FIRST KISS

Oceanis 46.1 — Croatia The Oceanis 46.1 had a hard act to follow. Her predecessor, the Oceanis 45, was one of the most successful cruising monohulls of her generation, and the 46.1 answers with a genuinely reworked hull: fuller forward, noticeably beamier where it matters, and drawn to open up interior volume without dulling the sailing pedigree the line is known for. On the water she still behaves like a yacht meant to be sailed rather than motored between anchorages — which, along the Croatian coast and its short hops between islands, is precisely the point. Below, the layout runs to four cabins for ten guests, each cabin fitted with a double bed. It is a configuration that suits two or three families sailing together, or a group of friends who would rather have their own space at the end of a long day on deck than share it. The appeal here is straightforward and worth stating plainly: a modern, well-proportioned cruising yacht, sailed with crew, in one of the most rewarding cruising grounds in the Mediterranean. Mornings under way, afternoons at anchor, evenings in a harbour town — the yacht is sized and equipped to make that rhythm easy rather than ambitious.