SEA LADY is a 26 metre motor yacht built by Dalla Pieta in 2006, a fast, elegant Italian planing yacht that pairs real pace with the comfort of a warmly finished private home. She looks after nine guests across four cabins with a crew of three, and her appeal is immediate for a family or a group of friends who want to cover ground between the Croatian islands and still come back to a yacht that feels generous and relaxed. With a cruise of around twenty five knots and a top end near thirty five, she turns the long hops of the Adriatic into short, easy runs, so more of the week is spent swimming, exploring and settling into quiet bays rather than passage making.
Her point of difference is that blend of speed and comfort. The Dalla Pieta hull is built to run fast and ride cleanly, so she reaches the far anchorages first and gives her guests more time in the water and ashore. At rest she settles into a cove with the ease of a much larger yacht, her sun decks and shaded seating turning a long afternoon into something unhurried. A compact, attentive crew keeps the days running smoothly, from the first coffee on deck to a late dinner under the stars, and the result is a yacht that feels sporty and lively underway and calm and welcoming once the anchor is down.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The foredeck carries a run of sun pads for quiet sunbathing away from the party, a private spot to watch the coast slip by, while the aft deck sets out soft seating and a table a few paces from the sea, the natural place for long lunches in the shade and drinks as the light drops over the bay. A swim platform at the stern opens the yacht to the water for swimming and the tender and toys, so the whole group moves easily between the sun, the shade and the sea. She is a yacht built to be lived in outdoors, with the Adriatic always within arm’s reach.
Inside, the mood is warm and bright, finished in rich cherry timber with pale upholstery and large windows that keep the sea in view from every seat. The main saloon is the heart of the yacht, a sociable room with soft sofas and a coffee table that opens aft to the deck, so the inside and the outside flow together as one living space. A dining area sits forward of the lounge, seating the whole party in comfort, and the aft saloon carries the sea right through the yacht when the doors are open. The warm wood is carried from room to room, and the finish is settled and well kept, a yacht that feels snug after a day on the water and open and airy when the sun is high.
Accommodation centres on a generous master suite, finished in the same warm cherry with a wide bed, a private seating area and its own marble bathroom, a calm and private retreat below the main deck. Three further cabins look after the rest of the nine guests, each quiet and comfortable with its own facilities and ready for a family or a group of friends travelling together. Fast, warm and attentively crewed, SEA LADY is an easy and genuinely fun way to charter the Croatian coast, quick enough to reach the quiet corners of the Adriatic and comfortable enough to make the whole week feel like a holiday at home on the water.
