Silver Wind

Onboard the Silver Wind

Silver Wind carries her 44 metres with an unhurried confidence that comes from ISA's build and a sundeck laid out more like a private terrace than a boat deck. A spa pool sits at the top, screened from the breeze, while the aft deck opens for meals served in the open air rather than tucked below. Five cabins hold the layout to eleven guests, which keeps the boat feeling roomy rather than crowded even with the whole group on deck at once.

The beach club at the stern turns a run down to Sitges into something more than a transfer — swimmers step off the platform directly rather than down a ladder, and lunch can be laid on the aft deck once everyone is back aboard. On quieter mornings in Barcelona Bay, the same deck works just as well for a slower pace: coffee at anchor, the skyline for company, nothing scheduled by the hour.

Cruising at around 17 knots, Silver Wind is built for day charters and short coastal runs from Port Olímpic rather than long passages, which suits her to Barcelona's own coastline — Sitges to the south, the Maresme headlands to the north — as much as it suits a corporate group wanting five cabins' worth of space without a boat that swallows conversation. Book ahead for peak summer weeks; her scale and layout suit both a family charter and a smaller hosted event equally well.