13m Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 Charter Marmaris | 2019 | AD1304

The Astrea 42 charter Marmaris proposition is a Fountaine Pajot of the generation that finally got the forty-two-foot catamaran right: twelve metres fifty-eight on deck, seven metres twenty across the beam, four double cabins each with its own electric head and separate shower, and a crew cabin forward so a skipper never has to share the accommodation. Twin 40-horsepower Volvo diesels, a full-batten mainsail and a furling genoa work the coast in either direction, and a draught of 1.25 metres takes her into the shallow sand coves that deeper monohulls must admire from outside.

She lies in Marmaris Yacht Marina, an hour and a half from Dalaman, with the Gulf of Hisarönü opening west and the Bozburun peninsula folding south. Aquinox arranges this Astrea 42 charter Marmaris the way most guests actually want a catamaran arranged: provisioned before you arrive, skippered if you wish, cook and hostess available by the night, and routed so that every evening ends somewhere worth waking up in.

Twelve and a half metres, built in 2019

The Astréa 42 replaced the Helia in the Fountaine Pajot range and improved on it in the ways that matter on charter. The saloon and cockpit sit on one level, separated only by a glass door, so the living space is one room open at both ends. The helm is raised to starboard with the winches to hand, so one person can sail her while the company stays put. She carries 470 litres of fuel against 700 litres of water.

Systems are unfussy and complete: autopilot and chart plotter at the helm, electric winches, an inverter for the domestic circuit, refrigeration, heating for the shoulder months, a full bimini over the cockpit and a dinghy for the beach. A service pack covers the outboard, transit log, bed linen, towels, a spare gas bottle and the end cleaning, so the arrival is a set of keys rather than a list.

An Astrea 42 charter Marmaris week on the Gulf of Hisarönü

Aquinox arranges boat-in dining along the coast, the waterline tavernas where the kitchen sits at sea level and the table waits for the yacht to come alongside. An Astrea 42 charter Marmaris week turns the gulf into a string of them: Turgut, Selimiye, Bozburun, Orhaniye and the sandspit at Kızkumu, each an hour or two apart and none of them reachable by road.

West of the peninsula the Datça shore and the ruins at Knidos make a two-day passage with the prevailing meltemi on the quarter. North, Bozukkale and Serce Limani sit almost empty into September. East, Ekincik and the Dalyan delta are a comfortable day away. An Astrea 42 charter Marmaris itinerary can be three genuinely different weeks from a single berth, which is unusual among Turkish bases.

Saloon, galley and living space

The saloon of this Astrea 42 charter Marmaris runs the full width of the bridgedeck with glass on three sides, so the view from the dinette is the anchorage rather than a bulkhead. A wraparound settee seats eight around a table that lowers to make another double berth. The galley sits to port at saloon level — gas hob, oven, deep sink, front-opening refrigeration and a long worktop — which keeps whoever is cooking in the conversation instead of exiled below.

A chart table with instruments and breaker panel sits forward to starboard, facing out through the windscreen. Light oak joinery, pale linen upholstery and a cream headlining keep the interior of this Astrea 42 charter Marmaris calm rather than glossy, and the opening coachroof hatch and forward-facing windows mean the space stays cool without running anything. It is the right register for a boat that spends August with wet towels on every handrail.

Four cabins

Each hull of this Astrea 42 charter Marmaris carries two double cabins, and each one has its own electric head with a separate shower stall rather than a wet-room compromise. Hull windows at berth level mean you wake to water instead of a porthole; opening hatches above every berth matter more in the Aegean than any amount of joinery. Linen and towels are laid out fresh on turnaround, and the forward crew cabin stays entirely separate from the guest accommodation.

On deck and in the water

The aft cockpit is the room everyone actually lives in aboard an Astrea 42 charter Marmaris: a table for eight under a full bimini, deep cushions, and the helm raised to starboard so the person steering is still part of the company. Forward, twin trampolines and a bow sunpad take the crowd off the cockpit at midday. Both transoms step straight down to the water, and the tender hangs aft with its own outboard.

Specifications

• Model: Fountaine Pajot Astréa 42 sailing catamaran
• Year built: 2019
• Length overall: 12.58 m (41 ft)
• Beam: 7.20 m (24 ft)
• Draught: 1.25 m (4 ft)
• Guest cabins: four doubles, plus a separate crew cabin
• Berths: ten
• Heads: four electric, each with a separate shower
• Engines: 2 × 40 hp Volvo diesel
• Fuel / water capacity: 470 l / 700 l in two tanks
• Rig: full-batten mainsail, furling genoa, electric winches
• Equipment: autopilot, chart plotter, inverter, refrigeration, heating, bimini, cockpit speakers, dinghy
• Home base: Marmaris, Turkey
• Fleet code: AD1304

Charter this Astrea 42 in Marmaris

Rates open at €5,780 per week in the shoulder months and run to €7,400 at the end of August, with a €2,500 security deposit and a €360 service pack covering outboard, transit log, linen, towels, gas and cleaning; a skipper, cook or hostess can be added by the night. For a larger Fountaine Pajot on the same coast see the Tanna 47, and for a wider four-cabin platform the Bali 4.4. The full Aquinox fleet is listed by base and cabin count, and the builder publishes the model specification at Fountaine Pajot.

Aquinox Yachting manages every Astrea 42 charter Marmaris booking end to end — provisioning, itinerary, transfers, berths and the boat-in tables that make the week.