AERO wears her hull dark, a graphite exterior that reads as deliberately modern rather than merely different, and it sets the tone for a 40-metre CRN that has been kept current through a 2023 refit. Built in 2011, she carries the volume of a genuinely large charter yacht: 328 gross tons on a 39.6-metre platform, more space per guest than her length alone would suggest.
The full-beam owner’s suite is the standout. Dual dressing areas either side of the bed, the width of the yacht given over to a single stateroom, and a position amidships that keeps motion to a minimum, this is a master suite built by a yard that understands what charter guests actually want from the best cabin on the boat. Four further staterooms bring total capacity to twelve guests across five rooms, crewed by eight for a service ratio that matches yachts well above her size class.
On deck, AERO’s sundeck jacuzzi and bar sit ahead of a flybridge built for genuine entertaining rather than a single sunpad afterthought, and sea-level balconies, a detail more common on yachts ten metres longer, bring the water directly into the main-deck living space without requiring a trip to the swim platform. The formal dining room carries bold, gallery-style wall art rather than the expected seascape, a small choice that signals an interior designed with real intent rather than assembled from a catalogue.
At 20 knots max and a one thousand nautical mile range, she is built for regional cruising rather than long ocean passages, exactly the brief for a Mediterranean charter season. RINA classification and a Marshall Islands flag put the paperwork in order; the water toy stable, tenders, jet skis, paddleboards and snorkelling gear, puts the itinerary in the guests’ hands.
Interior spaces favour an open, contemporary palette over the heavier joinery her build year might suggest, a direct result of the 2023 work: a main saloon that reads as a single flowing space through to the dining area, and staterooms finished with the kind of restraint that lets the view through the hull windows do the talking. It is a look built to age well rather than date quickly, the same logic behind the dark hull.
AERO charters the Mediterranean from one hundred and thirty five thousand euros per week, eight crew, twelve guests. For charter parties who want scale, genuine volume, a full-beam master, and deck space built for entertaining rather than just lounging, she offers a lot of yacht for her length, wrapped in a profile that stands out at anchor for exactly the right reasons.
Groups chartering for a milestone week, a significant birthday, a family reunion split across generations, tend to be the ones who get the most from a boat built at this scale. The flybridge alone can host a full evening’s entertaining independent of the main deck below, and the sea-level balconies give guests a way back to the water that does not require moving the whole party to the swim platform. AERO is built for a week where the yacht itself is part of the occasion, not simply the accommodation between excursions.
