FIRST K

MY FIRST K At 15.88 metres — 52 feet — MY FIRST K belongs to that category of motor yacht that makes the French Riviera feel smaller than it is. Built in 2004, she cruises comfortably at 22 knots and will hold 26 at full throttle, which is exactly the margin you want when lunch is booked in Monaco and you left the anchorage later than planned. Her natural playground is the stretch between France and the Principality: the calanques and beaches within easy reach in the morning, Monaco's harbour approach in the afternoon, and the option of simply staying out at anchor when the coast fills up. A yacht of this size slips into ports and bays where larger hulls have to think twice, and that manoeuvrability is genuinely part of the pleasure rather than a compromise. On board, she is run with a professional crew, so the day unfolds without you having to organise it — the tender, the swim stop, the timing of the return leg. It is the kind of charter that suits guests who want the coast at their own pace, without the formality of a larger programme. A straightforward, well-judged choice for day and short cruising along the Côte d'Azur.