Naia

Naia was launched as Pegaso by the Spanish yard Freire in 2011, with exterior lines by H2 Yacht Design, and has spent most of her life since then working as a charter yacht. Her hull is rated ice class 1D, a clue to what she was drawn for: long passages and anchorages well away from crowded harbours. Inside, Mark Berryman used bamboo, warm wood and light stone in a restrained, quiet register, and in 2012 the ShowBoats Design Awards singled out both her interior and her exterior.

The way the cabins are arranged is what sets her apart. The owner's suite occupies a deck of its own, with a study and private terraces facing both bow and stern. All the guest cabins are grouped together on the main deck, where they get more daylight than a lower-deck room would, and four of them can be switched from a double to two singles. One is a single with a pullman berth above, handy for a nanny, a teenager or a friend travelling alone. A lift runs between the decks and the yacht is wheelchair friendly.

Up top, the helipad is certified for commercial landings, so a group can fly straight on board; when no helicopter is due it is furnished as a broad sun terrace. Beside it sits a gym arranged around a big hot tub. Lower down, a dedicated dive room opens onto the swim platform, the crew can train guests on jet skis as an approved RYA centre, and a masseuse travels with the yacht.

Her cruising speed is about 12 knots. That favours itineraries with fewer, longer legs, such as the Croatian and Montenegrin coast, the Greek islands or an unhurried loop of Corsica and Sardinia, over a week of quick hops between beach clubs.

Naia makes sense for families spanning several generations, for keen divers and for groups who want room to spread out and a feeling of travelling rather than parking. Anyone after a sleek, fast yacht or a week built around nightlife will find better matches elsewhere; her case rests on space, range and calm.