TIMBUKTU is a Baglietto motor yacht with clean, contemporary lines. Her owner has looked after her from the day she was delivered, and she has since been refitted. Inside, the ceilings are high and the windows wide, so the main living spaces fill with daylight while the styling stays calm and unfussy. The master suite takes the full beam of her main level and has a fine bathroom en suite and a private office. It is a quiet corner where a guest can take a call or read through papers before joining the others outside. The remaining cabins are elegant and comfortably arranged.
Her crew is permanent and has a long record in charter. Among them is a talented chef who cooks to the hours you keep rather than to a fixed timetable. Meals can be taken in several covered places outdoors, shaded when the sun is at its height, or up on the sundeck, where the Jacuzzi sits beside lounge seating with views on every side. Zero Speed Stabilizers hold her steady both under way and lying at anchor, so lunch, an afternoon sleep or a swim from the stern goes undisturbed. The crew also run her with care for the sea, using sustainable products aboard.
Her shallow draft lets her come close in to quiet anchorages. From there the tenders, a Scorpion open RIB and a Highfield, carry guests into coves and ashore. Once settled, the choice is wide. Seabobs, a Seadoo GTI jet ski and a hover board give speed, while inflatable expedition kayaks and paddle boards allow a slower look along the shore. Behind the tender there are water skis, mono skis, a wakeboard, a banana boat and single and double biscuits. Snorkelling equipment covers the clear shallows. Cube e-bikes make light work of a hill road on land, and an onboard gym serves those who keep a routine.
Children's toys and baby equipment are kept aboard, which makes her straightforward for a party travelling with small children. The office in the master suite suits a guest who must stay in touch. She cruises in Albania, Croatia, France, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey, and in Greece as well. Wherever a client chooses, the shape of a day aboard stays much the same: a steady yacht, a crew who know her well, a table laid in the shade and the water a step from the stern.