Back in 1927 when Austrian Engelbert Frauscher founded his first shipyard, well-heeled gentlemen owned stylish boats that did double duty for ferrying the family around to picnics as well as a spot of chummy racing on the side; a sort of four-door Ferrari for the water, if you will. Now Frauscher, which continues the tradition of building classic, elegant motoryachts capable of kicking ass when the throttle’s down, has come out with the 717 GT, designed in homage to that time of earlier seagoing savoir faire.

The 23.5-ft. craft sells for $130,000 and features a long, elegant bow, shaft propulsion and an ample deck for relaxing between races. Unlike in ’27, you now have a choice of gas, diesel or even hybrid for the engine, with nothing sacrificed in the way of performance. A black hull and teak decking is the obvious choice but Frauscher will build you something more modern if you insist in customized hues, harking back to the day when well-heeled gentlemen had their own racing colors as well. Ah, if only this thing were fast enough to actually propel us back to the ‘20s.