LUCKY YOU is a thirty seven metre custom sailing gulet, a large wooden motor sailer in the Turkish tradition, refitted in 2024 and built for relaxed, sociable cruising on a generous scale. She carries twelve guests across five cabins with a crew of five, which gives her the feel of a private house at sea rather than a tightly packed charter boat. With tall masts, long teak decks and a broad, stable hull, she is a yacht for a family gathering or a group of friends who want space, shade and the slow rhythm of a gulet summer.
Her decks are the heart of the yacht, because this is a boat designed to be lived on in the open air. Forward, a round day bed and a run of sun pads turn the foredeck into a private sun terrace, a quiet place to lie out with the sails drawing overhead. Aft, a long shaded lounge wraps around a dining table and a bar, the natural gathering point for a long lunch, sundowners and dinner under the stars. The wide side decks make it easy to move about, and there is room for everyone to find their own corner.
Under sail she is an easy, forgiving yacht rather than a racer, happy to motor sail between anchorages when the wind is light and to set her canvas when it fills in. The appeal is not speed but the sense of a proper sailing yacht moving quietly through the water, with the engines idle and the only sound the wake along the hull. For many guests that mix of sail and comfort is exactly what a gulet charter is about.
Below, the main salon is lined in warm timber and finished with pale, modern upholstery, a bright and comfortable room that balances the traditional hull above the waterline with a clean, current feel inside. The space runs from a relaxed lounge to a formal dining table, and a separate pilot house bar gives a second, more intimate place to gather with a drink. Large windows keep the light flooding in, so the interior never feels closed off from the sea.
Accommodation sleeps twelve across five cabins, built around a full beam master with its own bathroom and the best natural light aboard. The further cabins include a mix of doubles and twins, each finished in the same warm wood and neutral tones, which makes her work equally well for several couples or for a family travelling with children and grandparents. With five cabins and twelve berths she is a genuine choice for a larger group who want to travel together without anyone feeling squeezed.
A gulet of this size rewards a slow, varied itinerary, dropping the hook for a swim and a long lunch, moving a short hop to a quiet cove for the night and tying up somewhere lively when the mood calls for it. The crew of five handle the sailing, the cooking and the detail, so the days belong entirely to the guests, whether that means swimming, reading in the shade or simply watching the coast slide by.
She is well suited to Turkey and the wider East Mediterranean, cruising the bays and islands of the Turkish coast and beyond at the unhurried pace a gulet is built for. For a family gathering or a group of friends who want space, shade and the easy charm of a traditional sailing yacht, LUCKY YOU is a comfortable and genuinely characterful choice.
