EMMELIA

Based in Athens or Lavrion, this yacht spends her season where she makes the most sense: the Greek islands, within easy reach of the Cyclades, the Saronic and the Argolic coast. Her defining feature is the flybridge helm, set centrally. It is a genuinely rare pleasure to steer from up there — the sail plan has been carried aft, so she has a natural tendency to head up, and you feel that balance through the wheel rather than having to fight it. The touch is gentle, forgiving, the kind of helm that flatters a guest taking a turn at the wheel as readily as it satisfies someone who has sailed all their life. Sightlines forward and to either side stay clear throughout, which matters as much when threading into a crowded anchorage as it does on a long reach between islands. Below, accommodation runs to six cabins for twelve guests: four cabins with a double bed, and two cabins with a single bed. That spread suits a group travelling with a mix of couples and individuals — no one is left negotiating a compromise berth. The yacht is chartered fully crewed, with a permanent team accustomed to Greek waters and to the rhythm of a charter week: early departures when the meltemi dictates, long lunches at anchor when it doesn't. A boat to sail, not simply to be aboard.