KAFTAN

KAFTAN — 25.50m wooden gulet, cruising Turkey and Greece KAFTAN belongs to the tradition that made the Turkish coast famous: timber construction, generous deck space, and the kind of unhurried rhythm that only a gulet delivers. At 25.50 metres she has real presence without ever feeling like a hotel afloat, and her charter record speaks to a yacht that has been used, maintained and enjoyed season after season. Life on board divides naturally between inside and out. The saloon is warm rather than showy — a genuinely elegant, lived-in interior, thoughtfully decorated and comfortable to retreat into when the sun is at its highest. Outside, there is proper dining space and shaded lounging, while the foredeck is given over to a large sun-tanning area under a bimini, the place most guests end up gravitating to by mid-morning. Air conditioning runs around the clock, which matters in an Aegean August. Her cruising ground is the stretch of coastline she knows best: the bays of the Turkish Riviera and the Greek islands just across the water, where the day is measured in anchorages rather than nautical miles. For families who like an active holiday, KAFTAN is well set up. A powerful 70hp tender opens up water skiing, wakeboarding, paddle boarding, canoeing and snorkelling — the sort of programme usually associated with considerably larger yachts, here at a notably approachable charter rate.