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FREEDOM Benetti | From US$ 500,000 /wk

Luxury motor yacht FREEDOM (Ex Reverie) is one of the largest yachts built in Italy. Built by Benetti, she is 70m long with a 12,5m beam, has main seven decks and offers almost every conceivable luxury. She boasts interior design and decor by the famous English designer John Munford. Her exterior profile is a work of Stefano Natucci. FREEDOM is a very impressive, exclusive and unique charter yacht, offering accommodation for up to 12 guests in 8 cabins.

NOTABLE FEATURES: ~ Voluminous living spaces ~ Grand piano in the salon ~ Fantastic master cabin with panoramic views ~ Several dining options ~ Spa centre ~ Gymnazium ~ Touch & Go helipad ~ Elevator

The interior designer has utilized classic furnishing in dark mahogany and walnut. This has been complemented with Regency and Imperial English style furniture and vaulted ceilings which reveal fresco paintings. Columns, pilasters, and capitals with floral design have been widely used, along with an abundance of rare marble.

Guests can enjoy family dinners or social gathering with friends at the formal dining area. For more casual events there is Bistro dining area with Pizza Oven. There is a large conference room for some urgent matters or corporate meeting onboard.

After a long day of exploring the best yachting destinations, guests will enjoy the Turkish bath, massage and can get pampered at the beauty salon.

The owner's deck features a massive master cabin with 180-degrees views, private terrace and walk-in dressing room. The ensuite's decor was finished using opulent materials and features his and hers areas. On this deck, there are also dedicated salon, dining area and study, as well as two further family cabins.

The luxury yacht’s sun deck is designed for the landing of a large helicopter and boasts a wide pool which faces a wet bar and a panoramic lounge as covered by the sky deck. On a yacht with seven decks, a lift is important. FREEDOM has an elevator for up to 4 people through the six lower decks.

FREEDOM Specifications

FREEDOM is a steel displacement hull with aluminium superstructure; technically speaking she is more similar to a ship because of her retractable fin stabilizers of 2.5m, variable pitch propellers, bulbous bow, elastically mounted bow-thruster, local treatment units for air conditioning. FREEDOM has a two tender garage for large tenders and a huge transom door which transforms into a fantastic bathing platform, when open.

Featuring under-way and at-anchor stabilisers, this superyacht offers stable and comfortable cruising experience. Powered by a pair of 2,000hp Caterpillar engines, she can reach a top speed of 14 knots and cruises at 12 knots. At 14 knots this luxury vessel has a range of 6,000 nm with her 177,502-litre fuel tanks.

Yacht Charter Accommodation

Luxury motor yacht FREEDOM provides sumptuous accommodation for 12 charter guests in 8 cabins. The owner can use an entire deck for his family, with magnificent panoramic cabin and private terrace forward on the upper deck. On the same deck there are two large cabins for children, a studio, a large lounge with games area and conversation area. Each cabin has private bathroom and dressing room. The guests are lodged in 4 big cabins on the lower deck, plus an immense, full beam, VIP suite. In the lower deck and in the under lower deck there is separate accommodation for 28 crew members.

Charter Amenities and Extras

Tenders & Toys: 25' Chapman Transition Jet Landing Craft 33’ Classic Wooden Predator Tender 33’ Custom Limo Tender in Mediterranean 2 x Sea-Doos Spark Personal Water Craft 2 x Seabobs 5FS Underwater Scooters 2 x Kayaks (inflatable) 6 x Paddle Boards Various Size Wakeboards Single and Multi-person Tubes Fishing Gear with 2 Fighting Chairs Snorkeling Gear Water Skis Rendezvous Diving Only Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: Audio visual - Kaleidoscope Sat TV Sky TV Day head with shower on sun deck Shower on swim platform

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"First it is necessary to listen to the client’s requirement, motor or sail, private or charter, leisure or performance, business or pleasure, approximate length, how many guests, classic or modern, cruising waters, toys, tenders, equipment, communications, pools; gyms, cinemas and so no. All relating to how many crew are required to run the vessels efficiently whilst maintaining the owners requirement. Once you have that the naval architect and designer can form the body of the yacht." - John Munford

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Description.

Luxury motor yacht FREEDOM (Ex Reverie) is one of the largest yachts built in Italy. Built by Benetti , she is 70m long with a 12,5m beam, has main seven decks and offers almost every conceivable luxury. She boasts interior design and decor by the famous English designer John Munford. Her exterior profile is a work of Stefano Natucci. FREEDOM is a very impressive, exclusive and unique charter yacht, offering accommodation for up to 12 guests in 8 cabins.

Tender & Toys

25’ Chapman Transition Jet Landing Craft 33’ Classic Wooden Predator Tender 33’ Custom Limo Tender in Mediterranean 2 x SeaDoos Spark Personal Water Craft 2 x Seabobs 5FS Underwater Scooters 2 x Kayaks (inflatable) 6 x SUP Paddle boards Various Size Wakeboards Single and Multi-person Tubes Fishing Gear with 2 Fighting Chairs Snorkeling Gear Waterskis Rendezvous Diving Only

Characteristics

Spacious Owner’s deck with private dining area and 2 additional staterooms for kids/nanny/security

Italian bistro with pizza oven for casual dining

Elevator to all interior guest decks

Stunning 33’ classic wooden Predator tender

Sky deck with separate bar, BBQ, and lounge area for entertaining with incredible views

Wellness Deck with large Turkish spa, massage room, gym, and beauty salon

Expansive jacuzzi deck with ten sun loungers and observation room

Audio visual - Kaleidoscope Sat TV Sky TV Day head with shower on sun deck Shower on swim platform

Elevator services all internal guest decks

Accommodation

Main deck: 1 x VIP staterooms (full beam), with king bed, private office, his and her bathrooms Aft is alfresco dining Main salon Library and piano Formal dining room on port side Italian Bistro, casual dining with pizza oven on starboard side Owner’s deck: 1 x Master stateroom (full beam): Over sized king bed, panoramic views, separate his and hers bathrooms- over sized shower with head; make-up area with bathtub and head Private dining area w/large circular dining table Elegant salon and office Private deck with Jacuzzi, perfect breakfast area for two 2 x Children / guest staterooms: Starboard is 1 double and 1 single w/Pullman, en suite bathroom Port is 1 single w/Pullman, en suite bathroom Aft dining alfresco Bridge deck: Conference room Wellness center Gymnasium, separate massage room, beauty salon Large Turkish spa with shower and head Observation deck / sundeck: Lounge area Inside is a salon and game table Jacuzzi with ten sun loungers Sky deck: BBQ grill, buffet table, lounging area Sunbeds, outdoor seating w/tables Below deck: 4 x Spacious guest staterooms, each with queen bed, sofa and en suite bathroom The 2 forward guest queens have tub & shower; the 2 aft queens have shower

YACHT CHARTER

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FREEDOM Yacht Charter - One Of The Most Beautiful 48-Meter Yachts in Croatia

Introducing the brand new luxury yacht FREEDOM, built in 2019 & refitted to a pristine condition for the summer season of 2022 . Her layout is impeccable and specifically designed for luxurious cruising with maximum comfort & with a lavish set of amenities, FREEDOM yacht charter will astound anyone.

FREEDOM is a rare superyacht on the charter market because she can comfortably accommodate 23 guests in 11 wonderfully appointed staterooms. One Master Suite is on the upper deck & one on the main deck, with 4 Doubles & a VIP Stateroom. Additional 2 Double Cabins, 1 Triple & 1 Twin cabin are on the Lower deck. Every cabin has an en suite & is fully air-conditioned.

