ECLIPSE is a 34 metre Couach from 2005, a fast and genuinely capable French motor yacht that pairs real pace with warm, traditional interiors for a relaxed week in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean. She looks after ten guests across five cabins with a crew of four, and her appeal is the way she covers ground: a planing hull with a serious turn of speed, so a busy itinerary of islands and anchorages becomes easy and the days stay long on the water rather than spent under way. For a family or a group of friends who want a well sized, well kept yacht with the legs to roam, she is a confident and comfortable choice.
Her point of difference is that Couach pedigree and the performance that comes with it. The yard has built fast, seaworthy motor yachts for generations, and ECLIPSE carries that into a hull that runs cleanly at speed and settles into an anchorage with real poise. She moves between bays quickly when the schedule asks, yet feels calm and planted at rest, and a crew of four keeps every part of the day running smoothly, from the first dive off the stern to a late dinner under the stars. The result is a yacht that feels established and well travelled rather than showy, with the space and the service to make a full week feel effortless.
Life in the open air centres on her sun deck. Set high above the main deck, it is a broad, sociable space with soft seating and sun pads open to the sky, and a jacuzzi set into the teak with an open view over the sea, the natural gathering point for a long afternoon and for sundowners as the light drops. A deck below, the aft deck sets out shaded seating and dining a few steps from the water, while the foredeck gives a private run of sun pads away from the party and the wide bathing platform at the stern opens the yacht to swimming and the tender and toys. There is room here for the whole group to spread out, from a quiet lounger to the jacuzzi high above the sea.
Inside, the mood is warm and traditional, finished in rich cherry with soft pale upholstery and large windows that keep the sea in view from every seat. The main saloon is a comfortable, sociable room with deep sofas and a low table, opening aft to the deck, and a formal dining area close at hand seats the whole party in comfort beneath soft light. The warm wood runs from room to room, so the interior feels snug after a day on the water and bright and open when the sun is high, a calm, easy counterpoint to the long days spent out on deck and in the sea.
Accommodation is arranged over five cabins for ten guests, set below the main deck where the motion is gentlest. The master stateroom takes a generous, private position with a wide bed, warm cherry joinery and its own bathroom, while a run of further guest cabins, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends travelling together, every cabin finished in the same warm wood and to the same careful standard. Fast, comfortable and attentively crewed, ECLIPSE is a relaxed and genuinely capable way to charter the Caribbean and the Mediterranean with the whole party kept close.
