Meliti, a Garcia-built sailing yacht for swimming by day and films by night
Meliti is a Garcia-built sailing yacht, refitted and run by a professional crew who handle the sailing while guests settle in. She is a yacht for people who like to feel her move: the deck leaning gently under a steady breeze, water running along the hull, the hush once the engine falls silent. Her crew trim, steer and choose the anchorage, so a passage can be as active or as idle as each guest wishes, whether that means a book in the shade or a question for the skipper about the wind.
Once she is at anchor, her toys come out. A Seabob pulls a swimmer along just under the surface, a sea scooter offers a gentler version of the same, and snorkeling equipment waits for anyone who would rather drift over rocks and sand. The paddleboard and inflatable SUP are best on calm water, an inflatable towable tube pulled behind the tender brings laughter and spray, and a fishing rod rewards the patient. She suits guests who measure a good day by the hours spent in the sea.
Evenings aboard have their own rhythm. The crew light the BBQ as the light goes, the icemaker keeps drinks cold, and music can follow guests from below to the open deck: phones pair over Bluetooth, and outdoor speakers that link by WiFi carry a chosen playlist into the night air. Later, the home cinema, with TV and DVD, turns a calm anchorage into a quiet film before bed. WiFi keeps anyone who needs to check in connected, without the yacht ever feeling like an office.
Her cruising ground is Greece, and her Novurania tender is the link between yacht and shore: a ride to a quiet beach, a harbour wall for a stroll and a coffee, or the trip back aboard after dinner ashore. Day to day, the crew run her so that guests need only decide when to swim, when to sail on and when simply to sit still. Wherever she lies, the pattern holds: unhurried passages, clear water, and people who know their yacht well.
On board
01Garcia-built sailing yacht with a professional crew
02Seabob for gliding beneath the surface
03Sea scooter and snorkeling equipment
04Paddleboard, inflatable SUP and inflatable towable tube
