Alandrea

Alandrea is one of Ferretti's Custom Line 108s, launched at the Ancona yard in 2016 with lines and interiors by Zuccon, and refitted in 2021. She spends her year in the Bahamas and the Caribbean, and the hull suits that life: it planes, and two MTU engines of roughly 2,600 hp each push her across the open stretches between island groups without fuss. Throttled back to an economical 16 knots, she uses about 365 litres of fuel an hour.

The clever part of the main deck is a balcony that folds out from the side of the saloon. With windows down both flanks, the lounge already feels bright; at anchor it gains a terrace hanging over the water. Indoors there is a proper table for eight. Forward of the saloon is the owner's suite: a king bed flanked by a chaise and a writing desk, and a bathroom laid across the full width of the hull. On the deck beneath, each guest cabin gets a wide pane of glass in the topsides, so mornings start with a view of the water instead of a porthole.

Up top, the sun deck gathers a bar, a long table, sunbeds and a square plunge pool, and a fire pit keeps people outside after dark. A second lounge on the foredeck gives part of the group somewhere to escape. Aft, the swim platform turns into a small beach club for launching the eFoil, the Seabobs and the Waverunner. When she is anchored, stabilisers that keep working at rest stop the roll, and a little fitness kit travels with her.

She takes ten guests, not twelve, and has no Pullman berths to stretch that, so bigger families should look elsewhere. A crew of five also sets the tone: attentive and relaxed, better suited to long lunches on deck than to formal dinners every night. She fits a group of friends, or two couples with older children, who want a swim stop in the morning and a new anchorage every evening.