BARBARA

BARBARA is an 88.50-metre custom Oceanco delivered in 2017, registered in the Cayman Islands and designed throughout by Sam Sorgiovanni — one of a small number of superyachts where a single designer has shaped both the exterior naval architecture and the interior spaces. She is a steel full-displacement motor yacht of the most recent generation of large Oceanco builds, with twin MTU engines providing a cruise speed of 16 knots and a maximum of 19.

As one of the largest charter yachts available in her class, BARBARA accommodates 12 guests across 7 cabins with a professional crew of 27 — a ratio that defines the standard for attentive private service. Her 8,300-nautical-mile range places the entire Mediterranean, Caribbean, Atlantic, and a significant portion of the world's cruising grounds within operational reach on a single fuel load. She deploys across a broad slate of regions including the French Riviera, Amalfi, Sardinia, Corsica, Monaco, the Bahamas, Caribbean islands including St Barts, Antigua, Saint Martin, and the Virgin Islands. She is not suited to guests seeking a smaller, more intimate atmosphere, those with modest budgets, or itineraries requiring shallow-water access.

What sets BARBARA apart is the coherence of her design and the scale of her amenity provision relative to her guest count. A swimming pool, outdoor cinema, movie theatre, spa, massage room, elevator, beach club, hydraulic swim platform, tender garage, and underwater lights collectively constitute an onboard environment far removed from anything achievable in a smaller vessel. Stabilisers both at anchor and underway contribute meaningfully to guest comfort on extended passages.

The water sports programme matches her scale: four Yamaha FX Cruiser HO waverunners, three F5S Seabobs, four wakeboarding rigs, four paddleboards, four kayaks, two Ronix wakesurfs, full scuba equipment for twelve, windsurfer, and a stand-up Super Jet jet ski. The onboard character is that of a private estate afloat — suited to guests who expect every facility of a luxury property to be present and fully staffed.

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