Baraka

Before Baraka, no yacht from the Turkish yard Proteksan Turquoise had been fitted out inside by Francesco Paszkowski's Italian studio; she was the first, and that combination still sets her tone. Launched in 2010, she has a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure and enough fuel to cover about 5,000 nautical miles at twelve knots, but most guests will notice the rooms first, not the engineering.

Midsummer heat shaped much of her design. The outside dining area has a cooling mist built into its ceiling, and the same system runs along all the exterior decks, so lunch in the open does not have to wait for the sun to go down. On the sun deck there is a jacuzzi ringed with cushions, a sauna and a barbecue, and a dumbwaiter lifts plates from the kitchen, which sits three decks lower, which means the table stays full without a stream of crew on the stairs.

The owner's suite spans the full beam and has its own lobby and an office, useful for anyone who cannot switch off entirely. A lift serves the decks and the yacht offers wheelchair access, rare at this size and decisive for some families. At anchor, zero-speed stabilisers damp the roll, and at the stern a beach club opens onto a wide swim platform.

Water time is calmer than on many yachts of her size: kayaks, water skis, wakeboards and snorkelling, plus diving with PADI-qualified crew, and a 9.4-metre Novurania chase tender for longer hops along the coast.

Choose her for a multigenerational group, for guests with limited mobility, or for anyone who wants long lunches outdoors in midsummer. Groups expecting a garage full of jet skis, seabobs and inflatables will find the toy list short, and there is no published winter programme in the Caribbean.