The Ionian is one of the clearest seas in the Mediterranean — visibility past 30 metres in places. That clarity is why sailors keep coming back to Corfu’s coast, and why an anchorage emptied of engine noise feels almost unreal at sunset.

Corfu’s old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, a maze of Venetian lanes, French arcades and British cricket pitches — all within sight of the water. Sail in for an evening ashore and you get a thousand years of history with your dinner.

Greek sailors will tell you the real secret is the afternoon breeze: it builds almost like clockwork after lunch, gives you three or four hours of perfect sailing, then dies at sunset. Plan your hops around it and you look like a genius.

A catamaran this size does not heel, does not roll and does not rush. Your morning coffee stays in the cup, your guests stay in a good mood, and the skipper gets to look like the calmest person in the Ionian.

Corfu receives around 3,000 hours of sunshine a year — more than most of southern Europe. That is a lot of free energy landing on your solar panels, which is exactly why your evening in a quiet bay stays silent, cool and lit.