Available in Greece for Summer 2020, this lovely, 105′ newly refitted, long, sleek, performance sloop, built in 2004, refitted in 2017 has a French captain Jean Baptiste Kling, from Normandy, plus French chef Jacqueline, plus Italian stewardess, Veronica, who are as nice as they can be! A crew of five total run this powerful, performance sailing… Read more »
CAPRI I – My favorite yacht in Greece, because of the warm Wengi wood paneling, the onyx bathrooms, the three sitting rooms and design, plus creativity of the crew, the 192′ Lurssen motor yacht CAPRI I has a delightful Greek crew of 15, headed by Takos Tsakos,who welcomed us aboard in May of 2019 with… Read more »
The new owners of this exquisite,137′ Baglietto motor yacht, CLICIA, for charter in the South of France, refitted the yacht in 2016 and decided to give CLICIA a new, brighter, younger, “funner” look by decorating the aft deck with Chico cushions. A present from the owner’s Brazilian wife’s friends, along with the gorgeous abstract art,… Read more »
Based in the South of France for cruises to Corsica and Sardinia, the 131 ft, UK-built, Princess motor yacht, IMPERIALPRINCESS BEATRICE, gets her name from the shipyard that built her in 2012 and has many unique features. Operated by eight crew, including her French captain, who dabbles in cooking – Asian and American cuisine –… Read more »
This A++++,134 ft, ISA Italy motor yacht, built in 2013, has a Spanish flag and Spanish captain Jose Louis Plaza, who is assisted by six additional crew. Antonio, the bosun, tall, bald, gentle showed me around. “A bosun does maneuvers,” Antonio told me. “I do the bow lines; I help inside too.” Based in Mallorca,… Read more »
An expedition yacht with low fuel consumption, this A++++, large-volume, 138 ft, Italian-built, San Lorenzo motor yacht, built in 2015, has unusual long “lip” aft, before the superstructure amidship builds on top of it. Why? Why do they do that? Designers are taking expedition vessels to whole new levels. MOKA is a large 138′ yacht… Read more »
This modern, 118′ motor yacht wth four guest cabins – master, VIP, and two convertible twins – was built in 2019 by famous, British designer Mulder and has lots of volume. A rakish looking, “awarded” yacht with modern interior, she is perfection. Her British captain Ian Jinks is assisted by five additional crew, mostly from… Read more »
Join Captain Boogie from Britain for a cruise from Italy, Spain, or France aboard this high performance, 121′ modern Holland Jackbouw sloop. Boogie is friendly, knowledgeable and fun, and assisted by an excellent chef Juan Carlos from Spain, an artist, who won the culinary competition in Barcelona in May 2019 actually – no small feat,… Read more »
Do you drive a Hummer? If so, you’d probably like this 119′ Tansu expedition yacht, built in Turkey in 2011. Unique like a Hummer, she requires a different kind of aesthetic, but the longer I stayed onboard, the more the yacht grew on me. I see her now as the perfect yacht for transporting a… Read more »
Based in Ibiza, where the yacht has a permanent berth at Marina Botafocin that’s included in the price, FIVE STARS is a 92′ speed boat. That is enormous! They call these single deck boats ‘open boats,’ – open sport boats, because they go extremely fast – 22 to 30 knots! Consuming around 850 litres of… Read more »