BARENTS

BARENTS is a 50-metre Benetti Golden Bay (hull FB 223, Stefano Natucci design), built in 1999 and comprehensively refitted in 2021. The refit was thorough: new Calacatta Gold marble and oak floating floors throughout, all-new Cantalupi lighting, fresh furniture and fabrics in every cabin, new teak decks, and the lazarette converted into a beach club with gym. She's had five names (Lionheart, Cuor di Leone, Lumiere, Sotavento, Barents). What matters is what she is now.

Twelve guests in six en-suite cabins. Full-beam master on the main deck with king bed. VIP on the upper deck with queen. Two double staterooms and two convertible twin/doubles on the lower deck, each with a pullman berth. Crew of 11 runs the service out of Athens, year-round in the Cyclades.

The toy list is properly stocked: two Sea-Doo jet skis, three Seabobs (two F5, one F5S), six iAqua sea scooters, four kayaks (two tandem, two single), four SUPs (one transparent polycarbonate), wakeboard, three adult water ski sets, kids' skis, inflatable banana, sofa tube, two single tubes, snorkel gear, and fishing equipment. An 11-metre tender with twin 300hp Suzukis handles logistics.

She cruises at 14 knots (17 max) with a range of 3,500 nautical miles. Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Milos, the small Cyclades: she stays in Greek waters because Greek waters are enough.