Amica Mea

Amica Mea comes from Royal Hakvoort, a Dutch yard whose boats rarely turn up on the charter market. She was finished in 2004 to a Vripack design, with Glade Johnson Design responsible for both the outside and the rooms. Underneath is a full-displacement steel hull carrying an aluminium superstructure, the sort of build owners choose when they mean to cross the Atlantic rather than hop between marinas.

Her maintenance record is reassuring. A refit in 2020 repainted her from top to bottom and renewed the ceilings, the electronics, the lighting and the soft furnishings; new carpets and Starlink followed in 2023. Between 2023 and 2025 the engineering side had its turn: the gearbox was rebuilt, the generators overhauled, two new watermakers fitted and the hull valves replaced, and in 2024 she passed her twenty-year survey with Lloyd's. The Naiad fins that steady her go on doing their job once the anchor is down.

Inside, the mood is traditional: cherry and burl wood, a curved bar lit from behind in the main saloon and a round table close by for meals. Whoever takes the main cabin gets a private retreat on the main deck: somewhere to sit, somewhere to write, and a bath in marble with whirlpool jets; the three queen cabins and the twin, which adds a pullman berth, are one level down. Upstairs, the skylounge has a bar framed in woven cherry and a screen that drops for films with surround sound. A separate corridor lets the crew move about without crossing guest spaces, and the toys are kept in a garage and in the bow, so the decks stay clear. If you fancy a day on a deserted shore, the crew bring the furniture, a shade tent and the grill with them.

Her plans for 2027 are what set her apart. Instead of another Mediterranean summer, she is offered in Northern Europe and Norway from May to September, then heads back to the Caribbean for the winter. Long light evenings, fjord anchorages and cooler air suit her wood-lined rooms and her ocean-going build.

Amica Mea is a good fit for a family or a group of old friends, up to eleven, who prefer a classic yacht and are curious about Norway. Anyone hoping for a minimalist modern interior, or set on a Mediterranean summer in 2027, should look at other boats.