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Panta Rei III from Arcadia Yachts

The 18m party boat with the entertaining space of a superyacht without the costs.

The price for an ARCADIA Sherpa without special requests is about EUR 1,796,000 (without VAT).
The Sherpa is not a large yacht with a length overall of just 18m. However, with her towering bow, workboat bridge and aft deck she resembles a survey vessel. But while the Sherpa has a 1,000 nautical mile range, that is not her calling. She is a unique party boat certainly capable of hosting an event for 20-30 people.
That’s thanks to the huge social areas, where Arcadia’s team have been lavish with space.

Exterior Space

Firstly, the cockpit is 41m2 and there’s a nine square metre bathing platform. Which, accordingly is just a step above the water

The boat’s radical design perches the flybridge and superstructure right in the bow. Therefore freeing up most of the main deck for the cockpit. There is a huge sun pad facing aft and a series of sofas and tables. It’s as if someone sliced off the upper decks and removed the side glazing.

Sherpa offers a total social space of 63 m2, altogether.  This is basically, 44 per cent more than the average 17-18 metre yacht.

The flybridge helm station is exhilarating due to its height and visibility around the bow. There is also room for a plush dinette to port, facing a long cabinet.  This contains an induction hob, fridge, dishwasher and other necessities.

Sherpa has 10 speakers around the boat, retractable cleats and pop-up LED lighting. As a result she is a floating entertainment space of impressive proportions.

Toys and Tenders

In addition there is a 23,000-litre tender garage for toys under the cockpit and sofas.  With a switch hydraulics raise a large deck section (sofas and all) to the vertical.   Therefore, allowing a hidden davit to swing Jet Skis and a tender over the side.

Interior Styling and Accommodation

The finish in Panta Rei III especially includes white leather panelling.  The panelling is made of a markedly complex fabric-like laminate.  This then mirrors the “silver sand” of the exterior gelcoat.  Then there is dark oak so highly varnished that it resembles glass at first glance.  The elegant hue of the Rolls Royce iconic Silver Sand colour compliments the all-teak decks.

Social space certainly does compromise accommodation space. However, on the main deck, there is a well-appointed owner’s cabin.  This has an impressive marble-clad shower room, consequently making it feel like a spa.

There’s also a narrow twin with a dayhead.  However, this can be converted into a seating area for the main cabin if preferred. Dimensions here are more akin to a similarly sized sailing boat.  As a result, it is comfortable but not lavish.

Performance

Firstly, twin Volvo Penta IPS 600 engines propel the boat.   Correspondingly, she cruises at 12 knots and only consumes 43 litres of fuel per hour.  Additionally she has a top speed of 22 knots.

Panta Rei III also has solar panels built into the hardtop. As a result she has the ability to operate silently in an anchorage.  Furthermore this means there is no need to fire up the generator.  These are enough to run everything except for the air conditioning and the induction hob.

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