Semaya

The Semaya is a 31-metre Navetta — a type of vessel you rarely find in the Balearics: a classic trawler explorer that combines late-1960s elegance with a **complete refit from 2025**. She was custom built in 1968, and the "last refinements 2025" are exactly what makes the difference — the technology, the stability and the comfort level match a current superyacht; the character is that of a yacht you remember.

The layout spreads across four decks. The upper deck is the charm point of the yacht: a huge outdoor dining area for twelve under classic sail awnings, a shaded siesta lounge with a sofa landscape (on which twelve people can actually sleep) and a separate flybridge with bar, loungers and a sunbed area. Anyone who charters with a multi-generation family knows the problem: the pool is usually too small, the sun lounge usually too cramped. The Semaya solves both.

The five cabins are spread over two decks: three double cabins on the upper deck (master, VIP I, VIP II — all with mosaic bathrooms and marble detailing) plus a VIP III on the lower deck and a triple cabin, also below. Four of the five cabins are almost identical in size and all have king-size beds — sparing you the discussion about who sleeps in the "smaller" cabin. Twelve overnight guests, up to twelve during the day — and the triple cabin elegantly settles the usual "where do the children sleep" question.

The main-deck salon has a classic Bauhaus character: dark wood, bordeaux-red sofas, an open pantry and a wall chart of the Balearics. On the foredeck lies an exceptionally large sunbathing area — the owner deliberately did without a second helm station here, in favour of a lounge zone you will not find on more modern yachts.

With two Caterpillar engines of 344 hp each, the Semaya travels at a cruising speed of 10 knots — a classic trawler pace that comes with a consumption of just 120 litres per hour (unusually economical for a superyacht of this size). Changing anchorages between the Balearic islands never turns into a fuel drama.

**Charter rates:** high season (July/August) €9,000/day or €54,000/week, low season (all other months) €8,000/day or €49,000/week. The berth at Port Adriano is included in the price **in high season only**. All prices plus 21% VAT and 35% APA (Advance Provisioning Allowance, separate).

The equipment package includes a tender (60 hp, 4.6 m), a SeaDoo jet ski (160 hp), two SeaBobs, an e-foil, wakeboard, water skis, two SUPs and — a Semaya speciality — an inflatable anti-jellyfish pool that is rigged at the stern on request. For charter weeks with twelve guests and several generations in the Balearics, the Semaya is my first choice in this class.