Nimbus 495 Coupé

The Coupé series has been the backbone of Nimbus since the company’s founding in 1968. From the 320 Coupé through to the 305 Coupé, 365 Coupé and 405 Coupé these enclosed cruisers have defined how Scandinavian boaters experience the water: protected when conditions demand it, open when the weather allows.

The typical Coupé owner values extended time aboard. These are cruisers who measure trips in weeks rather than weekends, who prioritise the interior living experience, and who want a boat that works as hard in November as it does in July.

Designed for bridges
A primary driver of Coupé demand is simple: bridge clearance. With its electrically foldable mast, the 495 Coupé achieves an air draft under 3.5 metres. This dimension opens European canal systems, river networks, and the locks that connect them. It makes the boat viable for The Great Loop in North America, a circumnavigation of the eastern United States via inland waterways.

The Coupé will also be available with a shortened bathing platform, bringing overall length under 14 metres for marina berth availability and registration considerations.

What owners have discovered
The 495 Flybridge has been in owners’ hands long enough to generate meaningful feedback, and much of what they report applies directly to the Coupé.

One owner, who upgraded from a 30-foot boat, initially hired an instructor before taking delivery. Within months, he was handling the vessel with complete assurance: “It is genuinely easier to manoeuvre than many 10-metre boats. The systems remove the stress.”

What these owners consistently report is a quality of spatial connection throughout the vessel. The curved aft glass, the wide side door, the relationship between helm and galley and saloon, all create a sense of contact with everyone aboard.

Three-quarters of 495 Flybridge buyers to date have been families with children, a notable shift from the traditional demographic for vessels of this size. These are often owners with the means to buy larger, but who value privacy, self-sufficiency, and the experience of operating their own boat

Built for the sea
Beneath the layout differences, the 495 Coupé shares its Flybridge sibling’s engineering. The hull is vacuum-infused with a Divinycell core, a construction method that produces exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. Four structural bulkheads, each vacuum-infused with the same core material, create a hull that is torsionally rigid, quiet in a seaway, and free from the flexing that produces creaks and groans in lesser structures.

Availability
The Nimbus 495 Coupé will be presented at Boot Düsseldorf 2026. A 495 Flybridge will be on display at the Nimbus stand, and the design team will be available to discuss the Coupé variant in detail. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027.

For specifications, configuration options, and to arrange a consultation, contact your local Nimbus dealer or visit nimbusboats.com.

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