MINE is a twenty metre Aicon from 2008, refreshed in a 2018 refit, a planing motor yacht that brings the Italian yard’s sporty lines and genuine pace together at an intimate, easy to handle size. She looks after six guests across three cabins with a crew of two, and her appeal is clear: a quick, good looking yacht with warm wood cabins and an open main deck, arranged so a small party can move easily from a fast coastal run to a long lunch at anchor. For a couple or a family who want a stylish, properly crewed yacht with a turn of speed on the Riviera, she is a relaxed and good value choice.
Her point of difference is how much yacht she packs into a compact, manageable size. The Aicon line was designed around sporty performance and open living, so MINE pairs a quick, planted hull with a bright main deck that flows straight out to the aft cockpit and the water. Three cabins for six guests keep a small party comfortable, and the whole yacht is laid out to move people easily between the saloon, the decks and the sea, with the service of a two strong crew looking after the detail through the week. The 2018 refit refreshed the finishes and the systems, so a charter aboard her feels current and well kept.
Life in the open air gathers across the decks. The aft cockpit sets out a soft seating and dining corner a few paces from the sea, the foredeck opens into a run of sun pads for lying out over the water, and a sea level platform aft gives easy access to the sea with the tender and a set of toys close at hand for a day of swimming and exploring the coast. It is an open, sociable layout that keeps a small party together through the day and offers a quieter corner forward when one is wanted, with the water always a step away.
Inside, the main deck is bright and easy, a single open space arranged for comfort. The saloon gathers around a soft sofa with the sea drawn in through large windows and the aft deck framed through full height glass, with red helm seats forward catching the light. A full galley in pale cabinetry serves the main deck, close to the saloon and the crew, ready for breakfast aboard or a quiet lunch out of the sun. The finish is warm and modern throughout, honey toned timber against pale upholstery, an inviting look that keeps the focus on the view and the water just beyond the glass.
Accommodation is arranged over three cabins for six guests. The master cabin takes a private, well lit position with a wide bed, warm wood joinery, good storage and its own bathroom, while a VIP double and a further guest 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 couple or a family, the smaller cabin ready for children or younger guests sharing, and every cabin lined in the same warm timber as the main deck, settled and restful at the end of a long day in the sun.
Under way she is a quick, assured planing yacht, happy to hold an easy cruise between anchorages and content to push on toward a thirty two knot top end when the day calls for it. Her natural ground is the French and Italian Riviera, the clear water, beach clubs and quiet coves of the coast from Cannes to the Amalfi within a comfortable run of one another, with Corsica and Elba on the doorstep, exactly the kind of cruising a nimble yacht with her pace was made for. Stylish, recently refitted and attentively crewed, MINE is a relaxed and good value way to charter the Riviera for a couple or a small family.
