Sometimes, you simply know. “I just absolutely fell in love with her,“ the new owner of Athos says, recalling his first charter of the 203ft schooner in Greece. He wasn't new to charter and had been vacationing on superyachts for nine years at that point, but mostly on motor yachts. He owned a powerboat as well, a 44ft Magnum that he kept in the South of France. Sailing was what made this charter special.
“It felt like you're very much closer to the water. And I think the crew just love sailing, which really helps as well. It was a different experience and one that I wanted to take further and go on a proper adventure,“ says the owner, who describes himself as a little hyperactive. “I'm not good at just sitting and sipping gin and tonic or anything like that. I'm a bit more of an adventurer. I love diving, freediving, spearfishing and kite surfing. You name it, I like doing it.”
like her new owner, is a doer, not a boat to sit in port looking pretty. She had already been around the world with Captain Tony Brookes, who has been on board since her 2010 launch. “When Tony was telling me the stories of
