PATHOS is a forty metre Sunseeker from 2013, refreshed in a 2017 refit, a warmly finished flybridge motor yacht that carries the British yard’s blend of comfort and open air living to the clear water of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. She looks after twelve guests across six cabins with a crew of nine, and her appeal is clear: generous, light filled saloons, a sun deck built around a jacuzzi and the kind of deck and interior volume that lets a large group spread out in real comfort. For a family or a group of friends who want space, service and the reassurance of a properly crewed yacht, she reads as calm, sociable and genuinely welcoming through a long week aboard.
Her point of difference is the Sunseeker volume and the crew that comes with her. The yard built its name on well finished motor yachts that live larger than their length, and PATHOS shows that character throughout, warm timber joinery set against generous glass, with a layout that moves twelve guests easily between the saloon, the dining room, the decks and the water. A crew of nine looks after the party throughout, and the 2017 refit kept her finishes and systems current, so a charter aboard her feels fresh and well tended, while the twin MTU engines underneath hold a comfortable cruise that settles easily into a long day between the islands.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The sun deck is the natural gathering point, a run of soft seating and sun pads open to the sky with a jacuzzi set into the teak and a shaded corner for a long lunch, the sociable heart of the yacht as the light drops over the bay. A deck below, the foredeck sets out a run of sun pads for lying out over the water away from the party, the aft deck gathers around a shaded dining table a few paces from the sea, and a swim platform at the stern 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 warm and composed, finished in rich timber that glows under soft light. The main saloon gathers around comfortable white sofas with the sea drawn in through large windows and a television for quiet evenings, and a second seating zone a few steps forward carries the social life toward the dining area, a calmer corner with its own soft chairs and low table. Forward, a formal dining area seats the full party of twelve beneath soft light around a generous timber table, close to the galley and the crew. The finish is timeless throughout, honey toned joinery against pale upholstery, carried from room to room so the deck feels warm by day and soft after dark.
Accommodation is arranged over six cabins for twelve guests. The master stateroom takes a private, well lit position with a wide bed, a seating area, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a VIP cabin, further double guest cabins and a twin, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party. It is a generous, flexible plan that suits a large family or a group of friends, the twin with its single beds ready for children or younger guests sharing, every cabin finished to the same warm standard as the main deck.
Under way she is calm and assured, a composed semi displacement yacht that holds an easy cruise hour after hour and settles quietly at anchor at the end of a long day. Her natural ground is Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, the harbours and clear water of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, the coast of Turkey and the Adriatic all within a comfortable run of one another, exactly the kind of island cruising her volume and crew were made for. Spacious, well served and attentively crewed, PATHOS is a relaxed and gracious way to charter the eastern Mediterranean for a large group that values space, comfort and the freedom to slow down.
