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Perseus Three is 60m LOA, built Perini Navi 2014, a two-masted ketch with a roughly 76m main mast and twelve guests in 6 cabins. As of May 2026 she is on the open charter market with asking in the Perseus Three weekly rate as of May 2026, commonly cited €230K to €290K per week range, peak Mediterranean, plus 30 percent APA and country-specific VAT. The yacht is the largest ketch in the Perini Navi fleet on charter and a frequent fixture on the Western Mediterranean circuit between mid-June and late September.
This is the spec, the rig context, the calendar, the rate, the crew, and what we would change. Perseus Three sits in the middle of the Perini Navi sailing-yacht hierarchy and is one of the easier 60m-plus sailing-yacht charters to book if your dates are flexible.
Specs that matter
60m LOA, 11.7m beam, retractable centreboard giving a draft of 4m board-up and 11.4m board-down. Around 700 GT. Aluminium hull built at Perini Navi's Viareggio yard, launched 2014. Ron Holland Design on the naval architecture and rig design. Christian Liaigre on the interior, in a brief that favoured natural materials and a contemporary palette.
Two carbon masts in a ketch configuration. Main mast around 76m above the waterline, mizzen around. Total sail area in the range across mainsail, mizzen, jib, staysail, and gennaker. The ketch configuration is the compromise between a single-mast sloop's purity of sailplan and a three-masted schooner's spread of load. Perseus Three is the largest ketch in the modern Perini Navi range and the rig is the design feature that defines the yacht.
Propulsion is twin Caterpillar coupled to twin shafts and feathering propellers. Top speed under engine is around 14 knots. Top speed under sail with the right breeze is in the high teens. Range under engine is. The yacht is MCA-coded for commercial charter and operates under.
Guest layout is 12 in 6 cabins. A full-beam master on the main deck with a private deck space. Two VIP doubles. A mix of twins and doubles on the lower deck. The interior style is open, light, and intentionally not formal. Beach club aft with a tender garage that accommodates the standard chase tender and water-toy stack.
Why a ketch at this scale
The ketch rig at 60m LOA is a deliberate engineering choice. A single-mast sloop at this scale is feasible (see Mirabella V to M5) but puts enormous load through one mast and one structural attachment point. A three-masted schooner spreads the load (see Sea Eagle II) but adds complexity, crew count, and rig handling time. A ketch sits in between. Two masts, more flexibility in sail combinations, less single-point load, and a smaller mast height per mast than a sloop of the same total area.
For a charter party, the ketch matters in three practical ways. Sail-change time at a stop is slightly longer than a sloop and shorter than a schooner. The aft visual axis from the helm is broken by the mizzen, which is a non-issue for guests and an adjustment for the captain. Sail combinations under varied conditions are more flexible than a sloop, which means the yacht spends more time under sail and less time motorsailing on a marginal weather day. The third point is the one most charter parties feel without identifying it. A ketch sails more often than a sloop on a charter week, because the captain can shape the rig to the conditions and the rig requires less commitment to a single sailplan.
The 2026 calendar
Current as of May 2026, the calendar pattern looks like this. The yacht is. Confirmed peak-summer Mediterranean weeks run. Available shoulder weeks are in early to mid June and late September into early October. The winter pattern has been a mix of Caribbean repositioning and lay-up in, with the Caribbean calendar offered selectively.
Perseus Three is one of the easier large-sailing-yacht charters to book in shoulder, which is part of her practical appeal. A two-week booking in late September with a transit from the Western Mediterranean to a sheltered Italian or Spanish anchorage is the brief we have heard delivered by satisfied charter parties.
Rate, APA, and what to negotiate
Asking is in the rate band as of May 2026, commonly cited €230K to €290K per week range, peak Mediterranean, plus 30 percent APA and country VAT. Crew gratuity is 5 to 15 percent at trip end. Caribbean winter pricing runs in a similar dollar band when she repositions.
Negotiable on Perseus Three: shoulder dates. A confirmed two-week shoulder booking can come in 6 to 10 percent better than the asking rate. APA on a coastal-only itinerary that avoids long deliveries can settle 2 to 3 points lower than the upfront request. The tender and water-toy supplement can be folded into APA on a family charter.
Not negotiable: peak-summer rates, the 12-guest cap, the standard inventory the yacht owns. The yacht is a mid-tier large sailing yacht and the broker has more flex than on a flagship like Sea Eagle II, but the rate band is genuinely competitive and the room above and below it is limited.
