HEMISPHERE is a 44.2-metre sailing catamaran built by Pendennis in the United Kingdom and delivered in 2011, and she remains one of the largest yachts of her kind afloat. Her defining number is her beam: at 16.6 metres she is close to four times as wide as a monohull of similar length, and that width is the whole experience. It gives her the interior volume, the deck area and the stability that no single hull can match, and it is why she has such a devoted following among charter guests.
Refitted in 2023, she pairs the serenity of sail with the space and comfort of a large motor yacht. She cruises quietly at 11.5 knots and reaches 13, and her twin hulls give a level, gentle motion that suits guests who are new to sailing as much as those who love it. A crew of ten, unusually large for the size, means the sailing, the service and the water toys all run at once.
Her accommodation carries twelve guests across five cabins, arranged so that the main-deck and bridge-deck cabins enjoy natural light and sea views on both sides. Two VIP suites lead the layout, supported by further doubles and a twin, each a calm, well-finished space with its own bathroom. The wide beam means even the guest cabins feel generous rather than tucked into a hull.
The main deck is a revelation of space. A bright salon and a separate games room open onto wide side decks and a huge aft cockpit, and the whole level flows together as one sociable, light-filled living space. Warm woods and pale fabrics keep the mood relaxed and current, and the connection to the water is constant, on every side.
Outside, HEMISPHERE is built for a barefoot life. Her foredeck trampolines are the signature spot, suspended over the water between the hulls, and the flybridge adds a jacuzzi, a bar and shaded seating high above the sea. A deep inventory of tenders, a sailing dinghy, SeaBobs, kayaks and paddleboards keeps the party busy, and her global program runs the Mediterranean in summer and the Caribbean, Costa Rica and Panama in winter.
Her scale also changes how a charter feels day to day. The wide side decks and the vast aft cockpit mean twelve guests can spread out completely, some reading on the trampolines, others in the shade of the flybridge, without ever crowding one another. Under sail she is quiet and steady enough that meals, conversation and even sleep continue undisturbed, and at anchor her shallow draft lets her lie close in to beaches that deeper yachts cannot approach. Ten crew, including a dedicated sailing and watersports team, keep the pace relaxed and the days full. Few yachts in charter combine this much space, this much stability and the genuine romance of sail as completely as she does.
For a family or a group who want space, stability and the romance of sail without giving up the comforts of a large yacht, HEMISPHERE is close to unique. She is roomy, serene and endlessly sociable, and a week aboard her is unlike any monohull charter.