The Sundeck on FREEDOM yacht charter is an extravagant socialising spot with amenities such as a large pool, a jacuzzi, a private bar & a fitness studio. The interior is no less impressive, with a cinema & a gaming room, as well as a large sauna & two open bars.

The experienced crew of 11 will delight and surprise you every moment of your charter holiday. When it comes to gastronomy, cuisine aboard FREEDOM yacht charter is nothing short of extraordinary, thanks to her Master Chef & Sous Chef. Prepare to enjoy the highest possible level of yacht luxury while chartering FREEDOM.

YACHT CHARTER ACCOMMODATION

Yacht details..

Yacht Length:

48 meters / 158 feet

Yacht cabins layout:

2x Triple + 8x Double + 1x Twin

Total living area:

983 sq.m / 10.581 sq.ft

Yacht exterior area:

462 sq.m / 4.973 sq.ft

Yacht interior area:

521 sq.m / 5.608 sq.ft

Crew members:

Types of Cabins on This Yacht:

2x Master Suite + 1x VIP Stateroom + 5x Double Cabin + 2x Triple Cabin + 1x Twin Cabin

Bed Configuration & Size:

2x King + 1x Queen + 7x Standard Double + 4x Single

Yacht Interior Guest Areas:

Upper Deck Salon & Dining Area · Upper Deck Bar & Galley · Movie Theatre Room · Playroom with Gaming Consoles · Gym Area & Sauna · Massage Room · 11 Private Cabins

Yacht Exterior Guest Areas:

Upper Deck Aft Lounge Area · Front Deck Sunbathing Area · Sundeck Sunbathing Area · Sundeck Lounge with a Bar · Sundeck Jacuzzi & Pool · Swimming Platform with Water Toys

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YACHT CHARTER SPECIFICATIONS

Particularities., general information.

Length : 48.20 meters (158.13 ft) Beam : 8.60 meters (28.2 ft) Year Built : 2019 Year of last refit : 2022 Yacht Builder: Radež Shipyard Main Engines: Maximum Speed : Cruising Speed : 10 knots Fuel Consump. Engines: 120 l/hour* Generator Engines: Fuel Consump. Generators:   l/hour* Stabilisers : No Mechanical Stabilization

*Highly dependent on sea conditions

LIST OF AMENITIES

WiFi Connection on Board · Air Conditioning Throughout · Indoor & Outdoor Dining Areas · Bar on the Upper Deck & Sundeck · Jacuzzi Lounge with Jacuzzi for 8 People & a Swimming Pool · Swimming Platform with Water Toys · Entertainment System with TV Screens in Every Cabin & Direct Communication With a Bar · Generous Sunbathing Areas on the Sundeck · Movie Theather Room · Playroom With Gaming Consoles · Gym Area with Sauna & Massage Room

WATER SPORTS & TOYS

2x Jet ski 3x SeaBob 1x Water Ski 1x Wakeboard 1x Tube ride 1x Ringo ride 5x Paddleboards 1x Electric Paddleboard 1x E-Foil 1x Kayak 1x Waterslide

TENDER VESSELS

1x Axopar 37, 12,5m Chase Boat (Optional)

YACHT CHARTER LAYOUT

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FREEDOM yacht charter was built in 2019 and since then, she has made countless guests fondly remember the time they spent on this wonderful yacht and the unique atmosphere of the Croatian Adriatic sea.

Her first refit came just in time for her to be ready for the 2022 summer season, with numerous amenities added to her already avid collection of yacht facilities, including an onboard spa centre, a yacht cinema, which doubles as a game room for kids and a fully equipped yacht gym.

The dining room located on the upper deck has enough room to accommodate all guests in a well-appointed and air-conditioned interior. The architecture of the superstructure allows for wide and full-sized windows, which will surely elevate the atmosphere during meals in the upper deck salon, regardless of it being day or night.

Because she was built specifically for cruising in the Croatian Adriatic sea, you will have no problems at all relaxing on her decks, enjoying her amenities or sleeping tight in her wonderfully appointed cabins, because of her sturdiness and stability, both at anchor and underway.

She can take on a maximum of 23 guests, accommodating them in 11 cabins, scattered across three decks of this glorious yacht charter.

There will be a total of 11 crew members that will take care of your every wish and desire, as long as you are on holiday on FREEDOM yacht charter. Since the crew-to-guest ratio is 1:2, expect a more detailed and finer service, reflected in the hospitality experience you will definitely enjoy.

Each cabin on FREEDOM yacht charter is modernly furnished and designed following contemporary interior yacht styles. There are twin and double cabins to choose from and every accommodation has an ensuite, as well as an AC unit, a wardrobe with a safe, a desk with a chair and a big LCD TV.

There is also an intercom for the crew’s and the captain’s announcements. All the cabins are also sound-proof, guaranteeing a good night’s sleep to every guest, regardless of the position of their cabin, in relation to other cabins or guests aboard.

The cruising speed of FREEDOM yacht charter is a comfortable 9 knots, with a maximum speed of about 11 knots. This means that the guests will have plenty of time to enjoy the slow and steady changes that will happen with the peripheral panorama.

Passing between lush green islands and entering stretches of nothing but crystal-clear sea, FREEDOM will offer a comfortable cruise to her charter guests.

A DAY ON THE YACHT

Feel the comfortable warmth of the summer sun in Croatia as you board FREEDOM yacht charter and begin your yachting holiday adventure. Considering all the things you can do around and with the help of FREEDOM, you will not be bored a single second – watersports , entertainment, trips to the shore , coast exploration… take your pick!

Your dedicated yacht crew will be there at every step of your journey, making sure you have everything you need for a perfect charter experience. Once you finish with the complimentary champagne, pick a cabin that will be your home for the next several days and start enjoying yourself.

Let your crew take you on a short tour of FREEDOM, so you could familiarize yourself with all the amenities you will have a chance to spend time on during your cruise holiday. Following the itinerary, FREEDOM may cruise towards a particularly beautiful stretch of the Croatian coastline or pick a more secluded island, out of reach of regular tourists.

This will give you an opportunity to get more closely acquainted with all the beauties that Croatian Adriatic nature has to offer. Enjoy the warm embrace of the crystal-clear sea and the incredible diversity of underwater flora and fauna.

Stroll along magnificent beaches, both completely private and incredibly appealing. Swim surrounded only by the lush green vegetation and the shade of turquoise blue tones while listening to the sounds of the waves near you and the crickets in the distance.

Find a tranquil spot to rest under the shade of swaying pine trees, as you soak in all the wonderful things that make up a Croatian summer holiday.

After all these experiences, your soul will be well satisfied, but your body will require nourishment. And that is where the incredibly-talented chefs of FREEDOM yacht charter come into play, because they will prepare mouthwatering lunches and dinners for you to enjoy.

The ingredients will be locally acquired, the seafood freshly caught and the meat sourced from Croatian farms. Add to that the incredible diversity and quality of native Croatian wines, and you got a receipt for complete gastronomical enjoyment.

Sit down for lunch and enjoy dishes like a grilled shrimp risotto with peas, carrots and chilli salsa, freshly caught Adriatic tuna with quinoa and chill side and a caramelized apple with a white chocolate centre for dessert.

After you have sufficiently filled up on delicious dishes, choose to spend some time lounging on the upper deck. Shielded by the shade of the hardtop, enjoy staring in the distance of the incredible Adriatic panorama, while your diligent charter crew serve hand-made cocktails and other refreshing beverages.