Crew and service
Crew complement is around 9 to 10. The captain is. Chief stewardess is. Chef is. The deck team is the operational asset for a sailing-yacht charter and on Perseus Three the deck team has been.
Service is in the family-friendly part of the spectrum. The Perini Navi interior culture across the fleet tends to read as warm rather than formal and Perseus Three follows the pattern. Charter parties with kids report well; charter parties expecting a four-deck-yacht service standard sometimes report the operation as light on stewardess coverage in the saloon. The crew-to-guest ratio is 0.75 to 0.83, which is in line with a 60m sailing yacht but lower than the 1.0+ ratio on a 70m motor yacht of equivalent rate band.
What we would change
Three items, in order.
First, the centreboard-down anchorage list. With 11.4m draft board-down, Perseus Three is comfortable in deep-water anchorages and has limits in the shallower Mediterranean bays. The captain manages the centreboard routinely and the yacht enters most anchorages with the board adjusted, but a charter party with a specific list of bays on the brief should walk the captain through the list before signing. The Cyclades, the Maddalena, and the southern Croatian island chain all have constraints worth pre-discussing.
Second, the helipad question. Perseus Three is not helipad-equipped, certified or otherwise. For a typical sailing-yacht charter party this does not matter. For a charter party planning helicopter transfers as part of a multi-day stop, the absence is a different conversation than it would be on a 60m motor yacht. Helicopter coordination from a sailing yacht typically uses a nearby tender-accessible helipad ashore rather than a deck-mounted facility.
Third, the at-anchor stabilisation reality. A 2014 ketch at 60m LOA has at-anchor stabilisers; the specification and effectiveness across a range of conditions is the part to confirm.. For a charter week with planned long stops in August Mediterranean swell, this matters.
What we have passed on
We have passed on the detailed millwork and material specification, which is part of the design story and not part of the charter case. We have passed on the build-cost reporting, which is not publicly confirmed. We have passed on the comparable rate analysis against motor yachts of equivalent LOA, because the sailing yacht and the motor yacht at this size are not solving the same problem and the rate comparison misleads.
Comparable sailing alternatives
If Perseus Three is unavailable for your dates, the comparables in the 60m range are these.
The first is Felicita West, the 64m Perini Navi ketch. Slightly larger, slightly older, similar rig philosophy. Direct comparable.
The second is Maltese Falcon, the 88m Perini Navi DynaRig. Different scale and different rig technology. A jump up in budget and in experience aboard.
The third is Sea Eagle II, the 81m Royal Huisman three-masted aluminium schooner. A jump up in size and budget; a different rig philosophy; the answer for a larger-scale sailing-yacht week.
The fourth is M5, the 78m single-mast sloop with the Pendennis history. Different rig (sloop, not ketch), larger, more expensive, more demanding on anchorage selection because of the deeper centreboard.
Verdict
Perseus Three is one of the answers for a 60m-LOA Mediterranean sailing-yacht charter week. The rig is right for the size, the rate band is competitive, the calendar has shoulder flex, and the operating culture is family-comfortable. We would book her for a June or September Western Mediterranean week, confirm the centreboard and anchorage list with the captain upfront, and not chase a flagship-tier service expectation. If your brief requires a 70m-plus presence or a flagship rig, look at Sea Eagle II or Maltese Falcon instead.
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Last updated
May 2026. We update this page when the rate, calendar, central agent, or crew status changes materially.
FAQ
Where is Perseus Three in May 2026?. The pattern is Western Mediterranean for the summer with occasional Eastern Mediterranean weeks and Caribbean winter relocation when the calendar supports it.
Can Perseus Three do an Atlantic crossing as part of a charter? The Atlantic delivery passage is offered selectively as a charter or private repositioning. The yacht does not run a standard transatlantic charter on the same schedule every year. Inquire with the central agent on the year and the dates.
Is Perseus Three MCA-coded for commercial charter? Yes, the yacht is MCA-compliant and operates under. The coding sets minimum crew standards and equipment.
What tender does she carry?. Water-toy inventory includes. The tender garage is in the beach club aft.
How does Perseus Three compare to Felicita West? Both are Perini Navi ketches in the 60m-plus range. Felicita West is slightly larger at 64m, older by, and has. Perseus Three is the newer build with the more contemporary interior. The right answer depends on the brief, the dates, and the relationship the broker has with the current central agent on each yacht.