Next Generation Outboard Bowrider

Regal LX9 - Review 2025

By: Matt C. & Bradley Axmith - Updated: April 2025

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Matt C.

Boating Expert at Boat & Sail Magazine

Matt has been living full-time on the water for almost ten years. Numerous adventures have been had cruising the US east coast and the Bahamas on his 38-foot sailboat, Dulcinea.

Bradley Axmith

Editor at Boat & Sail Magazine

Spent summers sailing and fishing as a boy. He built a viking ship and cruises every year.

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Where to buy Regal LX9:

Regal Boats

Looking for a sporty bowrider that looks good, is fun to drive, and is comfortable for any adventure you want to take it on? The LX9 might just be the boat you’re looking for. This new model has everything under the sun you could dream of at the helm station to make captaining fun (and easy).

From its enormous swim platform (that gets even larger with the push of a button) to its easy-flowing walkthrough layout with tons of comfortable seating, the LX9 is a wonderful cruising bowrider.

Like most top-of-the-line Regals, the LX9 is loaded with innovative technology. Some of it is standard, and some of it is optional. That’s a nice approach since not every boater needs every toy, and it can keep the cost down in some cases.

One stand-out feature on the LX9 is the power hardtop, which lowers at the push of a button. Sure, it will help you squeeze under the occasional short bridge. But more interestingly is how it retracts, closing down on top of the windshield to make the boat into a sports coupe—handy indeed if you’re trapped in a downpour.