There are still plenty of things to do as you digest the terrific lunch, like soaking in the jacuzzi, taking in all the different sensations that make up the incredible Croatian Adriatic, with its many islands, the shimmering turquoise sea and the lush greenery of the coastline.

This atmosphere will certainly accentuate all the different experiences that FREEDOM yacht charter offers, primarily taking advantage of the jacuzzi. Surrounded by all this heavenly bliss, you will feel transported into a dimension of pure enjoyment.

As you relax in the warm embrace of the hot tub and share this special moment with other close members of your charter party, be sure that a member of your charter crew will always be at your disposal, serving snacks and beverages, to make the jacuzzi experience even more memorable.

As the sun begins to set and becomes dimly visible in the night sky, prepare to savour a luxury treat. A fully functional yacht cinema will be at your disposal, during the entirety of your Croatian charter vacation on FREEDOM yacht charter.

With a rich library of movies, both from Hollywood and from abroad, you will get to pick the perfect title to fit this unique venue.

If you are feeling more exploratory, why not watch a local Croatian movie or a documentary about the Croatian Adriatic sea? There will also be plenty of popular series to choose from, ranging from hot Netflix titles to more widely recognized Hollywood movies.

In the meantime, your expert crew will prepare handmade popcorn and other tasty treats, as well as refreshing beverages to go with your movie-watching night.

Choose to stay active during your yacht vacation in Croatia and take full advantage of the modern yacht gym equipment aboard FREEDOM yacht charter. Work on your fitness by yourself or with members of your charter party, because it is always more fun to work out in a group.

You could also opt for hiring a fully-certified fitness trainer, who will upgrade your training with professional guidance and advice. Share your goals with your coach and fulfil one of your goals regarding physique during your Croatian summer holiday.

Combine training sessions with the onboard spa centre on FREEDOM yacht charter and let wellness and fitness create an atmosphere of well-being and activity on your holiday. After you are done with the gym, pamper your senses with massages, skin treatments, manicures, pedicures or facials.

Finally, take a swim in the refreshing Adriatic sea and let the healing and rejuvenating properties of the healthy and clean salt water work wonders on your overall health and strength, both of body and mind.

After all these activities, you will surely feel depleted of energy and ready for dinner; seeing that lunch was such a huge success, except the dinner on FREEDOM yacht charter to be nothing short of miraculously tasty and mouthwateringly-good.

Delight in dishes like linguini with rice, served with a parmesan, nutmeg and peanut sauce or a surf`n`turf menu featuring grilled lobster tails with butter and truffle-seasoned steak. For dessert, savour a ricotta crème with coconut shavings and dark chocolate buttons.

After enjoying tasty dishes, prepare for the evening`s entertainment, which could range from live Croatian bands playing on the upper deck to a night on the town, if FREEDOM berths in a lively Croatian seaside settlement. It all depends on the arrangements between you, your charter party, your yacht crew and the captain.

There are also no rules about staying on board and just enjoying the visual sensations that the evening sky in Croatia presents. Because the levels of light pollution are so low, you will have no problem distinguishing stars with your naked eye, and if you are lucky, you will get to witness a spectacular sight.

Each year, around August, the Croatian sky becomes illuminated by the passing of the Perseids, a yearly meteor shower, with nearly 80 falling stars visible each hour. Take this opportunity and sky gaze, surrounded by the luxury of FREEDOM yacht charter.

YACHT CHARTER DINING

After you set foot on FREEDOM yacht charter, you will be able to experience first-hand the quality of food being prepared in the galley of this fantastic yacht. The expert team of chefs and sous chefs will constantly work to improve the menu, while serving fresh and locally sourced food.

The type of service on FREEDOM yacht charter is buffet-orientated for breakfast and a family-style service for lunch and dinner. This means that guests can stay close together and enjoy each other`s company while they eat, at the same time letting the crew spend less time delivering food and instead focusing more on the hospitality part of their service

For breakfast, you can expect a wide variety of locally-sourced fruits and vegetables, as well as freshly-made juices. There will also be plenty of sweet and savoury breakfast pastry to choose from, alongside eggs done in several different ways (or made to order).

For lunch, guests can expect dishes similar to fast-fried veal tenderloin with spring greens and a sun-dried tomato salad, poached salmon with brown rice and steam-cooked broccoli or grilled Adriatic sea bass, seasoned with fennel, thyme and sweet peppers. For dessert, a sweet and sour lemon tart with a honey glaze.

Dinner dishes could look like an octopus cooked „under the bell“, with potatoes, peppers and paprika, meatballs over home-made pasta, seasoned with locally made tomato sauce, salt-based and smoked salmon, served over a side of carrot, spinach and cauliflower lasagne, and for dessert – a pistachio cream over hand-made banana ice cream.

Lunch and dinner will consist of several courses and a dessert course while you are onboard FREEDOM yacht charter, with an additional option of tasting dishes in exclusive Croatian restaurants, once FREEDOM makes port.

YACHT MAIN DECK

Since FREEDOM was made to cruise in the Croatian Adriatic, this reflects primarily in her exterior profile and structure. Her stability is achieved by her width, which is possible in the Adriatic, since storms and unfriendly weather starts at the end of autumn.

Her paint job also reflects her Adriatic attitude, with a white coating and several streamlined light blue stripes, personifying her friendly relation to the sea. The first partition on the main deck aft is dedicated to the crew mess and logistics of the yacht itself. Forward from this crew area and guests can enter a huge master cabin.

This central cabin is equipped with a tub, a shower cabin and double sinks, as well as plenty of space in the living quarter, which is modernly designed and contemporary furnished.

Forward still from the central master cabin, there are 5 more cabins – 2 twin cabins and 3 double cabins. This arrangement works great for guests who want more versatility in their choice of sleeping arrangement.

YACHT SUNDECK

The jacuzzi on the sundeck is the epitome of yacht luxury – placed on the aft section of the sundeck, it is surrounded on all sides by pillows and sunbathing cushions, creating an island around the jacuzzi, where guests can chit-chat or sunbathe, while also being able to roll over into the jacuzzi at a moment`s notice.

A cool feature of FREEDOM`s jacuzzi is that it is equipped with LED lights, so that evening jacuzzi sessions become even more coveted during the evenings, when the first light of the stars begins to show itself on the clear Croatian night sky.

Because Croatian has a low level of light pollution, the best place to watch the stars would be in the LED-lighted jacuzzi, where you can feel truly become one with the universe.

On the bow of the sundeck, FREEDOM yacht charter offers what so many other yachts only dream of enabling their guests to experience. An incredibly spacious pool, with an infinity window looking outward and towards the direction of FREEDOM`˙s cruising path.

Since there are two incredible water-based venues on the sundeck alone, guests who are experiencing FREEDOM the first time will be in absolute awe when the long list of her amenities is finally presented.

The forward pool is also equipped with LED lights, to shine bright in the evening and to be a constant reminder of how exclusive and luxurious a stay on FREEDOM yacht charter is.

The sundeck is also equipped with movable sun loungers in front of the pool, so guests have more versatility when it comes to enjoying all the benefits of the warm summer sun and the refreshing turquoise waters of the Croatian Adriatic.

Under the sundeck hardtop, a lounge arrangement provides rest and relaxation in the cover of the shade, for guests wanting to spend their siesta in an area protected from the sun.

