MOONSHOT is a 24.6 metre Sanlorenzo SL78, an Italian flybridge motor yacht delivered in 2018 by a yard whose name has become a byword for quiet, considered design. The SL line is Sanlorenzo’s sporting flybridge range, a quick planing hull dressed in clean, timeless lines, and she pairs that pace with a warm, modern interior and a generous flybridge. For a couple or a family who want to cover ground between the islands and still anchor somewhere quiet by early afternoon, with eight guests across four cabins, she is a well judged and good looking size.
She is built to move. A quick planing hull lets her cruise comfortably at twenty-five knots and reach close to thirty when asked, yet she stays level and quiet enough for the group to talk on the flybridge underway. That turn of speed is the point of her: a long run between anchorages becomes a short one, so a week aboard can take in more of the coast without ever feeling rushed, with time to swim before lunch and reach the next island before the light goes.
Inside, the mood is warm and current. The main salon carries a long sofa and a media wall under wide windows that keep the sea close on both sides, and glass doors aft open the living space straight out to the cockpit at anchor. A second, lighter seating area gathers aft by the doors, and the galley runs along the main deck open to the room, a sign of how completely she was prepared for looking after guests rather than for private use. The finish is warm timber and pale surfaces, calm and modern throughout.
On deck she is laid out for the long Mediterranean day. The flybridge is large for her length, an open deck of sun pads, soft seating and a dining table under a bimini with the helm forward, the place the group gathers from breakfast to sunset. The aft deck carries a second shaded dining area a step above the sea, and the foredeck opens into a private sun lounge away from the group, so there is always the right spot for the sun, the shade or a meal as the day turns.
Accommodation is for eight guests across four cabins, all with their own bathrooms. The full beam master sits low in the hull with a long window at the waterline and a walk in ensuite, the VIP takes a comfortable double under a pair of portholes, and a twin and a bunk cabin complete the layout with single berths for children or friends sharing. The mix suits a family travelling together as easily as two or three couples, with the master and VIP giving the two lead cabins real space of their own.
Her home water is the Balearics, and she is well matched to it. From the calas and clear water of Mallorca across to Menorca and the anchorages of Ibiza and Formentera, the islands sit close together, the water is a clean turquoise and the harbours come alive after dark, while her speed makes the crossings easy. She carries a full spread of water toys, launched off the stern the moment the anchor is down, and with her large flybridge, her warm modern interior and a genuine turn of pace, MOONSHOT offers a stylish and easy way to cruise one of the finest grounds in the western Mediterranean.
