AKULA is a 2024 Baglietto, a fifty two metre superyacht from the historic Italian yard and one of the most talked about launches of her year. Her exterior is by Francesco Paszkowski and her interior by Enrico Gobbi, a pairing that has given her clean, confident lines above the water and a calm, warm interior below. She carries twelve guests across five cabins with a crew of ten, and she took a 2024 award in her class, a yacht built to a current standard throughout and presented with real care.
Life aboard spreads across several decks, each with its own character. The sun deck is the social heart of the yacht, laid out with open seating, sunbathing and a jacuzzi set into the teak, the natural place to gather for drinks as the day winds down. Below it the bridge deck carries a shaded lounge and dining, and the main deck aft opens to a pool close to the water, a feature that turns an afternoon at anchor into a long session of swimming and lounging by the sea.
Down at the waterline a multi level beach club folds out from the hull, with sun beds and direct access to the sea, so guests can move straight from the deck to the water and back. The foredeck gives a quieter open space forward, away from the main flow, with sun pads and room to lie out under the sky. With so much usable deck across her length, the yacht never feels crowded even with twelve aboard and a full programme of water toys in the water.
Inside, the main salon is a generous, light filled room finished in warm timber and soft neutral tones, with a comfortable lounge and a formal dining area set against tall windows. A separate sky lounge on the upper deck gives a second interior living space, a calmer room for a quiet evening or a smaller group, and a main lobby and a private office add further rooms to retreat to. The glass runs floor to ceiling in places, so the sea is never far from view.
Accommodation sleeps twelve across five cabins, built around a full master suite with its own bathroom, a dressing area and the best natural light aboard. The guest cabins include a run of doubles and a twin, each finished to the same high standard in warm wood and soft fabrics, which makes her work for several couples travelling together as readily as for a family with children. The cabins are calm and well proportioned, and the consistent finish means the choice of cabin is a matter of taste rather than rank.
A superyacht of this size is built to cross a sea and arrive fresh, equally at ease on a week of island hopping or a longer cruise along a coast. The crew of ten handle the sailing, the cooking and the detail, so the days belong entirely to the guests, whether that means swimming off the beach club, taking a long lunch on deck or simply watching the coast slide by from the sun deck.
She is most at home in the Western Mediterranean, moving between the harbours and anchorages of the Riviera and the islands, though her size and range make her just as suited to a longer programme further afield. For a larger party who want the space, the crew and the wellness areas of a true superyacht, finished to the current standard of her year, AKULA is a strong and genuinely memorable choice.
