PIXIE

PIXIE runs a dual-season programme: Greek summers out of Marina Nea Peramos in Athens, then a winter passage to El Gouna for Red Sea charters. She is a 2022 Fountaine Pajot Alegria 67 sailing catamaran, drawn by Berret Racoupeau, 20 metres on the platform and sailed by a crew of three under Greek flag.

The accommodation works for groups and families. A master suite carries a queen bed, a desk area, and a double-sink en-suite with dual access. Two further queen cabins sit en-suite, and a fourth cabin pairs a double bed with a single upper bunk for the children or a last-minute friend. Nine guests sleep across four cabins.

The foredeck jacuzzi with its lounge area is the morning move, the flybridge with its sunbathing beds and panoramic seating handles the rest of the day. Down in the saloon a galley-down layout keeps the cook out of the conversation, and an electric BBQ lives on the aft deck.

Twin 150-horsepower Volvo D3 diesels and two 12-kilowatt generators run the systems, with two watermakers and full air conditioning for tropical operation. Toys include two two-person kayaks, two stand-up paddleboards, two sea scooters, a wakeboard, water skis, a knee board, a towable tube, snorkel gear, and fishing tackle. The tender is a Highfield 4.60 with a 60-horsepower outboard, rigged for seven across to the beach.