ARAOK

ARAOK is a 32-metre aluminium explorer built by OCEA in 2023, the latest from a French yard that has been building aluminium patrol boats, research ships, and offshore workboats since 1987. That pedigree shows in her 4,000-nautical-mile range at 10 knots, built to cross oceans on her own terms. Twin 600-horsepower engines push her to 15 knots when needed, with 12 as a comfortable cruising speed.

Nine guests fit across four en-suite cabins: a primary suite, a VIP double, a third double, and a twin with a pullman berth that handles families or a fifth guest. The interior by French designer Pierre Frutschi keeps things clean and contemporary throughout, with light joinery, functional spaces, and the kind of restrained elegance that suits a vessel built for the open Atlantic.

On deck, the teak-laid flybridge and main deck give more outdoor space than the 32-metre waterline suggests, with a Seabob, kayak, paddleboard, wakeboard, and snorkel gear to fill the hours at anchor.

ARAOK splits her year between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, carrying nine guests and a crew of three with the range and the aluminium hull to make her own way between them.