Keramotí sits on a narrow strip of coast with the Aegean on one side and the Nestos delta wetlands on the other. Sailors call it the perfect launchpad — you clear the harbour and Thassos is already on the horizon, waiting for you.

Thassos is the northernmost Greek island and it is still covered in pine forest right down to the shoreline. Anchor off a quiet beach, swim in water that shifts from emerald to sapphire, and watch the sun drop behind the mountains. That is the whole itinerary.

Greek sailors will tell you the real secret is the meltemi’s gentler cousin in the north — the afternoon breeze that arrives almost like clockwork, gives you a few hours of perfect sailing, then dies at sunset. Plan your hops around it and you look like a genius.

A well-sailed monohull this size does not rush and does not shout. Your morning coffee stays in the cup, your guests stay in a good mood, and the skipper gets to look like the calmest man in the Aegean.

Solar panels on a charter yacht are not a gimmick — they are the reason your evening anchorage stays silent. No generator, no fumes, no hum: just the fridge, the lights and the music running off the sun you spent all day sailing under.