SHOOTING STAR is a 31 metre Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 100, delivered in 2004 and given a full refit in 2021, and she pairs two things that do not always sit together: the warm, classic feel of an Italian yacht of her generation and a genuinely quick hull. The Akhir line was Cantieri di Pisa’s flagship series, and this hull carries the raised pilothouse profile and the deep mahogany interior that defined it. The 2021 refit means she carries all of that fresh throughout rather than showing the wear a hull of twenty years can gather.
She is fast for her size. A top end of 27 knots is a lot of pace for a 31 metre with this much volume, and it changes how a week works. Islands that would be a half day apart come within an easy morning, so a group can chase the quiet anchorage, the lively town or the better weather rather than settling for whatever is closest. That speed, matched to a raised pilothouse hull that lies steady once the anchor is down and stabilisers that keep her level, makes her well suited to the long distances and the island hopping of a Greek cruising season.
Twelve guests sleep in five cabins, which is a full house of accommodation for a yacht of this length. The owner takes a wide master in warm mahogany, a large bed below a dark feature headboard with a seating area, good light and a private bathroom. The layout runs on through a VIP double, two further doubles and a twin below, each with an ensuite, a flexible arrangement that makes up for couples, children or a mix of the two. A crew of six runs her from service areas kept clear of the accommodation, so the guest spaces stay calm and private through the week.
The interior is the heart of her character. The main salon carries soft seating framed by warm mahogany joinery and large windows, a bright, classic room that opens aft to the shaded deck, and a quieter lounge forward gives the group a second inside corner. A dining table seats the whole group under the same mahogany ceiling with the coast in view through dinner. The refit brought the systems and the finishes up to date without touching the character of the joinery, which is exactly the balance an owner hopes for on a yacht of this age and pedigree.
Outside, she layers her deck space the way a yacht of real volume can. The sun deck opens out with loungers, teak and shade high above the water, the aft decks carry shaded dining and lounge seating close to the swim platform, and the foredeck stays private for anyone who wants to be away from the group. A tender and a spread of watersports gear come with the yacht, launched off the stern for a day in the sea, and the layout keeps twelve guests spread comfortably across the decks without ever feeling on top of one another.
Her home water is Greece and the Aegean, where the islands run in long chains of clear, close anchorages, the towns come alive in the evening, and her speed makes the crossings between them easy. The Cyclades sit within easy reach, with Mykonos a short run away, and the mainland coast and the Ionian open up to the west. With her warm mahogany interior, her quick hull and her five flexible cabins, SHOOTING STAR suits a family or a group of friends who want an active week on one of the finest cruising grounds in the world, on a yacht with a genuine sense of character.
