RH Three

RH Three began in 2003 as an RMK Marine expedition yacht and was reworked from the inside in 2020 and 2021 as a floating version of the luxury design brand RH. The most telling decision was to take beds out rather than add them: she now takes eight guests in four cabins, looked after by nine crew, so there is always at least one person working for each guest.

The interior is about texture rather than shine. The same palette returns on every deck: pale oak with a wire-brushed finish, leather the colour of caramel, lacquer in a champagne tone and deep grey velvet, all lit by fittings made for her by PSLab. Up in the sky lounge the oak walls are carved into ribs that look like coils of rope, and the backlit bar displays crystal decanters of spirits from many countries. Her agents also make a point of the food, built around premium ingredients.

The cabins break the usual pattern. On the main deck, the owner's suite fills the whole width of the hull, glazed from floor to ceiling, with a headboard framed in braided rope and Carrara marble in the bathroom. The three guest cabins are all doubles and all on the upper deck, not below the waterline, so every couple gets daylight and a view, along with the same marble bathrooms, Swiss percale sheets and cashmere throws.

Outside she is set up for active days. The upper deck has an open-air fitness area, and a yoga teacher or trainer can be arranged. The extended swim platform makes getting into the sea easy, and the top deck finishes in a sunset terrace with a large daybed and a teak fire table. She also carries a 15-metre expedition chase boat, something her agent says is unique among yachts of her length, which opens up beaches and coves well beyond the anchorage.

She cruises at about 10 knots, so plan for fewer, longer stops. She suits two or three couples, or a small family with grown-up children, who care about design and service and do not need many beds. Larger groups, families who need twin cabins for children, or anyone looking for a pool, a spa or a party deck should look elsewhere.