Axopar 28

Onboard the Axopar 28

The Axopar 28 sits at the compact end of our fleet, built for open-deck days rather than overnight cruising. At 30 metres she carries a light, purposeful profile: a low bow, a wide cockpit, and a helm position that keeps the person driving in constant contact with the water rather than isolated behind glass. For guests who want to feel the ride and not just watch the coastline pass, this is the point of choosing her over a heavier displacement hull.

She suits a single tight loop rather than a multi-stop tour: leave the base mid-morning, run at pace to a quiet stretch of coast for a swim stop, then head back in time for a late lunch on land. With eight guests and one cabin, she is not set up for sleeping aboard, which keeps the day format simple and the planning short. Corporate groups use her for a half-day out of the office; families use her for a single warm-weather outing with children old enough to enjoy the speed.

Because she runs on a day-charter basis, the cost structure is straightforward compared with multi-day bookings: fuel is billed against actual consumption for the hours run, and there is no advance provisioning allowance to reconcile afterward, unlike longer charters where an APA is set aside for fuel, dockage and supplies. We size the day around guest numbers and the coastline requested, and confirm timing and fuel expectations with the broker before departure so there are no surprises on return to the base.