Fos is a Sanlorenzo SL72 that shows why this Italian yard has such a following among charter guests who want a fast, easy going yacht for the Greek islands. Launched in 2006 and refitted in 2016, she measures a little under twenty two metres and carries eight guests in four cabins, looked after by a crew of three. She is based in Athens and is set up to explore the Saronic Gulf, the Cyclades and the Ionian with equal ease.
The appeal of the SL72 is the balance she strikes. She is small enough to slip into the pretty harbours and quiet coves that larger yachts cannot reach, yet she offers the volume, the flybridge and the sea keeping of a proper superyacht in miniature. Her planing hull cruises comfortably at twenty four knots and will push on toward thirty when the day calls for covering distance, so a morning in Hydra and an afternoon in Spetses is a simple plan rather than an ambitious one.
Life on board centres on the outside. The aft deck is shaded and set with a table for long lunches and relaxed dinners at anchor, while the flybridge is the social heart of the yacht, with sunpads for the afternoon and a lounge and helm for guests who like to be part of the action. A swim platform at the stern brings the sea within a step, and the toy locker keeps the watersports going through the day.
Inside, the main salon is bright and welcoming, finished in warm timber with pale seating and a dining area that flows straight out to the aft deck. It is a comfortable, uncomplicated space, the kind of interior that suits island cruising, where the doors stay open and the line between inside and out quietly disappears. A well equipped galley keeps the crew close to the action, and the wheelhouse sits forward with a clear view of the water ahead.
Accommodation is arranged on the lower deck. The master cabin runs the full beam and enjoys good natural light and its own bathroom, while the guest cabins mix a double and a twin, each individually presented and served by an ensuite. The layout absorbs a family or two couples without fuss, and the convertible arrangement gives useful flexibility in how the beds are made up.
Fos is an ideal choice for guests who want the freedom of a private yacht without the scale or the cost of something much larger. Her crew of three know these waters and run the yacht with an easy, personal touch, planning each day around the weather, the wind and what the guests feel like doing. A week aboard tends to settle into a happy rhythm of early swims, long lunches in the shade and evenings watching the sun drop behind a Greek headland.
For a family or a group of friends chasing the best of the Aegean, Fos offers speed, comfort and a genuine sense of place at a price that is hard to beat.
