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MEANING ‘DREAM’ IN GREEK, the 52.7-metre M/Y O’Neiro built by Golden Yachts is one of the featured charter yachts from Atalanta Golden Yachts.

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MEANING ‘DREAM’ IN GREEK, the 52.7-metre M/Y O’Neiro built by Golden Yachts is one of the featured charter yachts from Atalanta Golden Yachts. With seven cabins housing 12 guests, the steel displacement hull has a cruising speed of 16 knots. She boasts an interior design by the well-known Studio Giorgio Vafiadis, featuring an extravagant saloon with oak and maple floors. Passengers on board can have fun with the tenders and toys including a Scanner 5.2m with 100hp outboard Yamaha four-stroke engine, a Searay 195 6.15m tender with 220hp inboard engine Mercruiser diesel, a water sofa for four people, and so on.

Also available for charter from Atalanta Golden Yachts is the Falcon-built 35.5m M/Y Helios, which can reach a cruising speed of 23.5 knots. Meaning ‘sun’ in Greek, Helios is a bright GRP planing hull with a wide and spacious aft deck as well as five en-suite cabins accommodating 12 guests. The combination of cream materials and Cherry Tree wood is used throughout the yacht, giving her a refreshing feel.

Hong Kong-based yacht brokerage Asia Yachting has a 19m Ferretti 630 for sale. The luxury yacht offers three cabins, including a spacious master cabin and a VIP cabin, for accommodation up to six guests. Her sleek finish and elegance alongside exceptional rationalisation of space makes her the perfect luxury yacht for social settings or charter. At a cruising speed of 20.5 knots, this beauty is available for either partial Owners or a new Owner.

A 22m Sunseeker Predator 68 is also available for sale at Asia Yachting. Known as one of the best-looking sports cruisers on the market, she is in “as new” condition with only one previous Owner. Her option list is comprehensive and includes Seakeeper gyro stabilisers, an upgraded generator, a full Harman Kardon home entertainment package in the cabins/saloon, and underwater lights. The model is on central agency with Asia Yachting.
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Fraser Yachts offers the 51.89m M/Y Victory for charter in western Mediterranean during summer and winter. The model from Golden Yachts possesses four double and three twin cabins, housing 12 guests and 12 crew. Powered by two MTU 16V 2000M90 engines, the steel-hull yacht has a cruising speed of 14 knots. She is graced with a Jacuzzi pool and watertoys like a 39ft powerboat, two 19ft Castoldi jet tenders, a WaveRunner and Sea-Doos.

Another charter superyacht with Fraser Yachts is 73.2m M/Y Laurel built by American shipyard Delta Marine in 2006 and refitted in 2015. With an elevator for convenience and Donald Starkey-designed interior, the yacht can accommodate 12 guests and 22 crew members. Besides a 25ft nautical tender and two WaveRunners, cycling competitions are possible with the four bicycles on board. Fishing gear is also there for a relaxing time on the yacht. She is available for charter in Mexico during summer and the Caribbean in winter.

Available for charter by Burgess Yachts is the 73m M/Y Titania, delivered by German shipyard Lürssen in 2006 with refit completed in 2012. Her features include vast entertainment spaces, superlative accommodation and state-of-the-art amenities. She has two master suites, a VIP cabin and four doubles. Her 3.8m stern extension also houses a beach club with sauna, bar and sofa. On the sundeck, a stunning enclosed glass veranda accommodates a climate-controlled gymnasium. Titania cruises the Mediterranean in summer and Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and the Maldives in winter.

Simpson Marine offers a wide range of new and brokerage yachts for sale, including the Halter Marine-built 94ft expedition yacht Maloekoe, which has a versatile layout with five staterooms and a practical design for family cruising. She completed a major refit in Australia in 2012, which covered all systems and equipment including main engine rebuilds and two new generators.

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Built by Turkish company Dunya Yachts in 2013, the 72m Axioma is a 70m+ yacht available for sale at Yachting Partners International (YPI). The six double cabins on the steel hull can sleep 12 guests as well as 20 crew. Its sumptuous beach house-style interior is the product of Italian designer Alberto Pinto. The exterior features an infinity swimming pool, while the bridge aft deck features a large Jacuzzi with a swim-in bar. Winner of a Judges Special Commendation at the World Superyacht Awards in 2014, the yacht also boasts a master-size VIP stateroom.

Another motoryacht for sale with YPI is the 56m Benetti motoryacht Ae Cap D’antibes, which can reach a maximum speed of 16 knots and house 12 guests in six en-suite staterooms. Lloyd’s Class and MCA compliant, the steel hull is in great conditions with a luxurious François Zuretti interior design. Her tenders and toys include a Novurania Chase 23ft Rigid Inflatable with a Volvo inboard engine with stern drive, two Yamaha GP 1300F WaveRunners and much more.

The sophisticated 63-metre Benetti 11.11 joins the charter fleet of global yacht company Y.CO. Available for late summer charter in the Mediterranean and winter charter in the Caribbean, the yacht features a vast master suite with a walk-in dressing room as well as the expansive 180-degree views overlooking the private sundeck with a large jet pool and sunbathing space. There is also a full-beam main deck VIP suite with six full-height portrait windows, plus four additional en-suite guest cabins on the lower deck including two convertible twins – able to sleep 12 guests and 16 crew across all four decks. A selection of tenders and toys include a custom 8m Benetti limo tender, Sea-Doos, Seabobs, kayaks, towables and inflatables.

Alexa Private Cruises also provides chartering to Komodo National Park and Raja Ampat in Indonesia in the very romantic phinisi Alexa, which has one master cabin for a couple to enjoy. Alexa has a modern pure look with traditional lines and features an Under The Stars sleeping area on the upper deck. The spacious saloon is teeming with vintage and contemporary art, as well as silk rugs and primitive sculptures from Indonesia.

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