E.S. II

Built to Fountaine Pajot's brief for a performance cruising catamaran, this yacht sails as she looks: light on the helm, quick to find her stride, and genuinely rewarding when the Aegean breeze fills in during the afternoon. Nothing about her is compromised for the sake of volume alone — she holds to the yard's balance of speed under sail and space at anchor. Accommodation is arranged across four cabins, each with a double bed, welcoming up to ten guests aboard. The layout suits families and groups of friends travelling together: everyone has their own space to retreat to, and the shared areas belong to everyone. Greece is her cruising ground, and it plays to a catamaran's strengths. Shallow draft opens up the bays that keep monohulls offshore, and the wide platform means breakfast in the shade of the cockpit, long lunches at anchor, and the kind of afternoons where nobody is in any hurry to move on. The Cyclades, the Saronic, the Ionian — all within reach on a week's itinerary. She is offered with crew, who handle the sailing, the provisioning and the daily rhythm of life on board, leaving guests free to simply be aboard. Their local knowledge is what turns a route on a chart into a proper week at sea: the right anchorage for tonight's wind, the taverna worth the tender ride, the cove that empties out by six.