The Sporades are one of the last refuges of the Mediterranean monk seal, and the National Marine Park of Alonissos is the first marine park in Greece. Anchor quietly in its waters and you are sharing the bay with one of the rarest animals in Europe.

Skopelos is so green it was chosen as the backdrop for a certain Hollywood musical — and the pine forests really do run right down to the waterline. You do not visit Skopelos, you anchor in it, swim off the transom and watch the sun drop behind the trees.

Greek sailors will tell you the real secret is the meltemi: it builds through the afternoon, gives you hours of perfect sailing, then fades at sunset. Plan your hops around it and you look like a genius — and your guests think the calm evenings were your idea.

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 Aegean.