ERA A is a 32 metre motor yacht built by Cantieri di Pisa in 1984, a warm and genuinely classic Italian yacht that has been kept and updated with real care and now offers a relaxed, spacious way to charter Greece and the East Mediterranean. She looks after twelve guests across five cabins with a crew of six, and her appeal is immediate for a family or a group of friends who want the character of an older, hand built yacht without giving up space or comfort. Her lines are clean and timeless, and after decades on the water she carries the settled, well loved feel of a yacht that has been looked after rather than simply used, a quiet confidence that a newer boat rarely matches.
Her point of difference is that blend of classic character and generous volume. Cantieri di Pisa built her long and beamy for her length, so the saloon runs the full depth of the main deck and the cabins below are larger than the number on her stern suggests. She moves at an easy, unhurried pace between the islands, a semi displacement hull that rides softly and settles into an anchorage with real poise, and a crew of six keeps the days running smoothly from the first swim of the morning to a long dinner under the stars. The result is a yacht that feels calm and spacious rather than busy, a comfortable floating home from which to explore the Aegean at a gentle rhythm.
Life in the open air centres on her shaded decks. The aft deck is the natural heart of the yacht in the warm months, a broad, covered space set with a dining table and soft seating a few paces from the sea, the place for long lunches out of the midday sun and quiet dinners as the light drops over the bay. Forward, the foredeck gives a private run of sun pads away from the party, a calm spot to watch the coast slip past, and the bathing platform at the stern opens the yacht to the water for swimming and the tender and toys. There is room here for the whole group to spread out or come together, with the clear water of the Greek islands always a step away.
Inside, the mood is warm and bright, finished in pale timber with soft neutral upholstery and large windows that keep the sea in view from every seat. The main saloon is a long, light filled room that reads as a sequence of easy spaces, a sociable lounge with deep sofas at one end, a reading and library corner lined with shelves in the middle and an inviting dining and seating area that opens aft to the deck. The pale wood and gentle light run from one end to the other, so the whole saloon feels open and airy by day and snug and quiet once the evening draws in, a calm interior that flows naturally into the shaded decks beyond.
Accommodation centres on a generous full beam master stateroom, a calm and private retreat below the main deck with a wide bed, its own sitting area and warm timber joinery. Four further cabins look after the rest of the twelve guests, each quiet and comfortable with its own facilities and ready for a family or a group of friends travelling together. Spacious, warm and attentively crewed, ERA A is an easy and characterful way to charter the Greek islands, a classic yacht with the room and the service to make a relaxed week on the Aegean feel effortless from the first morning to the last.