Last but not least, the interior yacht gym on the sundeck is the place where guests who want to stay active on their charter holiday spend some of their time. It can put to shame any home gym, with an added bonus of incredible views to go with your workout.

A treadmill, a step machine and a stationary bike are the biggest pieces of equipment available, but you can also do a lot with a punching bag, a yoga ball and a full set of weights. A mirror enables you to follow every muscle movement precisely, while a widescreen LED TV provides entertainment for those last minutes of a workout.

The gym is more than spacious enough to handle several guests at once, or a guest training with a professional fitness or yoga instructor.

YACHT LOWER DECK

Besides housing cabin accommodations, the lower deck on FREEDOM yacht charter is also home to some incredible yacht amenities, like the sauna, the massage room and the yacht cinema.

The sauna follows the same pattern of modern design, with the entire room arranged in a natural way; the interior of the sauna supports two benches, while the wood is bright and light, accentuated by the LED lights integrated into the ceiling. Outside the glass door, a small lay-back sofa offers a chance to literally catch your breath after exiting the sauna.

One of the most favourite ways of snapping out of the sauna`s warm embrace is jumping straight into the cool Croatian Adriatic sea, for instant refreshment, while the healing properties of the salty water do wonders for the cleansing of pores opened by the effects of the sauna.

For the guests who do not wish to seek refreshment in the sea, a shower cabin will provide a similar effect. The nearby dedicated massage room follows the design pattern present in the sauna: beige walls with brown details and furniture, but with a green wall integrated into the background, alongside a double mirror feature.

The inviting and homey atmosphere of the massage room will make you relax even before you lay down on the table. Let your charter crew arrange a professional masseuse, who will massage every ounce of stress from your body, enabling you to harmonize with your soul.

The yacht cinema is something else entirely. This amenity is usually only reserved for mega yachts spanning 80 meters+, but FREEDOM yacht charter manages to incorporate this truly unique space with smart engineering and ingenious naval architecture.

The cinema room brings together an extra-wide LCD TV, which serves as a gaming station for the PlayStation console, while on the other side of the room, double rows of leather-upholstered sofas give incredible comfort when watching your favourite movies.

The movie room can be synced to show any kind of audio-visual content, so you can also look forward to watching your favourite Netflix series as well.

The aesthetic of the cinema room is subtle, with dimmed LED lights illuminating the room just enough so guests can distinguish between a batch of freshly hand-made popcorn and refreshing beverages brought in by your loving charter crew.

YACHT CHARTER ACCOMMODATION: TWIN CABIN

When it comes to accommodations aboard FREEDOM yacht charter, there is a need to talk about colours, first and foremost. White dominates every aspect of the twin cabins, but this is not done in a flimsy way.

Instead, white is subtly combined with an incredible array of white tones, incorporating different tones of grey, creme, snow-white, eggshell white, as well as white marble details, grey wooden wall panels and lots of reflective surfaces.

This makes the cabins stand out, even more, when they are hit by the natural light coming in from the incredibly spacious and wide windows or portholes. The modern atmosphere is achieved by designer furniture and smart usage of straight and curved lines in the construction of the cabin.

The ensuites translate the same luxurious commodities found in the cabins – plenty of space, light and a contemporary atmosphere.

YACHT CHARTER ACCOMMODATION: DOUBLE CABIN

Space in the double cabins is dominated by the wide and comfortable queen-sized berth, with a headspace decorated by white marble details. Two nightstands on either side of the berth have sophisticated night lights, that combine mirrors in their design, alongside more traditional means of illumination.

The atmosphere of the entire cabin is bright and light, thanks to white being the dominant colour – subtle gray details only accentuate the brightness of the white, while daylight coming in through wide windows is spread around the cabin thanks to the prevalence of white.

Besides the visual impression, all the materials used in decoration and design of the double cabins are rare, expensive and luxurious, making the guest`s stay in the cabins as comfortable and inviting as possible.

Other types of furniture include a full-length and angled sofa, where guests can take a short nap or just relax during the day. There are lots of storage space, as well as a desk and a chair, for answering e-mails or doing some unexpected work.

YACHT BEACH CLUB & SWIMMING PLATFORM

The beach club and swimming platform on FREEDOM yacht charter will surprise with its versatility, able to provide numerous hours of fun several feet from the water`s edge. When guests decide to take a relaxing and refreshing swim in the Croatian Adriatic sea, they can jump or slowly enter the water, thanks to steel swimming ladders.

Afterwards, three outdoor freshwater showers will provide the opportunity to rinse the salt off, without having to go all the way to your cabin and back.

Enjoy the visual impressions of the sea, as the turquoise blue meets the golden shimmer of reflected sunlight and take in the atmosphere of your Croatian yacht holiday. Better still, have your charter crew serve champagne and snacks, to elevate the visual experience even further.

There is an option of installing a water slide close to the swimming platform, which will transform this space into one of enjoyment for the youngest passengers. Parents will get to take a break from keeping an eye out for their kids, as the children relentlessly enjoy the slide, under supervision from one of the members of your diligent charter crew.

YACHT WATER TOYS & WATER SPORTS

FREEDOM yacht charter offers much to guests in search of thrill and fun on the water. Let your professional crew instruct you on how to use all the different water toys, starting with the jet ski.

The jet ski is ideal for guests looking for an adrenaline-filled ride, flying over the waves in a swift and secure manner. More experienced riders will certainly want to try jumping over the rough seas, while more relaxed guests will tend to use the jet ski as a means of scouting potential spots of interest on the nearby coastline.

Using the Seabob, guests will feel like dolphins, emerging and submerging beneath the edge of the water and exploring the beauties and secrets of the seafloor. Discover interesting specimens of fish and crab, but also sea cucumbers, corals and sea urchins.

This will all be possible because the Croatian Adriatic sea is one of the cleanest bodies of water in the world, where aquatic life still thrives in healthy and clean conditions. Kayaks will provide guests with several interesting options – they could be used for staying fit on your charter vacation, since paddling across longer distances really puts a strain on your muscles.

On the other hand, a kayak is an excellent tool for finding a private beach and staying there, because disembarkment and stowage of kayaks is so easy, particularly on the hospitable Croatian coastline.

Your charter crew will also be available to arrange donut, wakeboard or water skiing rides, for you and members of your charter party. This option is only available upon request, so make sure you talk to your crew beforehand.

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One of only three such superyachts in the world, Freedom has a cinema, gym, onboard pool, jacuzzi, sauna, beauty salon / massage area, and a full complement of water toys. She can seat up to 22+2 persons.

The delicate design of Freedom has 11 luxuriously outfitted bedrooms, including 2 enormous master cabins, each with an ensuite bathroom. The boat has WiFi access everywhere and is completely air-conditioned.

This extra-large yacht has four decks: a lower deck, a main deck, an upper deck, and a sun deck. It has an overall length of nearly 50 metres and a beam of 9 metres.

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• Fuel for cruising - 4 hours/day
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The superyacht Bayesian

the night before it sank

At 237 feet tall, the mast was

one of the tallest in the world.

At 237 feet tall,

the mast was one of the tallest in the world.

The Bayesian’s

single mast

Its sister ships

have two masts

Current Bayesian

using a single mast.

The seas were calm when the Bayesian, the $40 million superyacht of the British tech mogul Michael Lynch, dropped anchor off Sicily.

It was a celebratory voyage. But before dawn, a storm blew in.

Lightning crackled. Winds neared hurricane strength. The sky dumped a blinding torrent. The yacht drifted out of control. Then it was gone.

