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Talisman C is a 70.5m Proteksan-Turquoise delivered in 2011, 12 guests in 6 cabins, asking €630K to €750K per week Mediterranean peak as of May 2026, plus 30 percent APA and VAT where applicable. She is one of the more rate-efficient yachts in the 65 to 75m bracket and the answer for charter parties that want a sub-€800K base with a usable beach club and a proper helicopter pad. The Proteksan-Turquoise build year and the 2018 refit are the two facts that define her. Without the refit she would be a 2011 yacht at 2011 prices. With it she charters as a contemporary boat at €700K per week.
This piece is the detail. Specs, the rate and APA picture, the crew profile, the route brokers actually book her on, what we would change, and the comparables in her bracket.
Specs
70.5m LOA, 12.2m beam, 4.0m draft,. Steel hull, aluminium superstructure. Built by Proteksan-Turquoise at Tuzla, Turkey, exterior design by H2 Yacht Design, interior by H2 and. Delivered May 2011. Refit. The Turkish-yard build is sometimes treated as a step down from the Northern European yards. On Talisman C the build quality has held up well, and the post-refit signal is that the owner is investing in maintenance, not deferring it.
The 4.0m draft is the structural advantage in the 70m class. It opens the Cyclades inner bays, the Croatian-archipelago tighter coves, and the southern Sardinian protected spots. For Greek-island weeks especially, the draft matters. Compared to deeper-draft 70m boats like, Talisman C buys you anchorage flexibility.
Twelve guests across 6 cabins. Main-deck owner suite forward with a private terrace, his-and-hers bathrooms, and a separate study. Five lower-deck guest cabins (two VIPs, two doubles, one twin-convertible). The 6-cabin layout is the structural limit. If your party is twelve adults across six couples, she works exactly. If your party is twelve adults across seven cabins, she does not, and you should look at Madsummer or Here Comes the Sun. The owner suite is the one that does the most work. The terrace is a outdoor space for the master couple, not a brochure feature.
Crew complement is. Captain, two officers, two engineers, six interior, four to five deck, two chefs. The 18-to-20 crew count is correct for the size class. Helicopter pad on the foredeck, certified for touch-and-go. No on-board hangar. Two tenders (a limousine and a sport), four jet skis, two Seabobs, dive compressor, full water-toy locker. Beach club at the stern, extended in the 2018 refit, with opening transom and fold-out side platforms.
Stabilisation underway by. At-anchor stabilisers added in the 2018 refit,. The at-anchor system is the post-refit upgrade that materially improves the yacht's anchorage usability at the Cyclades and Croatian swell levels typical of August.
The rate, what it covers, and the APA picture
Asking €630K to €750K per week Mediterranean peak (July through early September), €560K to €650K shoulder (mid-May to mid-June, mid-September to mid-October). Caribbean season. Rates as of May 2026 via the central agent.
APA at 30 percent. On a €700K base that is €210K. Mediterranean charters reconcile at 65 to 75 percent of APA, with the balance refunded. The lower draw-down reflects a yacht that is not running long offshore legs. A Croatian or Greek week where the yacht moves 30 to 60 nautical miles between anchorages each day burns less fuel than a yacht running a 90-nautical-mile day from Antibes to Capri. Captains plan the itinerary accordingly.
All-in for a Mediterranean peak week (charter fee, realistic APA at 70 percent, gratuity at 10 to 12 percent) lands around €930K to €1.1M. That puts her at roughly half the all-in of Nirvana and around 45 percent of Madsummer. The rate-per-meter math is the argument for her.
VAT is the standard Mediterranean structure. French portions at 20 percent, Italian at 22 percent, Croatian at 13 percent for the charter portion, Greek at 12 percent. For Croatian and Greek weeks, the VAT alone is several tens of thousands of euros less than for an equivalent French week.
The captain, the crew, and the food
Captain. The chief stewardess. The service style on Talisman C is the under-the-radar middle. Less choreographed than Madsummer or Lana, more present than a Feadship in private mode. Charter clients who have come from larger Imperial-managed yachts and are stepping down for rate efficiency report the service feels personal rather than processional. That can read either way depending on the party.
