Solis

Steel under the waterline is a choice a buyer feels every time weather turns, and it defines Solis before anything else. Mulder built her in the Netherlands in 2015 to that steel-hull, aluminium-superstructure combination, and a ten-year special survey completed in 2025 checked the whole structure end to end.

Build and provenance

Van Oossanen drew her naval architecture, and Claydon Reeves Design Studio handled both the exterior and interior design of Solis, a full-custom build rather than a series hull. She is classed to RINA's Unrestricted Range notation, the classification society's mark for a steel-hulled yacht built to cross open water rather than stay close to shore.

Layout and accommodation

Eight guests take four cabins, with a crew of six looking after them. The master suite sits on the main deck, and a full-beam VIP suite plus two further cabins, convertible between twin and double, complete the accommodation below.

Performance and engineering

Twin Caterpillar C18 engines, each rated at 671 hp, take Solis to a 13-knot top speed and an 11-knot cruise, modest numbers that suit a full-displacement hull built for distance rather than a sprint. Zero-speed stabilisers hold her level at anchor as well as underway, and a 2.25-metre draught suits coastal cruising and shallower anchorages.

On deck and at anchor

The sun deck holds the jacuzzi and sunpads, and a balcony off the main deck brings the sea a step closer to the saloon without anyone leaving it.

Where she lies and how to see her

Solis lies in Barcelona, on the Spanish coast. We set up viewings there and come along to each one; once a buyer's offer is accepted, survey and sea trial follow before she changes hands.