Tiara’s Luxury Sport series was born out of an appeal to edgier outboard enthusiasts. It was a bit of a style leap from the classic, understated Tiara design, layout and lines—which are timeless, and which are coming back, in a way, in the Tiara 39 LS.
This is an entertainer’s boat, with an inviting setup from the swim platform through the cockpit and forward to the helm bench seat. A grill, sink and cooler in the stern sit abaft a plush bench seat in a pivoting module. Want to face over the port rail and open up the swim platform a little? Or do you prefer the settee to face aft? An electric switch unlocks the seat and allows manual movement to 90- and 180-degree positions. A fishing module can also be swapped in with a more spartan—though fully serviceable—folding bench, livewell and rod holders.
Forward of that pivoting module is a lounge area fit for four people, at least. It wraps around a table that, opposite the aft module, makes for quite the dinette—especially on a 39-foot boat. (The 12-foot, 6-inch beam helps.)
Forward of the aft-facing lounge, a broad, engineered-granite bar top—with another sink to port and another coil-cooled cooler to starboard—separates the helm seating from the entertainment space. A primary fridge, ice maker and freezer sit flush in a row, tidily tucked beneath the helm seating. (Note, owners can configure the stainless-steel appliances in any order.) The design should allow for easy access to drinks and snacks when the boat is not underway.
At the helm are a recessed 19-inch Garmin multifunction display, a Mercury joystick (optional) and Zipwake controls to manage the 39-footer. An optional Seakeeper 4.5 can also help to keep guests, glasses and everything else stable.
I took the helm on a balmy summer morning with a moderate northeasterly in the teeth, and I could barely feel the 1- to 2-foot Lake Michigan chop. I felt obliged to run figure eights (and raise the ire of the salmon-trolling fleet) to test the hull against her own wake, which she ate up as nonchalantly as I might have wolfed down one (or three) of the state’s famous Coney Dogs. With a full load of fuel and a total of eight people aboard, I struck and maintained upward of 40 knots at 5500 rpm with a pair of 600-hp Mercury Verado V-12s quietly running on the transom platform.
Peering aft, I couldn’t help but think that the placement of the entertainment-station module helped to buffer the already-faint thrum of the power plants. At anchor, a portside terrace door folds down to broaden the cockpit with an even wider beam. (The starboard side of the cockpit has a dive door). I was able to sit perched above the water on the folded-down gunwale, where I marveled that this boat with all this space for relaxation is shy of 40 feet in length.
It was time to check out the cabin. I went down the companionway of float- ing teak steps and saw in the forepeak a comfortable queen berth surrounded by satin-finished wood and eye-pleasing lighting. The athwartships orientation might be disorientating to some guests, but again, with a Seakeeper gyrostabilizer to steady the roll, motion will be kept to a minimum.
For overnights, there are other homestyle features, including a compact galley with microwave and counter, modest closet space and shelving, and a full head with a walk-in shower. I am 6-feet 1-inch tall, and I had plenty of headroom to spare in the space.
Overnight accommodations include a convertible berth amidships and a queen berth forward.
Abaft the head is a compartment with sunken twin berths (convertible to a single berth for two). It’s a bit of a squeeze for adults, but not out of the question for young passengers.
Back up on the main deck, the pilothouse doesn’t feel offset, but there’s a wider passage to starboard, which leads to the open bow. (Passengers can head forward from the port side too, if they step up onto a platform that sits flush with the rail.) The bow has a U-shaped settee and high-gloss teak dinette table that makes deciding whether to dine here or in the cockpit a real dilemma. An anchor locker keeps the business end of boating mostly away from guests who are dining.
Try to find another entertainment platform with this much seating and comfort under 40 feet, and you’ve got your work cut out for you.
LOA: 39’6”
Beam: 12’6”
Draft: 3’5”
Fuel: 500 gals.
Water: 50 gals.
Power: (2) 600-hp Mercury V-12s
This article was originally published in the February 2026 issue
