IRIS - 25.84m

Custom shipyards in 1992 produced vessels engineered for extended passages through demanding waters, and IRIS represents this tradition of purposeful construction at 25.84 meters. Her motor-sailer configuration positions her naturally for the kind of island-hopping that defines Mediterranean summers and Caribbean winters—routes where wind conditions shift hourly and anchorages require precise maneuvering under both sail and power. The Balearics to Corsica crossing becomes an exercise in reading weather windows rather than racing clocks, with IRIS offering the flexibility to motor through calms off Menorca or sail the mistral-driven waters approaching the Côte d'Azur. Her dual propulsion suits the varied demands of cruising grounds where morning's flat calm transforms into afternoon's building sea breeze, particularly in the channels between Greek islands where thermal winds funnel predictably through mountainous terrain. Caribbean trade wind passages favor her motor-sailer design, where the reliable fifteen-knot easterlies that sweep from the Virgins to the Windwards can carry her under sail, while her engine ensures reliable progress during the lighter air of dawn approaches to new harbors. The configuration proves equally suited to the variable conditions off the Turkish coast, where summer meltemi winds alternate with periods of complete calm in the protected bays of the Dodecanese. Her 1992 provenance places her construction during an era when custom builders approached motor-sailers as serious passage-making vessels rather than coastal cruisers, evident in proportions that prioritize seaworthiness for the kind of extended voyaging that connects seasonal cruising grounds. Whether threading the narrow channels of Croatia's Kornati archipelago or making the overnight passage from Antigua to the Saintes, IRIS delivers the operational range that transforms individual destinations into coherent cruising narratives.