Navetta 58

Onboard the Navetta 58

Navetta 58 carries her 17 metres on a wide, steady hull that favours a level ride over sharp turns, and that character shows most once she's underway and the saloon stops feeling like it needs bracing against. Three cabins below give the layout more of an owner's-yacht proportion than a stripped-back day boat, and the open deck space lets a group of twelve spread out without crowding each other.

She suits an evening on the water better than a fast run to distant islands. Leaving Port de Saint-Tropez as the light starts to drop, running out into the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and letting the hull's steadiness do the work, glasses stay full and nobody has to hold a rail. A slow loop past the town's waterfront, or a short crossing toward Port Grimaud before turning back in for the night, fits her pace far more naturally than a long day chasing beaches further along the coast.

Day charters take the full complement of twelve, which works well for a family gathering or a compact corporate lunch where guests want shade and deck room rather than speed. Anyone planning to stay aboard should note the three cabins set a lower, realistic ceiling than that day number — worth checking against how many will actually sleep on board before committing to a longer stay out of Saint-Tropez.