SOLSTICE is a 22 metre Azimut from 2020, a fast and sharply contemporary Italian flybridge yacht that pairs real pace with a bright, light filled interior for a relaxed week in the South of France and the wider Mediterranean. She looks after eight guests across four cabins with a crew of two, and her appeal is the way she covers ground: a quick planing hull with a serious turn of speed, so a busy run of bays and harbours becomes easy and more of the week is spent swimming, exploring and settling into quiet anchorages. For a couple or a small group of friends who want a stylish, well kept yacht with the legs to roam, she is a confident and comfortable choice.
Her point of difference is that modern Azimut character: clean, low lines and an interior that feels far larger than her length, finished in soft tones with bright accents and wrapped in glass. She runs fast and rides cleanly, so the long hops between harbours become short and simple, and at rest she drops into a cove with the ease of a yacht built for leisure. An attentive crew of two keeps the days running smoothly, from the first coffee on deck to a late dinner ashore or aboard, and the result is a yacht that feels lively and quick when the schedule asks and calm and comfortable once the evening draws in, personal and easy from the first morning to the last.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The foredeck carries a broad run of sun pads with a seating area, a calm place to lie back in the sun with an open view over the water, while a shaded flybridge above gives further seating and lounging open to the breeze. The wide bathing platform at the stern opens the yacht to the sea for swimming and the tender and toys, and in the warm months the open decks are the sociable heart of the yacht, the natural gathering point for a long afternoon and for drinks as the light drops over the bay, with clear water always a step away and the coast slipping past as she moves between anchorages.
Inside, the mood is bright, crisp and contemporary, finished in soft timber and pale upholstery with warm accents and large windows that keep the sea in view from every seat. The main salon is a comfortable, open living space with soft sofas and a low table, a calm and sociable lounge that opens aft to the deck, while a dining area close at hand seats the whole party beneath soft overhead light. Forward, a lower helm carries the controls and a further seat with a clear view ahead, and the clean finish and generous glass give the interior an airy, modern feel from end to end, settled and welcoming by day and snug once the evening comes.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for eight guests, set below the main deck where the motion is gentlest. The master stateroom takes a generous, private position with a wide bed, soft furnishings and its own bathroom, bright with natural light, while double and twin guest cabins, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party. It is a flexible, intimate layout built for a couple or a small group of friends, each cabin finished to the same crisp, modern standard. Fast, stylish and attentively crewed, SOLSTICE is a relaxed and genuinely enjoyable way to charter the South of France and the Mediterranean with good friends kept close.
