Astrea 42 Sailing Catamaran Hire

Astrea 42 is a 2022 Fountaine Pajot sailing catamaran based at Olympic Marine in Lavrio, Greece, run as a skippered weekly charter from the Attica coast into the Saronic Gulf and the nearer Cyclades. At 12.50 metres on deck with a 7.30 metre beam and a 1.22 metre draft, she can tuck into shallow bays that deeper hulls skip. Twin 50 hp engines, a 70 square metre mainsail, 470 litres of fuel, and 700 litres of water cover a week of island hops from Lavrio without racing the tanks.

Six cabins and five heads, four guest heads plus one crew head, sleep twelve guests. The saloon sits under a long skylight with a chart table to port and a galley island, so meals stay in the same volume as the view over the marina or the next anchorage. Forward sunpads, a wide cockpit, and a flybridge sunbed share the week on deck. A skipper is on the helm for every week, so the party can use the hulls without holding a licence for Greek waters.

Check in is at Olympic Marine on Efstathiou Vogiatzi in Lavrio, about one hour by road from Athens International Airport, with the first night on the Attica coast rather than in the city marinas. From there the usual legs run toward Kea, Kythnos, Hydra, and Poros when the meltimi allows, or stay closer in the Saronic if the breeze is sharp. Ask the base for the current week rate and the calendar before you lock dates, because the figure changes through the season and is quoted for skippered weeks from Lavrio.

Capacity is twelve passengers on the tech sheet. Fuel and water fills are at the base before departure. This is an Astrea 42 for a Greek week: twelve berths, a skipper on board, Olympic Marine as home, and a hull that still likes to sail.