Step Inside the Bold Evolution of Mediterranean Living Afloat: Aiata's Striking Flagship, the Sunfinder 50

Published: 20 Jan 2026
One autumn after its initial endeavour, young Turkish boat-builder Aiata sails into Düsseldorf, breaching the surface with its newest admiration: the Sunfinder 50.

A year after debuting at boot Düsseldorf, Aiata surfaces to reveal its Dreamliner - the Sunfinder 50 - a bold evolution in the realm of Mediterranean style boating. Born from a collaborative process with Finnish designer Jarkko Jämsén, the Sunfinder 50 focuses on fast-paced, spacious, multipurpose family boating with modular versatility at its heart.

Embracing an expansive, open-deck lifestyle orientation, the Sunfinder 50 appeals to a unique class of mariners who savour that immersive connection to the sea, prioritizing a shared beach club vibe over all-weather protection.

Through an artistic reimagination that reduces the enclosed cabin to a sleeker T-top design, Aiata allows sea voyagers an unbarred transition from the vessel’s helm to the swim platform. This aesthetic revolution morphs the boat from being a simple rugged commuter to an elegant Mediterranean day-boat, capable of sailing nimbly across weekend coastal journeys.

Despite introducing an innovative design concept, the Sunfinder 50 doesn’t marginalize on essential comforts for any overnight voyage. The flared bow of the boat, equipped to function as a capacious dining station and convertible sunpad, will be further amplified in its new avatar.

The flagship from Aiata is an exemplar of exciting innovation, and it will dock alongside a 38ft model of the same Sunfinder lineage in Germany. This duo demonstrates Aiata’s vision to construct a comprehensive, multi-tiered portfolio at an impressively brisk pace.

Will the Sunfinder series mark a new era in the boating industry? Renowned as the home of motoryacht enthusiasts, Motor Boat & Yachting is a fitting platform to make this brand’s vision sail towards its shore of dreams. As they often say, a journey to the horizon begins with the unbraiding of the ropes.