AYKEN

## AYKEN A 14-metre gulet launched in 2023, AYKEN belongs to that particular Turkish tradition where custom timber construction and modern comfort meet — a small yacht, deliberately so, built for the coastline she works. Cruising Turkish waters, she carries six guests in three cabins, each with a double bed and its own en-suite. It's a straightforward, generous layout: no compromises between guests, no cabin that feels like the one nobody wanted. Three couples, or a family spread across three private spaces, all on equal footing. Her pace suits the geography. Eight knots at cruise, twelve at the top end — enough to move between anchorages before lunch, slow enough that the passage itself counts for something. On this stretch of coast, that is the right speed. A crew of two runs the yacht and looks after the guests aboard. At this scale, that ratio means service without ceremony: meals prepared and served on deck, the tender handled, the day shaped around what you actually feel like doing rather than a fixed programme. It is the kind of arrangement that works precisely because the yacht is intimate — everything happens within a few metres, and nothing needs announcing. For a first gulet charter, or for anyone who prefers a compact yacht well kept over a larger one stretched thin, AYKEN is a sound proposition.