Amelie

Amelie is proof that you don't need a superyacht budget to sail the Riviera properly. She's a 48ft Dufour sailing yacht built in 2022, with five cabins sleeping up to twelve guests, and she works the stretch of water most people have on their wish list anyway: the French and Italian Riviera, Corsica and Sardinia. What makes her interesting is the ratio. Five cabins on a 48-foot hull is a genuinely generous layout for a yacht this size, which is why she suits families travelling together or a group of friends who'd rather split one boat than book two. The Dufour hull is a modern, beamy design, so there's real room to spread out on deck when you're anchored off a Corsican cove rather than everyone fighting for the same patch of cushion. Being a 2022 build, she's still fresh — a newer sailing yacht with the handling and comfort you'd expect from a recent Dufour. For a week hopping between Sardinia's anchorages, the Corsican coast and the Côte d'Azur, she's an honest, well-priced way to do it under sail. Talk to us about availability and routing.