Motor Boat & Yachting

SPLENDID ISOLATION

With Artemisia, our Prestige 680 flybridge, permanently berthed in Salerno’s Marina d’Arechi overlooking the Amalficoast, every year we have made what has become a ritual pilgrimage to the Aeolian Islands, the stunning archipelago of seven islands off the northern coast of Sicily.

Having lost April, May and June to travel restrictions, we were naturally keen to spend time on our boat again. I therefore allocated a full three weeks, our longest continuous stay yet, for this cruise. It proved to be our most magical and intimate trip yet as we decided, for obvious reasons, not to have guests.

As in previous years, we

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Motor Boat & Yachting

Motor Boat & Yachting3 min read
Williams Jet Tenders
If you’ve been to a boat show, chances are you’ve seen (and coveted) a Williams Jet Tender. And that makes sense because, whether you’re a yacht manufacturer or a private customer, this highly specialised Oxfordshire-based builder has become so well
Motor Boat & Yachting7 min read
Trawler Yacht
Talking to manufacturers of planing flybridge cruisers, it seems that there has been a real shift in buyer priorities. For years, speed was king. If a manufacturer offered different engine sizes, 95% would go out with the largest and most powerful op
Motor Boat & Yachting3 min read
Highfield
Highfield’s industrial might and its global renown are closely connected. Its 40,000sqm manufacturing facility on China’s east coast is capable of building up to 10,000 boats per year; and having already delivered 54,000 boats across 48 countries sin

Related Books & Audiobooks