GRACE is a yacht from an era when size meant generosity rather than gadgetry. Sixty metres of classic, Australian-built motor yacht, launched in 1991 and brought thoroughly up to date in a 2020 refit, she offers the kind of space, crew and sea-keeping that only a true full-displacement ship can. For a family or group of twelve who want a grand, relaxed week rather than a fast one, she is a rare and comfortable choice.
Her character is written in her proportions. A long white hull, flaring bow and gentle sheer give her genuine presence at anchor, and her volume translates directly into living space: wide side decks, a vast sun deck and layered outdoor areas that most modern yachts of her length cannot match. Life aboard spreads out rather than stacks up, so the party is never on top of one another, and there is always a quiet corner to be found.
Inside, the 2020 refit struck a careful balance between classic and current. The main salon is bright and formal, pale timber and deep sofas arranged beneath long windows that keep the sea in view, opening to a dining area and a grand piano for sociable evenings. A deck above, a separate sky lounge gives the group a second living room with its own bar and card table, the natural place for a nightcap or a quiet morning away from the main salon.
Accommodation is both generous and flexible. The full-beam master runs the width of the hull amidships, a calm retreat of soft neutrals, a seating area and large windows onto the water, while five further cabins look after the rest of the party in real comfort, each with its own ensuite. With six cabins sleeping twelve, she suits two families or a large group of friends equally well, and nobody draws the short straw.
Her outdoor spaces are where she really shows her age to advantage. The expansive sun deck carries a raised jacuzzi, a curved bar and acres of shaded seating under biminis, a whole social floor in the open air. Lower decks add further lounging and dining, and the broad aft deck steps down to the water for swimming and the tender. These are the deep, usable spaces a 60m hull makes possible, laid out for long, slow days in the sun.
On the water she is unhurried and reassuring. Twin MTU engines drive her at a comfortable twelve-knot cruise, and her full-displacement hull carries the range and steadiness that long passages reward, qualities that matter far more on a yacht like this than outright pace. An experienced crew of fourteen looks after twelve guests, which is a generous ratio, keeping the driving, the cooking and the service invisibly smooth from one day to the next.
Her natural grounds are the Mediterranean in summer and warmer waters in the off-season, and she is built for the kind of week that unfolds slowly: a long lunch at anchor, an afternoon in the jacuzzi, dinner served on deck as the light fades. GRACE is not chasing fashion. She is a seasoned, spacious and genuinely hospitable classic, the right yacht for guests who measure a charter by comfort, space and the quiet confidence of a proper ship.
