Maxi Yachts Fenix 8.5
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 1981–1988
A Pelle Petterson-designed cruiser from the eighties featuring a stiff ballast ratio and a balanced fin-and-bulb keel
Designed by Pelle Petterson.
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The Maxi Yachts Fenix 8.5, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from SEILmagasinet
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
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Sailed by the fleet
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