AMANTE

The Fountaine Pajot Aura 51 is the yard's newest generation of fifty-foot cruising catamaran, and AMANTE is a 2023 example working the Dodecanese out of Rhodes. She measures 15.91 metres with an 8.08-metre beam, which gives her the deck space and interior volume that make this class of catamaran such a comfortable base for a week on the water.

Her defining feature sits up top. The flybridge carries a proper lounge and sunbathing area with open views in every direction, a place guests gravitate to for morning coffee, sundowners, and the long light evenings that make a Greek summer. Below it, the main deck salon opens aft through full-height glass onto a shaded cockpit, and the whole living area stays cool under air conditioning throughout.

AMANTE sleeps eight guests in four cabins, each with its own en-suite and separate shower, and each named after an Italian screen actress, from Monica Bellucci to Claudia Cardinale. A crew of three run the yacht, the cooking, and the service.

The water toys are set up for an active week: two Seabobs, a Jobe sea scooter, two stand-up paddleboards, a multifunctional wakeboard and kneeboard, and two towable tubes. Snorkel and fishing gear are aboard, and a swim platform gets everyone in and out of the water. A tender shuttles guests to the tavernas and beaches of the Dodecanese. With a shallow 1.58-metre draft, AMANTE slips into the coves and quiet anchorages close to shore.