SOLE DI MARE is a thirty six metre Baglietto from 2000, refreshed in a 2017 refit, a warmly finished motor yacht that brings the Italian yard’s craftsmanship and turn of speed to the clear water of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. She looks after twelve guests across six cabins with a crew of six, and her appeal is clear: a richly detailed burl interior, generous sun decks for long days in the open air 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, craftsmanship and a properly crewed yacht at an accessible price, she reads as warm, composed and genuinely welcoming through a long week aboard.
Her point of difference is the Baglietto pedigree. The Italian yard built its name on fast, beautifully built motor yachts, and SOLE DI MARE still carries that character throughout, warm burl joinery drawn from room to room with the sea brought close through large windows wherever you sit. 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 quick, planted cruise of twenty two knots that shortens the run between the islands and opens up the quiet coves and anchorages beyond.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The sun deck is the natural gathering point, a broad run of sun pads and soft seating open to the sky with a shaded corner for a long lunch and for drinks as the light drops over the bay. A deck below, the bow opens into a seating area with a games table and soft cushions for lying out over the water away from the party, the aft deck gathers a few paces from the sea, and a swim platform at the stern gives easy access to the water with the tender, the jet skis 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, one long open saloon finished in richly figured burl. The aft end gathers around a soft white sofa and a low table, a calm lounge with the sea drawn in through large windows, while a central seating zone a few steps forward carries the social life toward the dining area with its own soft chairs and a games table. Forward, a formal dining area seats the full party of twelve beneath soft light around a generous oval table, close to the galley and the crew. The finish is timeless throughout, honey toned burl against pale upholstery, carried the length of the deck so the saloon 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, generous storage and its own marble 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 below. 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 lined in the same warm burl as the main deck and finished to the same gracious standard.
Under way she is quick and assured, a composed semi displacement yacht that holds an easy cruise of twenty two knots 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 speed and volume were made for. Spacious, warmly built and attentively crewed, SOLE DI MARE is a relaxed and gracious way to charter the eastern Mediterranean for a large group that values craftsmanship, space and the freedom to slow down.
