Checkmate

Five cabins holding eleven guests is the starting point with Checkmate: a full-displacement layout built by Custom Line for living aboard rather than sprinting between ports. She is a 2022-built Navetta, at 93 feet, and a crew of five keeps that many guests properly looked after.

Build and provenance

Custom Line built her in 2022 as a Navetta, a monohull with a displacement hull rather than a planing one. That hull shape, matched to her 13-knot cruising speed, points to a yacht built for a steady, efficient passage rather than a fast one.

Layout and accommodation

Eleven guests sleep across five cabins, with a crew of five to run the yacht and look after them day to day. A crew that size against eleven guests points to proper service rather than a stretched, self-crewed arrangement.

Performance and engineering

Two 1,000 hp MAN V8-1000 diesels drive her at a 13-knot cruise, in keeping with the displacement hull beneath her: built for a comfortable, efficient passage rather than a fast one. There is no faster gear to reach for; the hull and the engines are matched to the same brief.

Where she lies and how to see her

Checkmate lies in Ibiza, Spain. Boatcrowd sets up viewings and is present for them, and once an offer is accepted a survey and sea trial follow before the sale is finalised.