Master suite
King · fold-out balcony
Full beam on the main deck, with a glass balcony that folds out over the water at breakfast.
Turkish Riviera · Fully electric
Felicita
Silent cruising. Zero wake.
- Length
- 38 m
- Guests
- 12
- Cabins
- 6
- Crew
- 7
- Emissions
- 0
A glass of water on the aft table, underway at ten knots.
The boat
A boat that arrives without announcing itself
Felicita is a 38-metre private motor yacht, fully electric from the anchor windlass to the galley. She cruises Bodrum, Göcek and Fethiye and the coves in between, and she does it without a sound.
Silence is usually described as an ecological argument. On board it is simply comfort. Conversation at dinner does not have to be raised. A child sleeps through the passage. The water beside the hull stays flat enough to read the seabed. You notice the cicadas in the pines before you notice the boat is moving.
Everything aboard is electric and automated — anchoring, climate, glazing, lighting, tender launch. Seven permanent crew keep all of it invisible.
Silence
Three things you will not hear
01
No engine noise
There is no diesel rumble under the floor and no generator cycling at three in the morning. At anchor and underway the loudest sound on board is the sea against the hull.
02
No vibration
Nothing trembles. Glasses stay where you put them, the espresso does not ripple, and after a long passage you step ashore without that faint hum still in your legs.
03
No exhaust
No fumes drifting across the aft deck when the wind turns, no film on the swim platform, no smell in the towels. You swim off the stern the moment you stop.
The transformer deck
One button. Forty seconds. Sixty square metres of sea level.
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Drag to open the deck
Hydraulic terraces fold out on three sides and the swim platform drops to the water. What was a stern becomes a beach club: shaded lounge, bar, and the Aegean one step down.
There is no crew scrambling with winches, no shouted instructions, no clatter of hardware. The captain touches one control and the boat quietly opens. Most guests miss it happening the first time because nothing about it sounds like work.
- Sea-level living
- 60 m²
- Fold-out terraces
- 3
- Closed to open
- 40 s
- Button
- 1
The sauna
Heat, sea, repeat
On the lower deck there is a real Finnish sauna with a glass wall facing the water. Cedar benches, an electric heater, no combustion — so no smoke, no smell, no noise. Only the tick of the stones and the light moving on the sea a metre away.
The ritual is simple and it takes the whole afternoon if you let it. Fifteen minutes in the heat until the cedar smells sweet. Then out through the beach club and straight into the Aegean, which is colder than you remember for about four seconds. Rain shower on the platform. Cold plunge if you want it sharper. Then back in.
Do it three times and you will sleep like the boat does — completely quietly.
- Cedar-lined cabin
- Six people, sea-facing glass wall
- Electric heater
- No combustion, no smell, no noise
- Rain shower
- Fresh water, open air, on the platform
- Cold plunge
- Aegean, or the chilled plunge tub
Life on board
How a day tends to go
07.40
Breakfast on the aft deck
Village eggs, white cheese, tomatoes still warm from the market at Yalıkavak, and coffee brought out before you ask. The boat has usually already moved to a quieter cove while you slept.
10.15
Swimming from the open platform
The deck opens, the paddle boards go in, and someone inevitably stays in the water for two hours. The seabed is visible at eight metres.
13.30
Lunch at anchor
Long table under the shade of the extended terrace. Sea bass from the morning, mezes, cold rosé. Nobody dresses for it.
17.00
The sauna hour
Heat, then the sea, then the heat again, while the light goes gold on the pines.
21.30
Cinema on the sun deck
Screen up, cushions out, the anchor holding in eleven metres of water and no engine running anywhere near you.
Cabins
Six cabins for twelve guests
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VIP suite
King · sea-view glazing
Forward on the lower deck, with full-height glazing and its own dressing room.
Double one
Queen · en suite
Quiet, port side, with a reading corner that catches the afternoon light.
Double two
Queen · en suite
Starboard mirror of its twin, with direct access to the sauna corridor.
Twin one
Two singles · convertible
Converts to a double in a few minutes. Good for children or friends travelling together.
Twin two
Two singles · convertible
Same layout, aft of its pair, with the calmest motion on board.
Itineraries
Three routes, none of them fixed
- Day 1
Yalıkavak
Board in the afternoon, dinner at anchor off Küdür peninsula.
- Day 2
Gümüşlük
Sunken city under the boat, swimming before the day boats arrive.
- Day 3
Çökertme
Pine cove, long lunch, sauna in the late afternoon.
- Day 4
Bodrum
Slow return along the north coast, disembark after breakfast.
Routes adapt to the weather, the wind and to you. Nothing here is a timetable.
Crew & service
Seven aboard, permanently
Kaptan Erdem Yücel
Captain
Twenty-two years on this coast.
Selin Aydın
Chief stewardess
Runs the interior. Remembers everything.
Tom Vermeer
Chef
Aegean produce, no tasting menus.
Ada Korkmaz
Deckhand
Toys, tenders, and the water sports.
Included in service
- Chef and provisioning
- Concierge and reservations
- Airport and marina transfers
- Tender with driver, on call
- E-foil
- Seabob
- Paddle boards and kayaks
- Snorkelling equipment
- Deck cinema
- Diving, on request
- Masseuse, on request
- Childcare, on request
Rates
Weekly charter
Low season
April – May, October
€ 96,000
Mid season
June, September
€ 118,000
High season
July – August
€ 142,000
Rates are per week for up to 12 guests, excluding expenses.
Included
- Yacht and full crew of seven
- Insurance and safety equipment
- All water toys and tenders
- Sauna, cinema and onboard systems
- Bed linen, towels, housekeeping
Not included
- APA — 25% of the charter fee, for provisions and running costs
- Shore charging and marina electricity
- Port, harbour and anchorage fees
- Food, beverages and special requests
- Gratuity, at your discretion