JASALI II

Perini Navi launched her as Independence in 1998, and more than twenty-five years on she still carries the original Perini interior, kept in authentic form by an owner who never wanted it changed. JASALI II is a 52.9-metre ketch, steel-hulled with an aluminium superstructure, drawn inside and out by the Perini Navi in-house team in Viareggio. Twin Deutz engines drive her under power, and she cruises at 12 knots with the ease that made the yard's name.

The main-deck saloon is the heart of the yacht, a large room with two dining tables, one for twelve and a second for six, sofas and armchairs to read or talk in. Large vertical elliptical portholes run throughout, a Perini signature, carrying natural light into every cabin below.

Ten guests are accommodated in five cabins on the lower deck. The master has a king bed, private bathroom, sofa and desk; two VIP cabins take queen beds with their own desks and bathrooms; and two twin cabins each carry Pullman berths for children.

Outside, she is built for the sun. The aft cockpit handles alfresco dining, the flybridge holds a second cockpit and the main sunbathing area, and the bow opens into a broad lounging space for the passage. A hydraulic swim platform drops for the water, where guests find a Seabob, water skis, a wakeboard, towables, paddleboards, two kayaks, and snorkel gear, while the dinghy runs the trips ashore. A crew of eleven runs her from La Spezia for the Mediterranean season.