O'Mathilde

O'Mathilde is a product of Greece from keel to cushions. Golden Yachts built her in 2018 at its yard there, the Vafiadis studio drew both the exterior and the interior, and she spends the year in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek islands first. That local knowledge shows in how she is run: the season is long, and so is the list of anchorages the crew knows.

What sets her apart from most twelve-guest yachts of this size is the seventh cabin. Instead of squeezing a couple into a twin, she spreads twelve people over seven rooms. The owner's suite has the upper deck to itself, with its own sitting room, a walk-in wardrobe and a door straight onto the deck. On the main deck are the VIP, a small office and a twin cabin with a Pullman berth; the lower deck holds three doubles, each with a king bed, plus another twin that also has a Pullman. In practice that means four or five couples each get a proper double, and a family with small children can keep them in bunk-style cabins close by.

She has been freshened up recently. A repaint came in 2023, then over 2024 and 2025 the interior and decks were restyled with new outdoor furniture, fabrics and objects. The most personal touch is a series of paintings commissioned in 2025, all inspired by sea creatures, which give the saloons a calm, gallery-like feel.

Outside, the gym is open-air and faces the water, so a morning session comes with a view. The sun deck has a hot tub and its own bar, the natural place for the group to gather before dinner, and zero-speed stabilisers keep things steady when she is at anchor. With a range of about 4,000 nautical miles she can link the Ionian, the Cyclades and the Turkish coast without stopping to refuel.

Pick her for a group of friends who each want a real bed, or for three generations in Greek waters. She is not the yacht for a West Mediterranean route on the Riviera, which is outside her usual area, nor for guests who need an indoor spa with sauna and steam room.