LARGO WINCH

Largo Winch — Lagoon 52 Some yachts earn their keep in the Greek islands simply by being the right shape for them. A Lagoon 52 is one of those: beam enough to stand still in a swell, draft shallow enough to tuck into the bays that monohulls admire from a distance, and deck space that turns a day at anchor into the reason you came. Launched in 2017 and refitted in 2025, Largo Winch has the settled feel of a yacht that has been looked after rather than merely maintained. Below, the layout is refreshingly straightforward: four cabins, each with a double bed, sleeping eight guests. No hierarchy of who got the good room, no negotiation on arrival — an arrangement that suits two or three families travelling together, or a group of couples who would rather not draw straws. Life happens outside. The decks are generous enough to spread out across, and the hydraulic swim platform changes the rhythm of the day — it drops to meet the water, so swimming becomes something you do a dozen times without ceremony rather than an expedition involving ladders. After dinner, the outdoor cinema comes into its own: a film on deck, the anchor chain shifting quietly, the lights of a village somewhere across the bay. Her crew handle the routing, the provisioning and the anchorages, adjusting the week to the meltemi and to what you actually feel like doing — which, in the Cyclades, is often the same decision made three times before lunch. For sailing in the Greek islands with eight people who all want a proper cabin and a proper swim, Largo Winch is a well-judged answer.