ARCHSEA

ARCHSEA — 31m · HG Yachting · Turkey Thirty-one metres of Turkish-built motor yacht, ARCHSEA was launched by HG Yachting and delivered to her owner in 2014, with a refit completed in 2020. Her working ground is the water she was made for: the turquoise stretch between Bodmr and Marmaris, the deep bays around Antalya, the coastline where the pine slopes drop straight into the sea. She knows these anchorages, and so does her crew. Inside, the design reads modern and unfussy — neutral tones carrying the volumes, no visual noise. Every stateroom has generous windows, so the light does most of the decorating: mornings arrive early and gently, and the interior never feels like a place you have to escape from at midday. Accommodation is arranged across five cabins for up to nine guests: an owner's cabin, a VIP cabin, two cabins with twin beds and one cabin with a single bed, each with its own ensuite facilities. It is a layout that suits the way families and groups of friends actually travel together — couples properly looked after, children or a nanny nearby without anyone sharing space they'd rather not. Detailed bed configuration is available on request. Life on board gravitates upward. The sundeck is the yacht's social centre, with an al fresco dining area and a Jacuzzi that tends to be occupied by the youngest guests before lunch and the adults after sunset. Forward, a broad sunbathing area with eight sun mattresses sits alongside a second lounging space — the right place for a coastline unwinding past at anchor-hopping pace, or a cocktail as the light goes. A crew of five runs the yacht: enough hands to keep the service attentive and the days effortless, few enough that the atmosphere on board stays personal. Their brief is straightforward — you decide the pace, they take care of everything the pace requires.