A New York Times investigation discovered that the Bayesian’s most striking feature — its extra-tall mast and the engineering to accommodate it — made the yacht vulnerable to capsizing.

The Bayesian was an outlier. All the other boats in the same series, from the same Italian manufacturer, had two masts instead of one.

Technical documents obtained by The Times and computer models show the yacht was susceptible to being knocked over in a storm and would sink quickly.

Fifteen survivors, bloodied and broken, made it to a life raft. But seven died as the Bayesian plunged to the bottom, where divers have searched for answers.

What Sank the Tech Tycoon’s ‘Unsinkable’ Yacht?

By Jeffrey Gettleman ,  James Glanz ,  Emma Bubola ,  Elisabetta Povoledo ,  Pablo Robles ,  Josh Holder and Sarah Hurtes

It all happened so fast.

Karsten Borner was planted on the halfdeck of his sailboat in the slanting rain. A grizzled mariner who had survived many storms, he was anchored in the same cove as Mr. Lynch’s yacht, at the same time, as the squall blew in during the early hours of Aug. 19.

Luckily, he was already awake. As the wind picked up, he and his crew scurried around closing hatches, clearing the decks and firing up the engines to keep his boat steady.

He couldn’t see much, but in flashes of lightning, he kept catching glimpses of Mr. Lynch’s long, sleek sloop bobbing behind him. It was only a few hundred feet away and its super-tall aluminum mast — one of the tallest ever made — was lit up with bright white lights, swaying in the wind.

Then he lost sight of it. The rain fell like gravel, drawing a curtain around his boat. When he looked up again, he was stunned. The Bayesian was disappearing, at a very odd angle, into the sea.

In the weeks since, Mr. Borner, who has sailed for more than half a century, still can’t believe the yacht sank in front of him. There weren’t any big waves that night, he said. Both boats were close to shore. His own sailboat — a converted tugboat built in East Germany 66 years ago — weathered the same squall just fine. And that other craft was a superyacht of the superrich, gleaming blue, 184 feet long and drawing stares wherever it went.

“It’s a mystery,” Mr. Borner said.

The seven victims of the Bayesian sinking, clockwise from top left: Hannah Lynch, Mike Lynch, Judy Bloomer, Jonathan Bloomer, Christopher Morvillo, Neda Nassiri and Recaldo Thomas.

via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images; via Reuters; Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images

That mystery has rippled around the globe as several investigations into the tragedy unfold. It has vexed maritime experts and compounded the grief of family and friends of the seven people who perished, including Mr. Lynch and his teenage daughter, Hannah, whose bodies were found trapped below deck.

The investigations turn on three central questions: Why did the Bayesian, which now lies 160 feet at the bottom of the Mediterranean, sink so fast? Did the yacht have any design flaws? Did the captain or crew make any fatal mistakes?

The Bayesian was a one-of-a-kind sailboat, built by Perini Navi, a famous Italian yacht maker. The company says the group of 10 superyachts that the Bayesian belonged to was “the most successful series of large sailing yachts ever conceived.”

But the Bayesian was different. Its original buyer — a Dutch businessman, not the Lynches — insisted on a single, striking mast that would be taller than just about any other mast in the world, according to the Italian yacht maker and three people with detailed knowledge of how this boat was built.

That decision resulted in major engineering consequences that ultimately left the boat significantly more vulnerable than many comparable superyachts, The Times investigation has found.

— More than a dozen naval architects, engineers and other experts consulted by The Times found glaring weaknesses in the Bayesian’s design that they said could have contributed to the disaster.

— Basic design choices, like the two tall doors on the side of the deck, increased the Bayesian’s chances of taking on dangerous amounts of water if high winds pushed the boat over toward its side, several naval architects said.

— Witness and survivor accounts revealed how this deadly sequence unfolded in real time: The yacht fell completely on its side and sank within minutes.

The Bayesian’s vulnerabilities

How the Bayesian could have sunk

The large aluminum mast and rigging made the boat more likely to capsize in a strong gust of wind, a computer model shows.

The Bayesian was pushed onto its side in strong winds.

STRONG GUST

At this angle, experts say water would have gushed in through open vents, doors and hatches.

Two tall glass doors could have let water in if they were left open.

A sunken deck reduced the boat’s buoyancy, naval architects said.

It had many air vents that could let water in when the boat was pushed toward its side.

As flooding worsened, the yacht would have tilted further before sinking.

The retractable keel, which helped to keep the boat stable, was not fully extended when it sank.

Sources: Perini Navi (technical drawing of the yacht) and New York Times reporting.

Seemingly small details on any boat — like how close air vents are to the waterline, or where a ship’s ballast is placed in the hull — might not sound decisive on their own. But when taken together, experts said, they appear to have compromised this vessel.

Such built-in vulnerabilities may not have been solely responsible for the yacht’s sinking, of course. The storm’s unexpected ferocity definitely played a part in the calamitous stew of events. Italian investigators are also looking hard at the actions of the Bayesian’s captain and crew.

Giovanni Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, the company that owns Perini Navi, said that when operated properly, the Bayesian was “unsinkable.” He maintains that the yacht was carefully engineered to survive bad storms, and he has put the blame for the tragedy squarely on the crew, accusing them of making a chain of fatal errors.

“I know, all the crew knows, that they did not do what they should have done,” he said. (Crew members have not revealed much, saying they are under a “gag order.”)

Mr. Costantino said the design was not at fault and that the towering mast, which stood 237 feet tall, had not created “any kind of problem.”

“The ship was an unsinkable ship,” he said. “I say it, I repeat it.”

The world of superyachts is incredibly opaque, the exclusive realm of some of the richest people on the planet, and exactly how these multimillion dollar boats are designed, approved and owned remain closely guarded secrets.

Making sure a superyacht is fit for the seas is a job left to a network of private companies and public agencies, and the Bayesian’s design was approved by the American Bureau of Shipping and the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

All the attention this tragedy has received could result in a closer look at yachting regulations. Several naval engineers in different countries who have gained access to the Bayesian’s documents say that as yachts have become more elaborate and subject to owners’ whims, others may be in danger as well.

The Bayesian’s technical documents show just how vulnerable it was. Even without major errors by the crew, the ship could have sunk in a storm that other boats survived, engineers say.

“We can look at it in hindsight and say they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. No, that’s not true,” said Tad Roberts, a Canadian naval architect who has nearly 40 years of experience designing boats, including superyachts.

“This boat had definite shortcomings that kind of uniquely made it vulnerable to what happened.”

The Victory Voyages

A cruise on the Bayesian was a voyage into luxury. The days were typically warm, sunny and calm, and finished off with plates of fresh langoustine and sumptuous chocolate. Hours would pass lounging on sun chairs, swimming in the sea or maybe taking out a kayak while the Bayesian crew, in branded polo shirts, watched vigilantly from the deck.

“It felt like a beautiful hotel that was floating on water,” remembers Abbie VanSickle, a New York Times reporter who was invited aboard in July because her husband, Jonathan Baum, was part of Mr. Lynch’s legal defense team.

Mr. Lynch had been acquitted in June in a criminal case in which he was accused of fraudulently inflating the value of his software company when he sold it to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion. He could have been sent to prison for years. To celebrate his win — and his freedom — he asked friends and lawyers to cruise the Mediterranean with him.

Mr. Lynch seemed proud that his boat had one of the world’s tallest masts — a little booklet in her cabin even said as much, Ms. VanSickle remembered. Whenever they chugged into a harbor, she said, “people would take photos of it constantly because it was so crazy-looking in comparison to other boats.”

