23m Motor Yacht Charter Sicily | 1997 | MA2303

A motor yacht charter Sicily from Milazzo puts the Aeolian islands two hours off the bow. This 23-metre Italian open takes six guests in three double cabins, with a skipper included and an interior rebuilt in 2021.

Twin 1,000-horsepower diesels, a bow thruster and a draught of barely a metre make her quick between islands and welcome in shallow bays. For a motor yacht charter Sicily that treats Vulcano and Stromboli as day trips rather than expeditions, the numbers matter.

Twenty-three metres, rebuilt in 2021

She measures 23 metres overall, 75 feet, with a beam of 6 metres and a draught of 1 metre. The deck is laid in teak from the bathing platform forward, the electronics run to an outside GPS plotter, autopilot and bow thruster, and tankage holds 6,000 litres of fuel and 1,000 litres of fresh water backed by a water maker.

A crewed motor yacht charter Sicily

A professional skipper is included in the rate, along with the transit log, deposit insurance, bed linen and beach towels. On a motor yacht charter Sicily the galley is compact but complete: oven, microwave, freezer, ice maker, espresso machine and a full fridge.

A week on a motor yacht charter Sicily usually runs north to Vulcano and Lipari, on to Panarea for the evening and Stromboli for the night eruptions, then west along the Tyrrhenian coast to Cefalu and the Gulf of Palermo. Longer routes reach Filicudi and Alicudi, the two quietest islands of the group.

The cooking worth the crossing here is at the waterline. The trattorias of Pollara on Salina, Cala Junco on Panarea and the Marina Corta in Lipari are reached by tender rather than by road, and the skipper times the run so dinner is a step from the platform.

Saloon, galley and living space

The saloon is finished in dark eucalyptus and cream leather, with an L-shaped settee, a low lacquered table, concealed cove lighting and air conditioning throughout. A motor yacht charter Sicily is judged partly on the hours out of the sun, and this room is built for them.

Forward of the settee a lobby leads to the cabins, so nobody crosses the saloon to reach a berth. The generator and inverter hold air conditioning overnight at anchor, and the yacht carries heating for shoulder-season weeks.

Three cabins

Three cabins sleep six: a full-beam master, a VIP forward and a twin, each with its own electric heads and shower. Every cabin on this motor yacht charter Sicily has leather-panelled bulkheads, individual air conditioning, reading lamps and stowage built into the berth base.

On deck and in the water

Forward, a sun pad runs the width of the deck ahead of the windscreen; aft, a second pad sits over the bathing platform with a cockpit table under a bimini. A motor yacht charter Sicily here includes a dinghy with outboard at no extra cost, snorkelling gear, a freshwater deck shower and the swim platform for coming back aboard.

Specifications

• Fleet code: MA2303
• Type: open motor yacht
• Length overall: 23 m (75 ft)
• Beam: 6 m
• Draught: 1 m
• Year built: 1997, refitted 2021
• Cabins: 3 double
• Guests: 6
• Heads: 3 electric, all ensuite
• Crew: skipper included
• Engines: 2 x 1,000 hp diesel (1,491.4 kW)
• Fuel capacity: 6,000 l
• Fresh water: 1,000 l plus water maker
• Navigation: GPS chartplotter, autopilot, bow thruster, VHF
• Comfort: air conditioning, heating, generator, inverter
• Water toys: dinghy with engine, snorkelling gear, bathing platform
• Included: transit log, deposit insurance, bed linen, beach towels
• Base port: Milazzo, Italy

Charter this motor yacht in Sicily

Rates begin at 14,000 euro per week with skipper, transit log and deposit insurance included; fuel, food and berthing are quoted separately. Compare her against the Azimut 58 in Athens and the 29-metre motor sailer in Croatia, or browse the wider Aquinox fleet. The archipelago she works, the Aeolian Islands, is a UNESCO site of seven volcanic islands, and a motor yacht charter Sicily is the only way to see all of them in a week.

Availability for a motor yacht charter Sicily between June and September closes early. Aquinox Yachting arranges provisioning, transfers and shoreside reservations in advance, so the week starts the moment you step aboard.