Playa

Four guests and four crew describes a boat built around a different job: Playa is a support yacht, designed to carry the gear, toys and extra hands that a larger yacht cannot fit aboard herself. Lynx Yachts delivered her as a Crossover 27 in 2018, and Bernd Weel drew her exterior.

Build and provenance

She is a monohull, explorer-style motor yacht from the Dutch yard, built with the deck space and utility of a working boat rather than the styling of a private yacht alone. At 140 gross tons across 27 metres, with a beam of 7.1 metres, she has real width for her length, useful for carrying tenders, toys and stores for a companion vessel.

Layout and accommodation

A single cabin sleeps four guests, and a crew of four looks after them while also handling the deck work a support yacht exists for, from launching tenders to moving gear between boats. It is a layout built to work hard for both guests and crew, not to maximise berths.

Performance and engineering

Two Caterpillar C-18 engines, each rated at 850 hp, give her a 12.5-knot cruise and a 14-knot top speed. That is a working yacht's engineering, tuned for range and load-carrying rather than outright pace, which suits a boat built to support another vessel rather than lead the way.

On deck and at anchor

On deck, Playa's beach club is her main leisure space, in keeping with a boat whose deck is otherwise given over to work rather than entertaining.

Where she lies and how to see her

Playa lies in Cannes, France. Boatcrowd arranges viewings there and attends each one, and a survey and sea trial follow once an offer is accepted.