Overhead aerial plan view of 2B at anchor with the 13-metre sport fisher and amphibious tender stowed on deck

39.2m Profab · ex THE BEAST · Best Charter Yacht 30–39.9m 2026

THE BEAST Renamed to 2B

Current charter rate

USD 215,000

Length: 39.2 m
Guests: 12
Guest cabins: 5
Crew: 9
Gross tonnage: 493 GT
Range: 5,000 nm

39.2m Profab · ex THE BEAST · Best Charter Yacht 30–39.9m 2026

2B at a glance

A 493 GT New Zealand expedition catamaran that carries a 13-metre sport fisher on deck, then opens 4,000 square feet of guest living for 12 people who want the South Pacific rather than another marina week.

Length: 39.2 m
Guests: 12
Guest cabins: 5
Crew: 9
Gross tonnage: 493 GT
Range: 5,000 nm

The yacht that changed her name, not her brief

Expedition volume. Shallow-draft freedom.

2B is the same 39.2-metre aluminium catamaran the world first knew as THE BEAST. The yacht is listed with 37South and is now presented as 2B, with THE BEAST retained as the launch identity so readers can still find the award-year record.

Profab Engineering delivered her in 2019 to a LOMOcean naval-architecture and exterior brief, with interiors by Oceania Interiors. The point of the platform is not ornament. It is to stay under 40 metres and 500 GT, carry a 13-metre sport fisher on deck, and still give 12 guests the living volume more often associated with a 50-metre monohull.

A 12-metre beam and a 2.5-metre draft, as published by 37South, let her sit in remote South Pacific anchorages that a deeper displacement yacht of similar volume cannot use. That is the charter, not an accessory list.

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Bow-quarter aerial of 2B's white catamaran hull at anchor over reef water with guests on the foredeck — Twin bows, a 12-metre beam and a 2.5-metre draft over reef water — the reason she anchors where she does.

01 · The carried yacht

A 13-metre sport fisher that travels with her.

37South describes the signature tender as a custom 13-metre luxury sport fisher, launched by 10-tonne cranes and carried on deck wherever 2B goes. The same listing records twin beds, a full ensuite, galley, bar and sheltered seating — a day boat that can fish, dive or simply take a smaller party away from the mothership.

BOAT International's 2020 World Superyacht Awards report is more specific about the original engineering problem: keep the mothership below 500 GT and 40 metres while still lifting a 13-metre, 19-tonne sport-fishing vessel on a two-point knuckle-crane system. That constraint still explains the silhouette.

Overhead: the 13-metre sport fisher and the 9.3-metre amphibious tender ride on 2B's own deck.

02 · Ashore without a quay

A 9.3-metre amphibious tender for beaches, not just docks.

The second support boat on the current 37South specification is a 9.3-metre custom amphibious tender, plus a 4.5-metre Zodiac. The amphibious hull is the difference between a scenic swim-platform afternoon and actually putting guests on a beach that has no marina.

Crew support for diving, fishing and custom itineraries is part of the published charter offer. Exact toy inventory and operating limits are reconfirmed for the dates, because remote New Zealand and South Pacific programmes change with weather and permits.

Three stacked aft deck levels above the working platform and its 10-tonne launch crane.

03 · The flybridge kitchen

Teppanyaki on the flybridge, not a hidden barbecue.

37South lists a teppanyaki-style barbecue on the flybridge as a defining guest space, together with three outdoor dining options across the decks. The kitchen is part of the social architecture: meals happen in the wind and the view, not only behind glass.

Starlink coverage is stated on the same official page. On a 5,000-nautical-mile Pacific programme that is not a luxury footnote; it is how a group stays connected when the next town is a weather window away.

The flybridge lounge and bar, alongside the teppanyaki grill 37South lists as a defining guest space.

04 · Why the beam exists

493 GT inside a 39.2-metre rule.

The official charter copy puts guest living space at more than 4,000 square feet. Combined with the 12-metre beam, that is why a 39.2-metre catamaran can sleep 12 without feeling like a converted commercial boat.

Cruising speed on the 37South page is 11 knots. The stored Blue Ocean Club snapshot still shows 13 knots and a 3.1-metre draft; those older figures are not repeated here. Range is published as 5,000 nautical miles — enough to treat the Pacific as a route, not a day-hop.

Twin bows, a 12-metre beam and a 2.5-metre draft over reef water — the reason she anchors where she does.

Interiors by Oceania Interiors

2B interiors: a residence that does not pretend to be a warship

The camouflage chevron hull is the photograph everyone remembers. Inside, Oceania Interiors specified a quieter residential language: pale timber, dark joinery, generous glass and rooms that face the water rather than a corridor of gold fittings.

