SANCTUARY is a 2017 Ocean Alexander, a tri deck motor yacht of a little under twenty six metres that brings the space and the service of a far larger yacht into a size a family or a group of friends can enjoy. She carries eight guests across four cabins with a crew of three, and she is built in the relaxed American style, with generous volumes, warm timber joinery and wide windows that keep the water close from every room. She reads as a settled, comfortable yacht for warm water cruising, equally at home at the dock or at anchor for the day.
Her outdoor spaces are the heart of a week aboard. The sun deck up top is the social centre of the yacht, laid out with open seating, sunbathing and a wet bar, the natural place to take the run between anchorages and to gather for drinks as the day winds down. Below it the main deck aft opens to a shaded lounge and a second bar close to the water, a relaxed spot for a long lunch or an easy evening, and the wide side decks make moving fore and aft simple and safe.
Inside, she offers a real run of interior living space finished in rich, warm timber. The main salon moves from a comfortable lounge forward to a formal dining area, two distinct rooms on one level so a group can split up or come together without anyone feeling boxed in. A dine in galley sits close by, bright and well fitted, and up on the pilothouse level a banquette beside the helm gives a quiet perch to watch the water and the navigation through the day.
The finish is the kind that flatters an evening rather than competing with it, honey toned joinery, soft neutral fabrics and plenty of natural light, a calm and welcoming interior that feels lived in rather than showy. The glass runs wide across the main deck, so the sea is never far from view whether you are reading on the sofa or sitting down to dinner.
Accommodation sleeps eight across four cabins, built around a full master with its own bathroom and good natural light, the quietest room aboard. A VIP cabin and a twin complete the picture, each finished to the same warm standard in honey timber and soft fabrics, which makes her work for several couples travelling together as readily as for a family with children. The cabins are calm and well proportioned, with their own bathrooms, so the choice of room is a matter of taste rather than rank.
A yacht of this size is at her best on a varied itinerary of short hops, dropping the hook for a swim at lunch, moving a short way to a quiet anchorage for the night and tying up somewhere lively when the mood calls for it. The crew of three keep the days flowing without ever crowding the guests, and the open stern puts the tender and the water toys a step away whenever anyone fancies a swim.
She is well suited to Florida and the Bahamas, cruising the warm, clear water and the quiet cays of the islands at a pace that suits the day, with the range and the comfort to take the crossing in her stride. For a family or a group of friends who want the space, the service and the easy warmth of a tri deck motor yacht without the scale of a true superyacht, SANCTUARY is a comfortable and genuinely inviting choice.
