figures represent manufacturer-reported adoption rather than independently measured passenger comfort. Specification teams should test the system on the actual hull and sea conditions where possible, and document any installation changes.

Primary source: Seakeeper Ride. This article is independently written by Superyacht Guide.