Oasis 40

Onboard the Oasis 40

At 40 metres, the Oasis 40 by Benetti sets a low, confident profile in the water, built around a beach club at the stern that opens into a swim platform and shaded lounge rather than functioning as a passage to a tender garage. Five cabins sleep up to 12 guests, spaced generously enough that two families sharing the boat, or a corporate group split across sessions, don't end up crossing paths in hallways. The sundeck spa sits above it all as a separate register from the beach club — a pool and lounge deck for guests who want to be seen from the water rather than swimming in it.

In the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, where anchoring in open water is standard practice for a yacht this size, the beach club does real work: guests can swim, sunbathe and eat straight off the stern platform without needing a tender run to reach the coast. Al fresco dining on deck suits a corporate lunch with the village and the hills behind Saint-Tropez in view, or a slower family meal built around swimming breaks rather than a fixed schedule. Cruising at around 16 knots, the Oasis 40 keeps the Gulf, an overnight at Port Grimaud, or a longer push toward the Îles d'Hyères within reach of a single charter without the passage itself becoming the point of the day.

This yacht fits groups who want superyacht scale without every metre of it being programmed — five cabins and 12-guest capacity work well for two families sharing a multi-day charter, or for a corporate booking where the beach club doubles as an informal space between meetings. Anyone considering the Oasis 40 for more than a single afternoon should check the cabin layout against the actual guest list before confirming dates, since sleeping arrangements and deck use matter differently on a two-night charter than they do on a day out on the water.