The galley is sized for the 12-guest cap with reasonable overhead. The executive chef brief is more constrained than on a 90m yacht but is workable for a single cuisine night with two or three guest preferences accommodated. We have reviewed charter weeks where the chef ran a Greek-island provisioning brief well, and weeks where the chef leaned on imported European ingredients despite a Croatian itinerary. The chef brief is captain-dependent. Confirm what the current executive chef does on inquiry.
Three things we would change
Two things. First, the cinema is small and post-refit, the AV is current but the seating is sized for six. A 12-guest movie night splits across the cinema and the salon. Second, the sundeck pool is shallow and small. It functions as a plunge, not a swimming pool. The main pool is the pool, and the swim platform handles the bulk of swimming use.
A third operational caveat. Top speed is in the 16 knot range, cruise around 13. For Mediterranean weeks this is non-binding. For long inter-island runs in the Caribbean or for any week with a forced repositioning leg, plan the day pattern accordingly. The captain's day-plan brief is more important on this size class than on a 90m-plus where the cruise buffer absorbs route choices.
What we have passed on
We have passed on a recitation of the H2 interior brief. The materials and the finish are what you would expect at a 2011 Proteksan delivery with a 2018 refresh. Cataloguing the timber and the upholstery does not help a charter client choose her. We have also passed on owner-narrative reporting. Public reporting on the beneficial owner is, and the charter quality is independent of that question.
The route brokers actually book her on
Two dominant routes. The first is a Croatian week from Split or Dubrovnik with the Elaphiti, Mljet, Korcula, and Hvar circuit. Her draft and beam are well-matched to the Croatian buoy fields and the typical anchorage choreography. The second is a Greek-island week, either Cyclades from Athens or Saronic-and-Argo from Athens, where the draft and the 70m LOA both buy anchorage and dockage flexibility that a 90m struggles with at peak season.
The French Riviera and the Italian coast are less common on her calendar. She runs them well enough, but at her rate band the choice is usually a different yacht for those waters. The Caribbean season is opportunistic.
Comparables
Quattroelle at 86m Lürssen. Larger, more cabins (8 vs 6), Lürssen build pedigree, and €250K to €400K more per week. The step-up option in this rate bracket. If your party is twelve adults across seven or eight cabins, Quattroelle is the answer.
Latitude at 66m Sanlorenzo SD132. Smaller, newer (2020), and at a similar rate band depending on availability. The cabin layout differs and the cruising profile is shallower-draft. Worth shortlisting if Talisman C is on the candidate list.
Amaryllis at 78m Abeking. Larger, German yard, materially newer beam-and-volume layout, and €300K to €500K more per week. The step-up if the rate band can take it.
Cloudbreak at 73m Abeking explorer. Different yacht entirely. Explorer profile, ski-charter capability, helicopter hangar. Different use case but in the same LOA bracket.
Booking pattern
Prime Mediterranean July and August weeks book 6 to 9 months out, with shoulder weeks workable at 3 to 4 months. Croatian and Greek weeks tend to clear faster than Riviera weeks for this yacht. The owner-use window is. Cancellation slots open occasionally and clear at posted rate, with shoulder cancellations attracting 5 to 10 percent reductions in some years.
If you are looking for a sub-€800K base at 70m-plus with a 2018 refit, and your week is Croatian or Greek, Talisman C is the answer. The case against her is the 6-cabin limit. If your party can fit, the rate-efficiency math wins.
Last updated
May 2026. We update Talisman C's rate, refit detail, and crew profile when the central agent posts a material change.
FAQ
Is Talisman C suitable for a charter with young children? Yes. The cabin mix accommodates a kid-friendly layout with the twin-convertible doubling as a child-and-nanny pairing. The beach club works for small children with crew supervision. The dedicated kids' menu is on request.
What flag does Talisman C fly?].
Is the helicopter pad an on-board hangar or touch-and-go? Touch-and-go on the foredeck. Helicopter operations are delivery-and-pickup rather than stored-aboard.
Can Talisman C host an event for more than 12 guests? Daytime use up to. Overnight sleeping is capped at 12.
Is the 2018 refit a full structural refit? The 2018 work was an interior and AV refresh with a beach club extension, not a structural refit. The next structural window is.
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