Most of the time, though, the Bayesian operated like a motorboat, powered by two enormous diesel engines. During her five-day voyage, Ms. VanSickle said they sailed only once, for just a few hours. But when they did, the boat moved through the water so smoothly, she said, it felt like they were “gliding.”

A promotional photo from Perini Navi of the Bayesian, which Mr. Lynch named after an 18th-century theory on probability.

EPA, via Shutterstock

A few weeks after Ms. VanSickle got off and returned to her life as a reporter in Washington, Mr. Lynch welcomed aboard his next batch of guests. This was the second celebratory voyage, beginning in mid-August, and Mr. Lynch had planned to get back to London, where he lived, around Aug. 20.

Among the 12 passengers were Mr. Lynch; his wife, Angela Bacares; their 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was soon off to Oxford; one of his lead lawyers, Chris Morvillo , and his wife, Neda Nassiri, who designed handcrafted jewelry; Jonathan Bloomer, an international banker and trusted adviser, and his wife, Judy, a psychotherapist celebrated for her charity work.

Mr. Lynch also invited some younger colleagues, including a couple who brought a baby on board. The crew was led by James Cutfield, an experienced New Zealand sailor, backed up by a first mate, a ship engineer, several deckhands and hostesses, totaling 10 in all.

Mr. Lynch was on the rebound, fired up about the possibility of starting a nonprofit to help exonerate people wrongly accused of crimes, said Sir David Davis, a friend and prominent conservative British politician.

Mr. Lynch sent Sir David a text message offering the choice of lunch or dinner in London on Aug. 22, when he was back.

An Unanticipated Storm

The Mediterranean Sea was flat on Aug. 18. But bad weather was moving south, from Naples toward Sicily. The Italian Air Force’s Meteomar forecast warned of scattered thunderstorms, gusts of wind and a rough sea. Several yacht captains said the weather warning was far from specific or extraordinary.

Mr. Borner, the captain who for decades has been running cruises and diving excursions on his old sailboat, the Sir Robert Baden Powell , was finishing up his own trip, picking his way west along the Sicilian coast.

The wind was blowing from the northwest and Mr. Borner figured that the curvature of Sicily’s rugged coastline at Porticello, a small fishing village built around a cove, would shelter him. He arrived in the cove that afternoon, went ashore with his guests and grabbed some pizza.

“It was a nice evening,” he remembered.

While they were in town, the Bayesian chugged into the same cove. It dropped anchor at 9:35 p.m., about a third of a mile from land. As Mr. Borner went to sleep around 11, the night was clear. The lights of the Bayesian’s mast glowed behind him.

Lights illuminating the mast of the Bayseian on Aug. 18.

Baia Santa Nicolicchia/Fabio La Bianca, via Reuters

At midnight on Aug. 19, the Italian Coast Guard put out a warning for a northwesterly Gale Force 8, a serious storm in which winds could reach 46 miles per hour. But the gale was predicted to hit hundreds of miles from Sicily.

Around 3 a.m., Mr. Borner woke up to help some of his passengers catch an early flight from Palermo, Sicily’s biggest city. But as the winds picked up rapidly, whipping the cove into a frothy chop, he scratched his plan to go ashore.

He and his crew shut the portholes and skylights and started the engine, to keep the bow pointed into the wind and prevent the boat from being hit on its side.

On the Bayesian, a young deckhand, Matthew Griffiths, later told the authorities that when the wind hit 20 knots, he woke up the captain, according to a person close to the crew (who said that neither of them was allowed to speak publicly). The captain then gave the order to wake up others, the person said.

At 3:51 a.m., the Bayesian started to drift — first 80 meters one way, then 80 meters another, its data transmitter shows. Maritime experts said this meant it was being blown around and probably dragging its anchor. It’s unclear whether the engines had been started.

At 4:02 a.m., a camera mounted on a boat in Porticello’s cove shows bright blue flashes of lightning. Three minutes later, another at a Porticello cafe captures the wind tearing down deck umbrellas. So much rain hits one of the cameras, it looks as if it’s being blasted with a hose.

Mr. Borner estimated that the wind gusts reached 60 knots, or nearly 70 miles an hour — just below hurricane strength — and said they had pushed his boat onto its side about 15 degrees, a serious lean but nothing close to capsizing.

Reports immediately after the disaster raised the possibility that the Bayesian had been hit by a tornado-like disturbance called a waterspout, but the authorities don’t think that happened. Still, the wind was doing something dangerous: It was changing direction.

According to a nearby weather station, it was blowing west-southwest then southwest, then north-northwest. This increased the chances of getting ambushed by a random gust that could slam into the side of a boat, which can tilt even a big vessel.

A third video shows the Bayesian rocking back and forth and beginning to lean. Then the lights on its giant mast blink out — all but the top one, which was powered by a battery.

By 4:06 a.m., the rain has turned into a blinding cascade. That same minute, the Bayesian’s location signal cuts out. Mr. Borner’s crew squinted through the nearly impenetrable haze of sea spray and rain and spotted a large object in the water. They first thought it was a reef.

“But I knew there was no reef,” Mr. Borner said.

It was the Bayesian, they now believe, knocked onto its side.

“Two Minutes” to Tragedy

At 4:34 a.m., a red emergency flare, bright as a meteor, shot into the sky. The storm had passed, and Mr. Borner and his first mate jumped into a small boat, zooming across the black water.

First they saw cushions floating. Then a flashing light. Then a life raft built for 12 packed with 15 people, bloodied and soaked to the skin, including a baby.

One person had a cut on the head, another on his chest. Some had already been bandaged. They were cold, wet and dazed. They were too shocked, Mr. Borner said, to say what happened.

As he loaded the survivors into his boat and began to head back to the Sir Robert, one woman pleaded with him not to leave.

“Please,” she told him. “Continue searching.”

Some people were still missing.

Mr. Borner decided to unload the survivors onto the Sir Robert, then send his small boat back. His crew gave them blankets and dry clothes. Some survivors were so shaken they needed to be led below deck by hand.

Nobody said much, Mr. Borner remembered.

One man told him: “I was the captain of this.”

Another said the boat had “sunk in two minutes.”

The woman who had begged him to keep searching sat huddled on the deck.

“Are you OK?” Mr. Borner asked her.

“No,” she replied. “I am not OK at all.’’

Capt. Karsten Borner, who rescued the survivors of the Bayesian.

Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Mr. Borner said he later realized it was Angela Bacares, wife of Mr. Lynch and mother of Hannah Lynch. Neither had made it onto the life raft. (Salamander Davoudi, a spokeswoman for Lynch family, told The Times that Ms. Bacares was not speaking to the media because she was grieving and wanted privacy.)

A few hours after, a string of ambulances arrived at Palermo’s main hospital. Dr. Domenico Cipolla, the head of pediatric emergency, evaluated the youngest survivor, a 1-year-old girl.

The baby was OK, Dr. Cipolla said, but she had experienced quite an ordeal. She and her mother had been sleeping on a sofa on deck because of the rough sea, Dr. Cipolla said, when the boat suddenly lurched and threw them to the deck.

A moment later the boat turned completely on its side, the baby’s father told the doctor, flipping his hand as he described it. The doctor said the mother told him that she and her baby were hurled into the water and that her baby nearly slipped away. But then she grabbed her and swam to a nearby life raft, which was designed to deploy automatically.

The parents were later identified as Charlotte Golunski, a colleague of Mr. Lynch, and James Emslie. Ms. Golunski did not respond to several messages left for her, and efforts to reach Mr. Emslie were unsuccessful.

