Side-by-side compare
Wajer 55 vs VanDutch 56.
The Wajer 55 is the higher-capacity boat, 20 guests against 12 on the VanDutch 56.
On size, the Wajer 55 is the longer boat at 16.80 m LOA to 16.51 m. The VanDutch 56 is the quicker boat, 40 knots to 38. Both run ips. Installed power runs 1,450 hp on the VanDutch 56 to 1,320 hp on the Wajer 55.
Net of the spec sheet it is a trade: the Wajer 55 is the bigger, higher-capacity platform, the VanDutch 56 the quicker one. Garage envelope and the missions the boat has to cover should settle it.
The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.80m | 16.51m |
| Beam | 4.65m | 4.52m |
| Draft | 1.27m | 1.10m |
| Dry weight | 20,900 kg | 21,500 kg |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 38 kt | 40 kt |
| Cruising speed | 28 kt | — |
| Range | 390 nm | — |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Volvo Penta D6-IPS600 | Volvo Penta IPS950 |
| Engines | 3 | 2 |
| HP per engine | 440 | 725 |
| Propulsion | ips | ips |
| Capacity | ||
| Passengers | 20 | 12 |
| Fuel capacity | 2,320 L | 2,500 L |
| Water capacity | 580 L | — |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | — | grp |
| Classification | CE-B | CE-B |
| Year | — | 2019 |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Triple IPS driveline to 38 knots | Volvo IPS950 driveline |
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
The builders
Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.
Wajer Yachts was founded in 1992 by Dorus Wajer, who built his first launches on the lakes near Amsterdam before relocating production to Heeg in the northern Dutch province of Friesland - the traditional heartland of Dutch boatbuilding. T…
View Wajer →VanDutch was founded in the Netherlands in 2008, debuting its first hull, the VanDutch 40, in 2009. The brand was acquired by Italian shipyard Cantiere del Pardo in 2020, and since 2022 all production has been centralised at Cantiere del P…
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