TETHYS is a 29-metre Ferretti flybridge motor yacht delivered new in 2024, and her appeal is the amount of living space Ferretti has worked into a yacht of this length. Three full decks of social areas, a main-deck salon, an upper sky lounge and an open flybridge give guests somewhere different to be at every hour of the day, while five cabins below sleep ten in real comfort. She is a contemporary yacht in the best sense: pale timber, cream upholstery and quiet teal accents, glass that drops almost to the sole, and a profile that reads as current rather than fashionable.
Life on board flows between inside and out. The main salon opens to a shaded aft deck through full-height glass, so the dividing line between the two softens through the day. Above it the sky lounge is a second and more private living room, glazed on three sides with its own bar and seating, bright by day and intimate after dark. Higher still, the flybridge carries a helm, a dining table and open sunbathing under a hardtop, the highest and most social space on board with the horizon on every side. A second dining setting on the sun deck and a shaded table on the main deck mean meals can follow the sun or the shade as the mood takes the group.
The interior detailing is calm and well judged. Low sofas face each other across soft rugs, light pours through the long runs of glass, and the materials are left to speak for themselves rather than being piled on. It is an easy yacht to relax in, designed around movement between sea, deck and sky rather than around a single showpiece room.
Accommodation runs to five cabins. The master sits full beam amidships, a wide calm room in warm wood with windows low to the sea, a dressing area and a large ensuite. A VIP double, a further double and two twins complete the layout, each finished to the same standard with good natural light, so a mix of couples, families and friends can all be looked after well. A crew of four runs the yacht and keeps the service unobtrusive.
For charter, TETHYS suits a group who want a lot of yacht for the money in a manageable size. At 29 metres she is big enough to carry three decks of living space and small enough to slip into the prettier anchorages, with a swim platform at the stern and a flybridge that becomes the centre of the evening. Cruising the Mediterranean from a base in southern Italy, she reaches the Amalfi coast, the Aeolian islands and the wider western basin with ease. Delivered in 2024 and offered from 65,000 euros per week, she is a sharp, modern choice in the under-30-metre flybridge class, the kind of yacht that does the everyday things of a charter week quietly and well.
Part of her charm is how naturally the three decks divide a group. Early risers take coffee on the flybridge, the main deck fills up through the afternoon, and the sky lounge becomes the evening room once the sun has gone. The swim platform keeps the water close, and the shaded decks mean there is always somewhere cool to sit. For a family or a mix of couples wanting a modern yacht that is easy to live on rather than one to be shown off, TETHYS hits the mark.
