GIGRECA

Admiral builds motor yachts of 40 metres and up. When they turned that insulation engineering on a 76-foot sailing yacht, the result was the Silent 76: whisper quiet under power, even at full speed. GIGRECA is hull number one, launched in 2014, refitted in 2021, and now based in Athens for Cyclades charters.

Jacques Fauroux drew the hull. North Sails supplied a fully battened main and self-tacking jib on a carbon in-furling boom, hung from an aluminium Maxspar mast. The rig handles easily with a crew of three, and the retractable aluminium-and-glass hardtop (by Debenedetti and Fiordi) keeps the cockpit shaded while sailing and opens up at anchor.

Four en-suite cabins sleep eight. The master suite sits aft with its own private access, a VIP double forward of the salon, and two further cabins (a double and a twin) with marble-clad bathrooms. The 2021 refit freshened the interiors throughout.

Captain Andreas Voulgaris holds an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean certificate, has sailed the Mediterranean since 2000, and knows the Cyclades by island: Mykonos, Paros, Syros, Santorini, and the passages between them. Toys stay simple: a SeaBob, paddleboard, water skis, snorkel gear, and fishing equipment.

GIGRECA carries the noise insulation of an Admiral motor yacht inside a Fauroux-designed sloop, and she sails out of Athens year-round under Greek flag.