BOAT's 2020 judges noted deck spaces tailored for outdoor living concealing a fully featured interior. That contrast still holds. The helm is a working expedition bridge; the guest saloons and cabins are for people who intend to stay weeks, not pose for an hour.

Main salon of 2B by Oceania Interiors with curved sofa, marble tables and surfboards mounted on the bulkhead — Oceania Interiors: curved seating, marble, pale timber — and surfboards treated as decoration.

King guest suite aboard 2B with two square portholes framing open ocean — A king suite with two sea-level portholes; three of these sit on the main deck.

Five cabins · 12 guests

Three king VIP suites on the main deck.

37South publishes the sleep plan in two complementary ways: five cabins configured as three doubles, one twin and one bunk cabin; and a bed count of three kings, two singles that can convert to a king, and four single bunks. Overnight capacity is 12 guests.

Three king VIP suites sit on the main deck — a rare arrangement at this length, and the reason a multi-generational charter does not have to send half the party below. Crew is listed as nine on the current 37South page.

12 overnight guests
Five guest cabins
Three king VIP suites on the main deck
Twin cabin plus bunk cabin
Convertible king option in the twin arrangement
Nine crew on the current charter listing

Recovery in the landscape

Wellness aboard 2B is the Pacific, then a quiet cabin

There is no published spa deck or hammam in the 37South specification, and this profile does not invent one. Recovery is written into the boat another way: stable catamaran motion, sun decks, a swim platform, and cabins designed for sleep after long days in the tender. Air-conditioning, Wi-Fi via Starlink, and the flybridge dining spaces are the comfort systems that are actually stated.

Flybridge lounge aboard 2B with sofas, bar stools and outdoor dining beside a teak deck — The flybridge lounge and bar, alongside the teppanyaki grill 37South lists as a defining guest space.

Air-conditioning throughout guest areas
Starlink satellite internet
Multiple outdoor dining decks
Sun pads and swim platform
Stabilised catamaran platform

One mothership · three boats

2B's water programme: mothership, sport fisher, amphibious tender

The expedition kit is the yacht. 2B carries a 13-metre sport fisher, the amphibious tender and a Zodiac, then supports diving and fishing with crew who are hired for that work. Auckland and the wider South Pacific are the published theatre; Mediterranean weeks are not claimed here.

Dimension 1

Mothership

39.2 m aluminium catamaran, 12 m beam, 2.5 m draft, 493 GT and a published 5,000 nm Pacific range.

Aft decks of 2B on three levels with the deck crane visible on the working aft platform

Dimension 2

Sport fisher

13 m custom sport fisher with twin beds, ensuite, galley and bar, launched by 10-tonne cranes.

Dimension 3

Shore access

9.3 m custom amphibious tender and a 4.5 Zodiac for beaches and unprepared landings.

Dimension 4

Surface toys

Yamaha SVHO 2026 with tow sled, 60L Flite Board, 100L Elite Board, water skis, wakeboard, two SUPs and a Schiller Bike.

Dimension 5

Paddle fleet

Four single kayaks and two double kayaks, plus fishing equipment listed on the official charter page.

Dimension 6

Diving

Bauer Poseidon Edition 250 compressor, 12 scuba sets, 12 tanks, wetsuits and snorkelling gear, supported by crew.

Weekly rate on the 37South page is USD 215,000. APA, tax, diving packages, fuel for the sport fisher and any specialist guides are confirmed for the dates and are not assumed to sit inside that figure.

Route inspiration · availability to be confirmed

Journeys that suit a South Pacific catamaran

These pages illustrate the kind of remote-island planning 2B was built for. They are inspiration, not a statement of her current position.

A yacht judged by what she can launch

Blue Ocean Club Best Charter Yacht 30–39.9m 2026

Blue Ocean Club Best Charter Yacht 30–39.9m 2026
World Superyacht Awards 2020 — Displacement Motor Yachts Below 499GT, 30–39.9m

Under her award-year name THE BEAST, 2B won Blue Ocean Club's Best Charter Yacht 30–39.9m in 2026. The decision rested on expedition volume, the carried sport fisher and a charter identity no other finalist in the class replicated.

The same platform already held a Neptune. At the World Superyacht Awards 2020 she won Displacement Motor Yachts Below 499 GT, 30 m to 39.9 m. BOAT recorded the judges' focus on the camouflage explorer brief and the two-crane launch of the 13-metre, 19-tonne fishing boat.

See the 2026 awards

Verified particulars

2B specifications

Crew is published as nine per 37South; an older stored Blue Ocean Club record listed ten. Particulars prefer the 37South charter page for 2B (14 September 2026) over older stored snapshots where they disagree. Builder, design credits and the 2020 award follow BOAT International's published winners list. Rate, crew travel and toy packages are confirmed before contract.