Sea Ray introduces 450 Sundancer at Yachts Miami Beach
The Sea Ray 450 Sundancer made its world premiere at this year’s Yachts Miami Beach, while the company showed off other models at the Miami International Boat Show on Virginia Key.
“We were thrilled to debut our newest Sundancer for a global audience in Miami. Initial reactions to the 450 have been highly positive,” said Tim Schiek, president of the Sea Ray Boat Group. “Meanwhile, the new Virginia Key site gave us a chance to expand our Miami presence and show off some exciting advances, including our sophisticated 290 Sundeck Outboard, and three of our all-new SLX models.”
The 450 Sundancer represents the latest of Sea Ray’s Sundancer line. Its design approach is focused on the “total boating experience, with a harmonious interplay of indoor and outdoor spaces,” the company said.
An open floorplan creates connected social zones throughout the boat. This includes an enclosed sunroom that connects to the cockpit, and features an electronically opening skylight and “gourmet-ready” galley. Below, living quarters include a full-beam master stateroom and an additional forward stateroom, each with its own head. An optional gourmet transom center adds a countertop with grill and sink. Sun coverage is provided by an optional foredeck shade and cockpit SureShade.
Visitors to the brand’s Virginia Key display were invited to take an immersive virtual reality tour through The SLX Experience. A high-end, virtual reality headset put viewers aboard the vessel in high definition, and then took them on a ride behind the vessel on a wakeboard.
“Virtual reality technology has played an integral role in the introduction of our groundbreaking SLX models. We sought a way to give boaters a taste of The SLX Experience, one that would be more immersive than simply climbing onto the boats, and we found it in virtual reality,” said Schiek. “These are truly impressive boats — the result of carefully orchestrated excellence — with a host of cutting-edge features that work in harmony to go above and beyond expectations. And the addition of our new 290 Sundeck Outboard, a marriage of Sea Ray craftsmanship, signature style and premium outboard power, provided further evidence of our commitment to next-level boating.”