Officials said the bodies of five passengers were found in this cabin...

engine room

ENGINEER’S

Watertight wall

One additional passenger was found in this cabin.

... opposite a narrow staircase that they could have been using to flee, before a surge of water knocked them backward.

... opposite a narrow staircase that they could have been using to flee, before a surge of water knocked them backward

Mistakes by the Crew?

The biggest question that investigators are focused on is how the Bayesian filled with water so fast. To many in the yachting world, it doesn’t make sense.

The boat had been built with several watertight compartments under the deck, to prevent water from spreading from one area to others. And it had been approved as safe by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, part of Britain’s Department for Transport, and by the American Bureau of Shipping, a private company that reviews boat designs .

On top of that, one Italian official and underwater video footage broadcast on Italian television indicated that there were no holes or other structural damage visible in the hull.

Even so, the Bayesian, like many superyachts, had all kinds of openings in which water could theoretically get in: big air vents for the engines; smaller ones for the kitchen, crew quarters and guest cabins; large glass doors at the back and the sides so that people could walk onto the deck; and various hatches for crew and passenger access.

In interviews with Mr. Costantino, the chief executive of the Italian Sea Group, and his spokeswoman, the company accused the crew of leaving hatches open during the storm, including a doorway-size opening on the left rear of the hull, close to the water line. The spokeswoman claimed that hatch was the only place where so much water could have come gushing in.

The company speculated that the crew did not close a watertight door between this hatch and the engine room. A flooded engine room might explain the sudden blackout that killed the mast lights and then, a few minutes later, the location transmitter.

But witnesses, an Italian official familiar with the investigation and the underwater video challenged the company’s versions of events. The footage appeared to show the watertight door to the engine room closed, and the Italian official said the divers had not seen any open hatches on the hull.

Mr. Borner also said that after rescuing the captain, he asked him if he had shut the hatches. The captain said he had. Mr. Borner shared pictures taken by his guests a few moments before the Bayesian sank that appear to show that hull hatches were closed.

A Compromised Design?

The Bayesian’s origins go back to 2000. That year, Perini hired Ron Holland Design, a premier naval architectural firm, to design a series of 56-meter sailboats, said a person with knowledge of the timeline. As the superrich have become even richer, yachts have grown steadily bigger, and Perini was emerging as one of the world’s best-known builders of superyachts, often defined as motor yachts or sailboats longer than 24 meters, or 79 feet.

The Ron Holland firm, based in Ireland at the time, drew up plans for the hull, keel, rudder and, crucially, the placement of the masts — two masts. All other features, like the cabins, decks and vent system, were designed by Perini, according to the person, who did not want to be identified because of the possibility of legal action connected to the sinking.

In 2003, the first yacht in the series hit the water, the Burrasca (which means storm in Italian). Over the next four years, Perini built three more 56-meter superyachts from these blueprints, all with two masts. On Perini’s website , they look nearly identical.

Then came the Bayesian.

Construction on its hull began in 2005 at a shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey, according to the boat’s documents. But the original buyer for this yacht didn’t want the standard two-mast design. Instead, the Italian Sea Group said, he wanted the boat to be built with one large mast for better sailing performance.

That led to a radically different design, said three people with knowledge of what followed, and a cascade of modifications — some to accommodate the gigantic mast, and some apparently for stylistic or other reasons.

A promotional photo from Perini Navi showing the Bayesian’s mast and sails.

The most obvious departure from the previous Perini ships was the mast itself. Beyond being exceptionally tall — more than 40 feet higher than the original foremast — it was also very heavy, at least 24 tons of aluminum, possibly more. This alone would have challenged the boat’s stability, because so much weight was high above deck.

Since then, many yacht makers have switched to lighter, carbon-fiber masts.

“Technology moved on,” Mr. Costantino said.

Naval engineers pointed out that the heavier a yacht is up high, the more ballast it often needs down low — weight at the bottom of the boat to lower its center of gravity and resist its tendency to lean over.

Small notes on hull diagrams in the Bayesian’s documents show that the Turkish shipyard revised the ballast in July 2006, nearly 10 months after the keel was laid, which is one of the first steps of production.

“Values updated as from information by Yildiz,” the notes say in all caps, naming the shipyard.

But where this ballast was placed was curious, maritime experts said. Rather than spreading the ballast evenly across the bottom of the boat — which would have guaranteed the best stability — the builders stacked it toward the rear of the ship’s hull.

“When I first saw this, I couldn’t believe it,” said Mr. Roberts, the naval architect. “It made no sense to me.”

The ballast seems to have been pushed toward the rear of the boat to offset the single, heavy mast closer toward the front, Mr. Roberts concluded. He said he had never seen the main ballast used in such a design tactic before.

That was not the only change, experts said. A single mast would have plunged almost directly through the wheelhouse, an interior station where the ship can be controlled, so that was moved, too. A deck lounge was added, along with two tall doors on the sides. None of the other Perini yachts in the 56-meter series have these design elements.

Air vents could let in water if the boat tipped over.

If the boat tipped over with these tall doors open, water could pour across the deck and down the main staircase.

Tall deck dors

The Bayesian sat lower in the water than other yachts in the same Perini series, said Stephen Edwards, the Bayesian’s captain from 2015 to 2020. Naval architects said this by itself would make it easier for water to pour through vents and other openings when the boat leans on its side.

Whenever a boat leans too far and water starts gushing in through open doors or vents, it can set off a dangerous downward spiral that is hard to stop and that can sink a boat in minutes.

Such risks are calculated and laid out in a lengthy, proprietary document — kind of a safety bible — for many vessels certified to ply the seas.

The Times has obtained that safety bible, called a stability book, for the Bayesian. Copies of the 88-page book are also sweeping through a global community of experts who are obsessively trying to solve the puzzle of how and why the boat sank. More than a dozen of those experts, including naval architects and engineers, found weaknesses in the Bayesian’s design that they said could have contributed to the disaster.

The stability book obtained by The Times was written before the Lynches bought the boat in 2014, when the yacht was called the Salute and owned by John Groenewoud, a Dutch businessman. In an email, he confirmed signing a contract for “the boat with 1 mast” in 2005, but declined to discuss any safety implications that may have had.

The Times obtained the stability book for another 56-meter Perini yacht, with two masts instead of one. A comparison of the boats showed that the Bayesian was significantly less stable.

Specifically, the data shows that the two-masted ship could lean at least 10 degrees farther onto its side before taking on dangerous amounts of water.

The documents also show that the Bayesian could begin taking on some water at angles that appeared to violate the safety threshold set by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

The Italian Sea Group responded that the boat was in line with regulations and had been approved. When asked how that happened, an agency spokesman refused to clarify, citing the continuing investigations.

The other boat’s documents also showed that the sister yacht sat a little higher in the water than the Bayesian did, as Mr. Edwards emphasized. And under many circumstances, experts said, the sister ship had a better center of gravity and was more resistant to capsizing, two additional factors that would have made it safer.

“The other boat is, at least on paper, a better boat,” Mr. Roberts said.

To make boats safer, naval architects said they religiously ensured that vent openings are far from the water line. When showed a picture of a 56-meter Perini yacht that, like the Bayesian, had vents built into the hull, Philipp Luke, a Dutch naval architect, started violently shaking his head.

“No, no, no,” he said. “You don’t do that.”

In the end, several naval architects said, all these flaws may have come together at the worst time — in a sudden storm.

