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OWNERS’ CLUB

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Konstantinos

Doukas

Yachts: Duke and Dayfix

Lengths: 103' & 76' 9"

Years: 2010 & 2016

Location: Aegean Sea

What are your cruising plans

for 2017? We plan to start from

Lefkada in the Ionian and cruise south

towards Meganisi, Ithaka, Kefalonia

and Zakinthos. We’ll keep going south

around the Peloponnese, aiming for

the amazing beach of Elafonisos. This

whole route has so many nice beaches

and bays to anchor in, and also great

harbors for dining or entertainment. We

Greeks are really blessed that we have

all these magnificent islands

What are you most looking forward

to? Joyful and relaxing times with the

family. On the boat we are all more

close, doing so many things together:

diving, snorkeling, water-skiing and

fishing. The best time is when we

light the onboard barbecue and relax,

listening to music

Why did you decide to buy two

Azimuts? Duke (myduke.gr) was

bought more as a charter boat and it

has been very successful, due to its

excellent crew and capabilities. We

don’t get to use it as much as we’d like,

so bought a 77S to enjoy as a family.

Last year we did Croatia, Montenegro,

Corfu and Paxos. It was a really

great trip and the yacht performed

remarkably well

What’s your favorite corner of the

Med? The Cyclades offers the most

diverse island-hopping you can find,

with amazing water. Depending on

our mood we usually choose between

Mykonos, Santorini and Polyaigos

Any good restaurant tips? In Greece

the food is so good that you don’t

need too many tips. Most of the island

tavernas have fresh fish cooked

in the traditional Mediterranean way

and if you are more on the meat side

you will get excellent lamb, beef and

chicken. But if you’re looking for a

name, I’d recommend Kuzina, at Ornos

beach on Mykonos or Errikos on

Meganisi in the Ionian Sea

Owner of

Firebird

Length: 88' 10"

Year: 2016

Location: Tromsø

How did the cruise north go? Fantastic. The yacht left the south

coast of the UK in early February and entered the Arctic Circle in

Norway 20 days later. We’ve had good interest in our “Sail+Ski”

charter program, and have two or three weeks left available. We

hope that the new marina development in Tromsø will help, as it

makes the Lyngen Alps so much more accessible for yachts

How long will you be up there? We’re heading up there in March

to hopefully find some untracked powder, and I hope to spend

at least two weeks on board with my family. However the boat

will stay as long as the snow conditions allow, usually until mid

May. A good trip is a week as it allows for some flexibility with the

weather, but you also need some time between daily 3,000ft

vertical ascents!

Where’s the best skiing? Generally below around 70°N. But, as

we are a Category 0 boat, we chase the best snow and wind

Does it get busy? Adventure traveling is a rapidly expanding

segment. I’m always surprised by the quality and diversity

of people you find in ski huts in the most remote places. When

my wife and I first skied the Lyngen Alps, we slept in sleeping

bags and had to rely on freeze-dried rations. And we believe that

there’s a certain clientele who want to experience the rawness

of these areas, but with an appropriate level of comfort, and

this is where Firebird comes in. The best back-country skiing

in the world – but the ambience and fine dining of a superyacht.

What could be better?

Anil Thadani

Yacht: Latitude

Length: 147' 7"

Year: 2009

Location: New Zealand

You’re in the South Pacific. What

have you been up to? We have just

returned after a few weeks in the

north of New Zealand. We boarded

in Auckland and then cruised to Great

Barrier Island and all around the Bay

of Islands. Then we went north to the

Cavalli Islands and visited some

friends who have a beautiful farm near

there. They took us for a tour of the

whole northern part of New Zealand

by helicopter; we flew around Cape

Reinga and then down the west coast

• flying low and fast over the famed
  Ninety Mile Beach
  You were doing
  research, also?
  I spotted a huge flock of
  black swans from the air
  and I noted the GPS co-
  ordinates on my iPhone.
  Later we took Latitude
  there and spent hours
  photographing the swans

Any other highlights?

While visiting our friends, we also did

some dirt biking around their property,

which is huge and includes several

private bays and beaches. It was a lot of

fun and we had a drone following us in

“auto follow” mode. On our way back to

Auckland we diverted to some islands

known as the Poor Knights, where we

did some diving. We also did some

fishing and caught enough to feed

ourselves through a few dinners

What now? Latitude is in Auckland,

about to go into a yard. We have

done over 40,000 nautical miles

in just three summers and a bit so

it’s time for a little maintenance. I am

thinking of a few modifications

to the sundeck. We are also going

to do a complete new paint job so

I think it will be out of commission for

about six months. After that we head to

Fiji, the Solomons, Papua New Guinea

and Indonesia

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