ETHNA is a Ferretti Custom Line 97, delivered in 2008 and refitted in 2020, and she is a good example of a modern classic: a 30 metre motor yacht with the warm mahogany interior and the easy flybridge layout that made this generation of Custom Line so popular, kept fresh and well run rather than left to age. She carries a planing hull that will move at a proper pace when the plan changes and a full house of five cabins, which is a lot of accommodation for 30 metres and the reason she suits a large family or a group of friends travelling together.
Twelve guests sleep in five cabins. The owner takes a full beam suite on the main deck, a wide bed in warm mahogany with windows close on both sides, a study corner and a private bathroom, a room with the light and volume of a larger yacht. Below are two VIP doubles and two twins with Pullman berths, each with an ensuite, a flexible layout that makes up for couples, children or a mix of the two. A crew of five runs the yacht, and the service spaces are kept clear of the accommodation so the guest areas stay calm and private.
The interior is classic Ferretti done well. The main salon carries soft white sofas framed by warm mahogany joinery and large windows down both sides, a bright room that opens aft to the shaded deck. A dining table sits forward under the same timber ceiling, seating the group with the coast in view through dinner, and a second lounge gives the salon a softer corner off the main sofas. It is a warm, comfortable interior rather than a showy one, which is exactly what suits the relaxed, family-minded way she is meant to be chartered.
Outside, ETHNA makes the most of a 30 metre hull. The flybridge is the social heart of the yacht, given over to sun and water with a jacuzzi set among loungers, a bar and a dining table under the hardtop, high above the sea with a long view over the coast. The main aft deck carries shaded dining and lounge seating close to the swim platform, the foredeck adds a quieter spot forward, and the layout keeps the whole group within easy reach of one another through the day.
A tender and a spread of watersports gear come with the yacht, launched off the stern for guests who would rather be in the sea than beside it. The planing hull gives her the pace to run out to a distant bay and back within a day, while the flybridge and the shaded decks make her just as good for a long lunch at anchor, a balance of speed and comfort that suits the way a charter week actually unfolds. The 2020 refit means she presents as a fresh, well kept yacht throughout.
Her home water is the Tyrrhenian, from Sardinia and the Costa Smeralda across to the bay of Naples and the Amalfi coast, with Sicily and the Aeolian islands within her reach. Capri, Positano and the quiet coves of the Sardinian coast sit within easy runs of one another, and her speed makes the crossings between them straightforward. With her warm interior, her flybridge and her five cabins, ETHNA suits a family or a group of friends who want to take that stretch of Italy at their own pace, with room enough for everyone aboard.
