MEGALIA is a twenty five metre Sanlorenzo from 2000, refreshed in a 2015 refit, a flybridge motor yacht that carries the Italian yard’s quiet, well mannered character into an easy, manageable size. She looks after eight guests across four cabins with a crew of three, and her appeal is a warm, richly finished interior and a composed, confident hull in the clear water of the Greek islands and the Adriatic. For a family or a group of friends who want a comfortable, properly kept yacht with genuine deck space and a full flybridge, she reads as settled and welcoming.
Her point of difference is the Sanlorenzo pedigree and the depth of her refit. The yard built understated, properly engineered flybridge yachts for owners who valued substance over show, and MEGALIA still shows that character, with an assured ride and an interior of warm burl wood and soft light. The 2015 work refreshed the finishes and the systems, so a charter aboard her feels current and cared for while the hull underneath carries the reassurance of a yacht built to run. Four cabins for eight guests keep the party close, and the layout moves people easily between the deck, the saloon and the water.
Life in the open air centres on the flybridge. Open to the sky with sun pads, soft seating and a shaded helm, it is the natural gathering point for lunch and for drinks as the light drops over the harbour, with a clear outlook across the bay. A step down, the aft deck sets out a shaded dining table a few paces from the water, the side decks run clear and easy for a day under way, and the swim platform opens onto the sea with the tender and a set of toys close at hand for a day of swimming and exploring the quiet coves.
Inside, the main deck is warm and composed. A comfortable main saloon gathers around soft seating with the sea drawn in through large windows, finished in rich burl wood with warm accents, and forward a separate formal dining room seats the full party around a bright table set beneath soft light and candles. Forward again a full galley serves the main deck, close to the dining room and the crew. The finish is warm and timeless throughout, honey toned burl against pale upholstery, a settled look that feels calm after a long day in the sun.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for eight guests. The master cabin takes a private position with a wide bed, good natural light, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a double cabin, a twin and a further cabin, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party below deck. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, the twin ready for children or younger guests sharing, and every cabin lined in the same warm burl wood as the main deck, restful at the end of a long day on the water.
Under way she is a composed, assured planing yacht, happy to hold an easy cruise between anchorages and content to push on when the day calls for it. Her natural ground is Greece and Croatia, the Cyclades and Dodecanese, Corfu and the Ionian and the quiet harbour towns of the Adriatic coast all within a comfortable run of one another, the clear water and sheltered coves exactly the kind of cruising a yacht of her size and character was made for.
MEGALIA suits a family or a group of friends who want a warm, well kept yacht with genuine flybridge space and the quiet quality of a Sanlorenzo, rather than the gloss of a newer production build. Recently refitted, richly finished and attentively crewed, she is a relaxed and good value way to charter the Greek islands and the Croatian coast with the whole party kept close.