Two Spanish naval engineers, Guillermo Gefaell and Juan Manuel López, calculated that the sheer size of the Bayesian’s mast and rigging made the yacht a wind catcher, even with the sails down.

Writing for the Association of Naval and Ocean Engineers of Spain, they used a computer model to calculate what would have happened to the Bayesian if a strong gust of roughly 54 knots, around 62 mph, hit its side. Under those conditions, the Spanish engineers estimated, the Bayesian could lean dynamically and take on nearly a ton of water each second through an engine room vent.

In an interview, Mr. Gefaell noted that he, like almost everyone else, did not know everything that happened that night. But if the gusts were as strong as Mr. Borner estimated — 60 knots — the punch would have pushed the boat to an even more severe angle, his calculations showed, very quickly knocking the boat all the way over onto its side, as the witnesses recounted.

At that point, Mr. Gefaell said, “the boat was certainly lost.”

A Watery Maze

Within hours of the sinking, emergency divers plunged in. Their mission: Find survivors.

The Bayesian sat 160 feet below the surface, leaning on its right side on the seabed. The once-gleaming cabins were clogged with chairs, clothes, curtains and the enormous number of seat cushions that Ms. Bacares had brought onboard to make the boat more comfortable. The search was made even more difficult and dangerous, divers said, by the many mirrors installed below deck that now reflected back their lights in a disorienting, watery maze.

On the first day, divers found the body of the yacht’s chef, Recaldo Thomas, floating near the boat. Over the next three days, they found the bodies of Mr. Lynch and four other passengers in a small cabin near the foot of a narrow staircase leading down from the deck to the passenger’s quarters. Finally, divers discovered the body of the last missing person, Hannah Lynch, trapped behind furniture in a nearby cabin.

One Italian official said the six passengers might have been trying to climb the main guest staircase when a surge of water poured down the stairs and knocked them back into the cabins. With the boat flipped on its side, water gushing in, and total darkness, it would have been nearly impossible for anyone below deck to escape, experts said.

The Italian authorities plan to raise the wreck to inspect it more closely. That could take months. In the meantime, at least two major investigations are unfolding, one by Italian prosecutors and the other by the British Marine Accident Investigation Branch.

Rescue workers bringing the body of the final Bayesian victim to shore, in Porticello, Italy, on Aug. 23.

Igor Petyx/EPA, via Shutterstock

From the first weeks after the accident, Italian prosecutors said that Mr. Cutfield, the captain, and two of his crew were under investigation.

Mr. Cutfield hasn’t said a word publicly and did not respond to messages asking for comment. Several crew members, when approached at a hotel in Sicily in August, said they had all been put under a gag order. When asked who imposed it, they responded: “No comment.”

In the yachting world, Mr. Cutfield has some solid references. Turgay Ciner, a Turkish industrial magnate and sailing enthusiast, employed him to run his yacht for 12 years.

“He never made any mistakes,” Mr. Ciner said.

Mr. Ciner, speaking by phone from Istanbul, recounted a bad storm near Capri about 10 years ago that Mr. Cutfield handled. They were sailing on another 56-meter Perini yacht, the Melek, a two-masted boat in the same series as the Bayesian. He said that Mr. Cutfield performed very well and was “one out of a hundred.”

Why Mr. Cutfield left in a lifeboat with the other survivors when a half dozen passengers were still missing is a matter Italian prosecutors are looking into.

But several yacht captains have defended Mr. Cutfield, saying that whatever happened that night, it happened very quickly.

When a boat sinks fast, said Adam Hauck, an American yacht captain, there’s not much hope for anyone still onboard. The adage of the captain going down with the ship, he said, is antiquated and unrealistic.

“It’s not like a Titanic movie where you’re going through the water and you can just look in the rooms,” Mr. Hauck said. “At some point, you can’t go back for people.”

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When superyacht Samadhi sailed out of the shipyard following an extensive refit, she was virtually unrecognizable. Originally built by Dutch yard Feadship in 2006 and rebuilt for charter in 2023, she features fresh exterior design and naval architecture by Dutch studio De Voogt and contemporary interiors by French designer Remi Tessier.

Images, that have been made public for the first time, reveal that the yacht’s interior has been completely outfitted. A beautiful light-filled main salon features comfortable curvaceous furniture that creates a cosy ambience despite its generous size. The dining room is is a show-stopper, with a circular table, striking artwork and large windows. Another new feature is a sky lounge that connects to the upper desk alfresco dining area – this space can also be converted into a cinema room.

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Samadhi sleeps up to 12 guests in six cabins. The Owner’s suite on the main deck forward is particularly special and features exquisite floral wall art that’s reflected in a bespoke carpet. A luxurious marble bathroom lets in views of the ocean and is completed with a traditional Swedish sauna. There’s also a private office for working while under way, hand-crafted walk-in wardrobes, a beauty salon and an intimate spa area with a massage table.

The remaining guest cabins comprises two doubles and two convertible twins with an en suite, plus additional cabin that could sleep children or a nanny.

Out on deck, there is a large swim platform, a hot tub on the upper deck and a fully equipped gym. When it comes to water sports, Samadhi is fully loaded. The garage is a treasure trove of water toys, including Seabobs, Jetskis, kayaks, standup paddleboards, wakeboards, water skis, plus an assortment of diving and snorkelling gear. There’s also a giant inflatable slide and a water trampoline, as well as a three-strong fleet of tenders for shore excursions, including a super stylish VQ45 Vanquish chase tender. All in all, Samadhi is the ideal charter yacht for an active family.

Samadhi is available to charter from $395,000 per week with Edmiston .

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Prepare for a charter vacation of lifetime aboard Sunseeker luxury yacht Freedom

The 35.2m/115'6" motor yacht 'Freedom' by the British shipyard Sunseeker offers flexible accommodation for up to 10 guests in 6 cabins and features interior styling by British designer Sunseeker.

Motor yacht Freedom boasts a wealth of convivial spaces, perfect for luxury yacht charters with families of friends, offering ample opportunities to kick back and relax, or enjoy the water on the yacht's array of water toys, the choice is yours.

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Built in 2017, Freedom offers guest accommodation for up to 10 guests in 6 suites comprising a master suite located on the main deck, two double cabins and two twin cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 5 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

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A charter on Freedom is comfortable and convenient thanks to the provided amenities, particularly a deck jacuzzi, perfect to enjoy the scenery with your favourite drink in hand.

Freedom benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.

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Freedom is built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 24 knots with a range of up to 1,250 nautical miles from her 14,450 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. An advanced stabilisation system on board reduces the side-to-side roll of the yacht and promises guests exceptional comfort levels at anchor or when underway.

Equipped with a selection of water-toys Freedom lets you and your guests turn the Mediterranean into your own private playground. Principle among these is a waterslide for guests of all ages to enjoy. Take to the sea on a Jet Ski offering you power and control on the water. Also there is a waterski that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough Freedom also features a seabob, wakeboards, kayaks, scuba diving equipment and inflatable water toys. When it's time to travel from land to see, it couldn't be easier with a Williams Jet Tenders Tender.

Based in the magical waters of the Mediterranean all year round Freedom is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Freedom Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Mediterranean.

Motor yacht Freedom has an array of charter-focused amenities to ensure a memorable experience onboard whatever the destination.

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For your relaxation and entertainment Freedom has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

Freedom is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

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'Freedom' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

€115,000 p/week + expenses Approx $126,500

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€130,000 p/week + expenses Approx $143,000

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