MB III is a thirty metre Hargrave from 2018, a modern American motor yacht with a bright, airy interior and the easy, sociable layout of a contemporary flybridge yacht. She looks after eight guests across four cabins with a crew of four, and her appeal is immediate: a fresh, light filled interior by Shelley DiContina, a sun deck jacuzzi for long afternoons in the open air and the volume to spread a group out in real comfort. For a family or a group of friends who want a current, well finished yacht with generous deck space and a relaxed pace, she reads as modern, welcoming and genuinely easy to be aboard.
Her point of difference is her age and her design. Launched in 2018 to a Hargrave Custom Yachts naval architecture, she is one of the more modern yachts of her size on charter, and her interior by Shelley DiContina is bright and contemporary, pale timber and soft neutral tones against generous glass. The yard built her for comfortable, open living, with a full flybridge, a sun deck jacuzzi and a main deck that flows easily from the galley to the salon, while the twin Caterpillar engines underneath deliver a confident, comfortable cruise.
Life in the open air is the heart of her. The sun deck carries a jacuzzi set into the teak with loungers alongside and a shaded helm, the natural gathering point for a long lunch and for drinks as the light drops over the bay. A deck below, the aft deck sets out a shaded dining table and a settee a few paces from the sea, the bow opens into a run of sun pads for lying out over the water, and a swim platform aft gives easy access to the water with the tender and a full spread of toys close at hand for a day of swimming and exploring the coast.
Inside, the main deck is bright and modern, a single open space arranged for easy living. The main salon gathers around soft grey sofas with the sea drawn in through large windows, a formal dining area seats the full party around a timber table within the same bright volume, and the galley reads as part of the open plan, its island and breakfast seating a few steps forward. The whole deck flows together so the cook, the party and the view all stay connected, and the airy finish keeps the space feeling fresh and uncluttered from morning to evening.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for eight guests. The master suite takes a private, well lit position with a wide bed, modern joinery, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a VIP cabin and a twin, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party below alongside a further guest cabin. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, the twin with its two single beds ready for children or younger guests sharing, every cabin finished to the same crisp, modern standard as the main deck.
Under way she holds a comfortable, confident cruise from her twin Caterpillar engines, settling calmly at anchor at the end of the day. Her natural ground is Florida and the Bahamas, the clear water and quiet cays within an easy run, with the wider Caribbean and the American east coast in reach through the season. Modern, bright and attentively crewed, MB III is a fresh and family friendly way to charter with the whole party kept close.
