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When Heesen delivered Home in 2017 she was a first twice over: the yard's first hybrid, and the first yacht to pair Van Oossanen's Fast Displacement Hull Form with that kind of drive. The aluminium hull is light, she stays under 500 GT, and she can run on her diesels driving the shafts directly, on electric motors fed by the generators, or on both together. Under electric power she makes about 9 knots with far less noise and vibration, which is what you notice at breakfast on a short morning hop. Flat out on diesel she touches 16.

Prizes followed. Her shelf holds the RINA Green Award and the Baccarat Superyacht World Trophy, along with a Design & Innovation Award and a prize as the most innovative yacht.

Up front, the straight stem by Omega Architects carries a pair of bucket seats, the best place on board to watch a coastline arrive. Cristiano Gatto was asked for the mood of a beach club, and answered with natural materials barely treated and glass that runs from floor to ceiling. The owner's suite crosses the main deck with an office and a bath, the VIP below is also full width, and so is the gym, which has its own air conditioning and bathroom.

At the stern the beach club works as a lounge half inside, half out, opening onto the platform. Two levels above, a bar that glows at night and the Jacuzzi share the top deck, while forward the loungers sit out of the wind. For the Mediterranean she carries a 44-foot Fjord as chase boat; in the Caribbean that role goes to a Technohull Explorer 40. With a draft of around two metres she can tuck into shallower bays than many yachts of her size.

She suits families who want a calm, modern boat for a Riviera summer or a winter in the islands, and anyone curious about lower-emission cruising. If what you want is a fast yacht, or the polished marble look of a traditional build, choose another.