Talisman C

Her story begins with a clear request. Her owner already had a 54-metre yacht and wanted more of everything: more deck, more storage for toys, more room for the family to be together. Proteksan Turquoise built her in Turkey in 2011 to an exterior by H2 Yacht Design, and she was refitted in 2020.

The answer was a yacht organised around long days outside. At the very top, a crow's nest sheltered by glass screens has daybeds and removable shade. One level down, the sun deck combines a large glass-fronted jacuzzi with a bar, a shaded dining table and an open area aft that works for yoga in the morning, games in the afternoon and dancing at night, plus a screen for films under the stars. Lower still, the aft main deck steps down through two lounge areas to the beach club.

Indoors, the main deck has a gym forward and a formal dining room beside the main lounge, while the upper deck holds a lounge with a big screen for films or karaoke and a games room that turns into a study. Daylight falls from a roof light above the main staircase onto a glass artwork. From the owner's bed, at the bow of the main deck, the view spans half the horizon; its bathroom is built on two levels, and the owner also has a library of their own, which can become a place for massages and treatments; the VIP is beside it, and four cabins below complete the twelve berths.

For the water there is a Novurania chase tender for quick trips ashore and a Nautique wake boat for skiing and wakesurfing, alongside the usual jet skis and Seabobs. Nineteen crew are used to hosting groups that span several generations.

In summer she stays around Corsica and the French Riviera; for the winter months she heads across the Atlantic to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. She works under the EU customs regime for commercial yachts known as YET: whoever signs the charter must be resident outside the European Union, and in the Mediterranean the cruise begins in Corsica, Monaco or France. That rules out EU residents, while large families from elsewhere who want a week packed with activity will find her well matched. Couples looking for a quiet, intimate yacht will find her a lot of ship.