Wally WHY150: A 78-Footer That Lives Like a Superyacht

Wally has never built a normal boat, and the wallywhy150 might be the most useful abnormal boat the brand has made. The Monaco-born marque, now part of Ferretti Group, applied its why philosophy to a 24-meter package, and the result reads like a riddle: a 78-footer with the volume and feel of yachts far larger. In this walkthrough we move through every deck, and the spaces keep not making sense in the best way.

Volume as the whole point

Wally lists the wallywhy150 at 23.99 meters overall, 78 feet 8 inches, with a maximum beam of 6.78 meters and a gross tonnage of 150, a figure the builder points out belongs to much larger yachts. That volume gets spent in ways you can feel on camera. The main saloon carries floor-to-ceiling glass and what Wally itself calls unheard of 2.5-meter headroom. Flush decking runs the saloon straight into the cockpit with direct access to the sea, so the main deck lives like one continuous space.

The showpiece is the master cabin. Instead of burying the owner below, Wally puts the master forward on the main deck inside the high bow, wrapped in glazing, with what the builder describes as a 270-degree view from the bed. Waking up there, the sea is the first and only thing you see. Four cabins and two crew cabins round out the standard arrangement.

How it moves

This is not a slow displacement box despite all that volume. Wally fits Volvo Penta IPS pod drives, with triple IPS1350 units optional over the standard IPS1200s, and lists a maximum speed of 23 knots with a 20-knot cruise. Pods also mean joystick close-quarters handling, which matters on a yacht many owners will want to run with minimal crew.

Who says why

The wallywhy150 is for the owner bored by convention: someone who has chartered or owned traditional flybridge yachts and wants spaces that feel like modern architecture instead of nautical tradition. It suits families who live on the water level, love the sea access, and would trade a formal dining room for a bedroom view no penthouse can match. The walkthrough lingers on exactly those spaces, so you can decide if the unconventional layout would work for your crew.

Watch the full walkthrough on the Nautical Network YouTube channel, and browse more originals for other yachts that break the mold. If you are shopping in any size range, the marketplace is open.