PAREAKI is a twenty four metre Posillipo from 2003, refreshed in a 2017 refit, a planing motor yacht built for fast, sociable cruising through Greece and the Adriatic. She looks after ten guests across four cabins with a crew of four, and she offers a rare thing at her size: genuine pace wrapped in the warm, finely finished interior of a classic Italian motor yacht.
Her point of difference is the combination of speed and comfort. Posillipo built her with a low, sporting profile and the power to match, a top end near thirty knots and a fast cruise around twenty five, so a run between the Cycladic islands or a crossing to the next anchorage is a short, spirited passage rather than a long day at sea. Yet she carries the volume and the finish of a yacht you would expect to be slower, with four proper cabins and a warm cherry interior that feels settled and considered.
Life in the open air is arranged for warm days and easy cruising. The main deck aft carries a shaded dining table a step from the bathing platform, the natural centre of life at anchor, while the foredeck gives a cushioned sun pad forward for a quieter spot away from the party. Above, the flybridge runs open with a helm and seating and a clear outlook over the water, and the swim platform opens onto the sea with the tender and the toys close at hand for a day of swimming and exploring.
Inside, the main salon is a warm and welcoming space lined in rich cherry, the timber that gives a Posillipo of this era its character. A comfortable seating area gathers around a low table with large windows bringing the light and the water into the room, and forward a separate formal dining area seats the full party for meals aboard out of the heat. A well equipped galley keeps the crew close to the main deck, and an enclosed bridge carries a proper working helm with a clear view over the bow. The finish is deep and honest, beautifully kept throughout.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for ten guests. The master suite is a full width room amidships in the same warm cherry, with good storage, soft light and its own ensuite. A VIP suite and two further guest cabins, including a twin, look after the rest of the party, each private and comfortable with its own facilities. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, with the twin converting readily for children or younger guests sharing.
Under way she is a quick, assured planing yacht, happiest pushing on along the coast with the decks full and the sea sliding past. Her natural ground is Greece and Croatia, the Cyclades and the Adriatic, clear water and quiet bays within an easy fast run of one another, with the lively harbours and the quieter anchorages both within reach of a yacht with her turn of speed.
PAREAKI suits a group who want pace, style and the warm character of a classic Italian motor yacht over the gloss of a new production build. Properly refitted, quick and genuinely comfortable, she is a spirited and good value way to charter the Greek islands and the Adriatic coast.
