THAT’S AMORE is a 2023 sailing gulet of a little over forty two metres, built in Bodrum in the modern Turkish style and finished to a standard that goes well beyond the traditional charter gulet. She carries twelve guests across six cabins with a crew of seven, and she pairs the easy, open air life of a gulet with the space, the finish and the service of a far larger yacht. She is a yacht for warm days spent on deck and in the water, cruising the Turkish and Greek coasts at a gentle, unhurried pace.
Her outdoor spaces are what a gulet is all about, and here they are generous even by the standard of the type. The foredeck carries a run of sun pads and a shaded lounge between the masts, a broad space to lie out or settle in the shade, and the aft deck opens to a large dining setting where the whole group can gather for a long lunch with the sea alongside. There is seating and shade at every turn, so there is always a corner in the sun and a corner out of it whatever the hour.
Under sail she carries a full rig and moves quietly under canvas when the wind serves, settling to an easy motor when it does not, which is exactly the relaxed rhythm a gulet charter is built around. Her size gives her a steady, reassuring feel on the water, and her wide teak decks make moving about simple and safe, so the days flow between the deck, the shade and the water without fuss.
Inside, the main salon is a bright, contemporary room finished in pale timber with soft neutral fabrics and bold accents, a world away from the dark joinery of an older gulet. The space runs from a comfortable lounge to an interior dining area and a bar on one level, with wide windows that keep the sea in view, and a well fitted galley nearby keeps the crew turning out proper meals through the day. It is a calm, welcoming interior for when the group wants to come in out of the sun.
Accommodation sleeps twelve across six cabins, built around a full master with its own bathroom and a run of guest cabins finished to the same bright, modern standard in pale timber and soft fabrics. The cabins are calm and well proportioned, each with its own bathroom and good headroom, which makes her work for several families travelling together as readily as for a large group of friends. With six cabins and twelve berths she is a genuine choice for a big party who want to travel together without anyone feeling squeezed.
A gulet like this rewards a cruising ground of short hops and clear water, dropping the hook off a quiet bay for a swim at lunch and moving a short way to a sheltered cove for the night. The crew of seven handle the sailing, the cooking and the detail, so the days belong entirely to the guests, whether that means swimming off the stern, a long lunch on deck or simply watching the coast slide by from the foredeck.
She is at her best along the Turkish coast and across to the Greek islands, cruising the bays and harbours of the eastern Aegean at the gentle pace a gulet is built for. For a large family or a group of friends who want the open air life of a gulet with a bright, modern finish and six proper cabins, THAT’S AMORE is a relaxed and genuinely welcoming choice.
