Aquila

Nine years passed between Aquila's 2015 delivery and a refit completed in 2024, and a buyer now inherits that finished work rather than a project still to complete. Mengi Yay built her, and she lies in Bodrum, Turkey, offered for sale ready to view.

Build and provenance

Mengi Yay built Aquila with an epoxy-laminated wood hull, a construction method chosen for a strong yet light platform. Ginton Naval Architects drew her lines, Ibrahim Konya designed the interior, and she carries RINA classification. At 37 metres and 290 gross tons, she combines useful volume with a hull that is nine years old and a fit-out refreshed in 2024.

Layout and accommodation

Five cabins take ten guests, one of them a full-beam master suite, while a crew of five looks after everyone aboard. That crew-to-guest ratio leaves room for attentive service without crowding the boat, and the full-beam cabin gives the owner the width of the yacht rather than a corner of it.

Performance and engineering

Twin Caterpillar C32 engines, each rated at 1,925 hp, give Aquila a 17-knot cruise and a 21-knot top speed. Fin stabilisers work underway, reducing roll and keeping the ride settled at speed.

On deck and at anchor

Above, a sun deck gives Aquila another open-air level for guests, set apart from the cabins below.

Where she lies and how to see her

Aquila lies in Bodrum, Turkey. Boatcrowd sets up each viewing and is there in person, and once a buyer's offer is accepted, a survey and sea trial follow before the sale goes through.