PLAYTIME is built for one thing above all: reaching the water that larger yachts have to admire from a distance. A Lagoon power catamaran refitted in 2021, her shallow draft and twin-hull stability open up the Exumas and the wider Bahamas, the sandbars, cays and bright turquoise shallows where a deep monohull simply cannot follow. For a family or a group of six chasing clear water and quiet anchorages, that reach is the whole point.
Her layout is organised around easy movement. The full-beam main saloon sits level with the cockpit, wrapped in glazing on three sides, so the line between inside and out almost disappears. Morning coffee on the shaded aft deck, lunch at the al fresco table, an afternoon stretched across the foredeck sunpads: the day flows across the yacht rather than being fixed to one space. The covered aft deck is the social heart, deep enough to stay comfortable through the midday sun and set for relaxed dining with the sea a step away.
Below, three cabins sleep six. A private double gives the lead guests their own retreat, while two mirrored guest doubles sit in the hulls, each with its own natural light and ensuite facilities. The finish is calm and contemporary, pale timber and soft neutral fabrics, designed to feel bright and uncluttered rather than fussy. It is an interior that suits sandy feet and swimsuits, a yacht meant to be lived in rather than tiptoed around.
On the water PLAYTIME is relaxed and undemanding. She cruises comfortably at ten knots and tops out around twelve, with the fuel efficiency and steadiness that make catamarans such natural platforms for island cruising. The wide decks become launch pads for the day: snorkelling gear, a stand up paddleboard and the yacht’s water toys are all close to hand off the stern, and the swim platform makes getting in and out of the sea effortless for every age.
The Bahamas are her natural home, and she reads the ground well. Days drift between swimming stops, beach landings and lunch at anchor, the shallow-draft freedom letting her tuck into coves and sandbar pools that stay empty while the fleet queues elsewhere. In the cooler months the same formula travels south into the Caribbean, where protected cruising and short hops between islands play to exactly her strengths.
Time aboard tends to settle into a simple, satisfying pattern. A long breakfast on the aft deck as the yacht lies still over clear sand, a morning swim straight off the platform, a short run to the next cay, then lunch at anchor and an afternoon split between the water and the shade. The power catamaran format earns its keep here: steady, economical and quick enough to cover ground when the group wants a change of scene, without ever feeling rushed or hard work.
With a crew of three looking after six guests, the service is attentive without being formal. PLAYTIME is not trying to be a superyacht. She is a considered, practical and genuinely fun way to spend a week on the water, the kind of yacht that gets families back in the sea and keeps them there, with the shallows, the snorkelling and the quiet anchorages always within reach.
