BO

BO — Mangusta 108, 33m Launched in 2010 by Overmarine, BO belongs to the Mangusta line — open yachts conceived first and foremost around speed. The figures bear it out: a 26-knot cruise and 30 knots at full tilt, which is the difference between planning a day around a single anchorage and stringing several together. Saint-Tropez for lunch, a quiet Spanish cove by evening, without the day dissolving into transit time. A refit completed in 2018 keeps her current. Accommodation is arranged over four guest cabins for eight. Three are fitted with a double bed; the fourth has twin beds, which suits families travelling with children or friends sharing without compromise. Each sleeps two. The appeal of a yacht of this type lies in the immediacy of it — 33 metres is a size you read at a glance, easy to live in without ceremony, quick to move, straightforward to berth in the ports that matter along the French and Spanish coasts. Days tend to organise themselves loosely: a swim before breakfast, a long crossing at pace, dinner ashore. A crew of five looks after her. On a yacht of this length that ratio matters more than it might appear: it means service attentive enough to be felt and discreet enough to be forgotten, with the deck and interior properly covered rather than stretched. Cruising grounds: France and Spain.