LADY M | 2016

Best for: couples or small groups of friends, with a pair of families sharing a close second.

LADY M is a Lagoon 620, a serious blue-water catamaran at nearly 19 metres, based in Canet-en-Roussillon on the French Mediterranean coast. Her scale is the standout: three generous cabins comfortably sleep six guests across twin hulls, giving each cabin real privacy rather than the squeeze of a smaller platform. Open decks and wide saloon windows keep the Mediterranean light central to every day aboard.

Captain Philippe Strentz brings more than three decades of sailing across the Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean, including prior command of this very Lagoon 620, so the operation of LADY M is genuinely well rehearsed. Chef-stewardess Helene Marie adds a hospitality background from luxury sail and motor yachts, meaning meals and service are a real part of the charter rather than an afterthought. A ski tube and a substantial 4.6-metre tender with a 50 CV motor keep active days well covered.