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Oceanis 51.1 — Greece The Oceanis 51.1 belongs to a generation of cruising yachts built around a simple idea: keep the comfort of a proper liveaboard sailing yacht, but sail faster and more easily than the models that came before her. She does exactly that, and she remains one of the most genuinely versatile hulls of her size on the charter market. Accommodation is unusually generous for 51 feet. Six cabins sleep twelve guests: four cabins with a double bed, one cabin with a single bed, and one cabin fitted with bunk beds. It is a layout that suits the two charters this yacht does best — a large family spreading out across the Cyclades, or a group of friends who want a real sailing week rather than a static one. Greece is her natural cruising ground. Morning departures with the meltemi still gentle, an afternoon anchored off a beach reachable only from the water, dinner in the cockpit with the shore lights of a fishing village a tender ride away. She charters with crew, so the sailing, the provisioning and the daily choreography of anchorages and tavernas are handled for you. You decide how much of the helm you want to take yourself.