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With both headsails powered up to balance her enormous mainsail Alexa’s helm is fingertip light and responsive


ocean miles up and down the eastern seaboard of America. Passing into private ownership, she was converted into a luxury blue water cruiser by the entrepreneur Julian Metcalfe, who sailed her until 2013 when her current owners upgraded her extensively in a two-year refit, investing in new machinery, electrical systems, galley and teak decks. She then made her début on the regatta circuit at St Barths in 2016, where she won the Spirit of the Bucket trophy. ‘Her purpose in recent years has been


as a family yacht for cruising primarily in the Med and Caribbean,’ Murray says. ‘The raised gunwales make her feel very safe and needless to say that children love Alexa for her style and for the watersports we offer.’ Based in Palma


and commercially coded for a 150-mile cruising range with guests on board, she has built up a notably successful charter business to help pay for her keep, easily attracting eight weeks of bookings in a typical season, with many charter clients returning year after year. In charter mode,


one of the keys to her success is undoubtedly the vast expanse of deck space on board, which really comes into its own when the anchor goes down, offering many different zones. A huge white canvas awning is rigged over the foredeck for shelter and shade, the bowsprit netting becomes a double


‘The centreboard provides exceptional stability and even when it’s raised she has a comfortable motion’


hammock, sunpad cushions are fitted on the bow, sunbeds and classic teak reclining chairs are placed on the side decks and an elegant 10-seat dining table is set up on the foredeck with spectacular views all round. The passenger cockpit is a secure area for young children to play, with ample shade, and it’s an ideal place to gather for games, relax with a book or enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the gentle


morning breeze. The air conditioned deckhouse is a comfortable indoor lounge with an excellent view and a direct connection to the passenger cockpit. The fold-out side boarding ladder is an especially nice feature which works well in all conditions, as Murray explains. It’s ideal for swimming from the yacht and also for transfers to and from Alexa’s Williams 460 jet RIB tender, which can run you ashore to a harbour or beach in minutes when she’s anchored amile away. The centreboard provides exceptional stability and even when it’s raised in a shallow anchorage, her displacement ensures an easy, comfortable motion. Down below, her spacious beach house


The secure, comfortable guest cockpit is ideal for dining or relaxing under way 72 SEAHORSE


chic interior – refitted in 2019 – is a welcoming blend of contemporary style and old-world charm. Polished chrome fittings and details, white-painted vertical surfaces and white headlining offset the solid hardwood joinery and traditional teak sole. She’s fully air conditioned, with state-of-the-art A/V systems throughout. The full-beam lower saloon is a large, sociable space with U-shaped sofas in a


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