Baca

Baca has had a long run of names. She began life at the Royal Denship yard in Denmark as yard number 247, later carried the names Caneli and Triple 8, under which she appeared at the 2016 Singapore Yacht Show, and now sails as Baca. Diana Yacht Design drew her exterior and engineered her steel hull and aluminium superstructure. What guests see today, though, comes from 2019, when she was rebuilt and Claudette Bonville replaced the original Michela Reverberi interior.

Bonville's rooms are light and cheerful rather than formal. Shades of blue keep turning up, in fabrics and details, and the dining table gets its own centrepiece overhead: a light fitting of blown glass. On the main deck the owner's cabin stretches across the whole hull, and a couple there never has to queue, because there are two bathrooms. Below, three queen cabins and a twin with a pullman berth share the lower deck, and two of the queens hide built-in cots for toddlers that fold back into sofas when not needed. For parents travelling with a baby, that detail alone can decide the choice.

Outside there is plenty of room to spread out. The sun deck runs to about 16 metres, with a large Jacuzzi at the back, a barbecue and loungers, and a curved seating area in front. Right at the bow there is a quieter corner, a couch that can be shaded by an awning that rolls out. At water level, a hydraulic platform opens the beach club to the sea, and from the top deck a slide 6.5 metres high sends swimmers down into the water. WaveRunners, Lift eFoils, Seabobs, kayaks and a pool screened against jellyfish complete the kit, and there is a karaoke machine for evenings in. At anchor, Quantum fins damp the rolling.

She is not a fast boat, so she rewards short hops between bays over long crossings. Her calendar is split cleanly: the Caribbean and the Bahamas from mid-November 2026 to the end of April 2027, then the south of France from May to September.

Baca suits young families and multi-generation groups who want a relaxed, sociable week with lots to do in the water. Groups who want to cover big distances quickly, or prefer a dark, formal interior, will be better served elsewhere.