S/CAT BABALU
Lagoon 51 · 15.35 m / 50 ft · 8 Guests
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What are the full specifications of S/CAT BABALU, a Lagoon 51?
How much does it cost to charter a Lagoon 51 for 8 guests in Greece for a week?
What does a Lagoon 51 look like inside and out?
What is on board S/CAT BABALU?
- Lagoon 51 sailing catamaran, launched in 2024
- Eight guests in four en-suite double cabins
- Crew of three in separate quarters: captain, cook and hostess
- Swim platform that works as a balcony on the water
- Air conditioning, water maker and generator
- Wi-Fi on board
- Eight knots cruising on twenty five litres an hour
- 4 m RIB with 40 hp outboard
- Water skis for adults and children, wakeboard and paddleboards
What water toys come with a Lagoon 51 in Greece?
- RIB 4 m with 40 hp outboard
- 2 x Stand-up paddleboards
- Towable inflatable sofa, 2 persons
- Wakeboard
- Water skis, adults and children
- Snorkelling equipment
- Fishing equipment
Does a Lagoon 51 suit 8 guests in 4 cabins?
Four couples or two families who want a new catamaran and a relaxed Saronic week out of Athens
George's Inside Info
“BABALU is the Lagoon 51 with three crew, and at this size that third person matters more than anything on the specification sheet: the cook cooks, the hostess looks after the guests and the boat, and nobody is doing two jobs. Keep her in the Saronic, where eight knots is plenty, and arrive at Hydra early, because the quay fills by six and the alternative is anchoring off and taking the tender in. With water skis sized for children on board, young families are the guests she suits best.”
- George P. Biniaris, Managing Broker & IYBA Member
The Yacht in Detail
BABALU, a 2024 Lagoon 51 for eight
BABALU was launched in 2024, and she is a Lagoon 51 in the layout I like best for charter: four double cabins, each with its own bathroom, rather than a fifth squeezed in. Eight guests, four couples or two families, with room to spare.
The 51 opens at the stern into a broad swim platform that works as a balcony on the water. On BABALU it is where breakfast ends and the swimming starts.
Three crew for eight guests
A captain, a cook and a hostess, in their own quarters. Three crew on a fifty one foot catamaran is a generous ratio, and it shows at the table and in how the boat is kept.
She has air conditioning, a water maker, a generator and Wi-Fi. For the water there is a four metre RIB with a 40 horsepower outboard, paddleboards, water skis for adults and children, a wakeboard, a two person towable sofa, and snorkelling and fishing gear.
Where she belongs
The Saronic. She cruises at eight knots on twenty five litres an hour, and the Saronic is the water that fits that pace from Athens: Aegina, Poros, Ermioni and Hydra, none of them far apart, with a night under the temple at Sounion on the way home.
For eight guests who want a brand new catamaran, a crew of three and an easy week close to Athens, she is the one.
A Sample 7-Day Route
What a week aboard S/CAT BABALU can look like
Total: 134 NM
- Day 1· 16 NM
Athens (Alimos)→Aegina Town
Two hours under way. A working island harbour with a nineteenth century waterfront, and pistachios sold off the quay.
- Day 2· 16 NM
Aegina Town→Poros
The channel between Poros and the mainland is a hundred metres wide, and the town sits on both sides of it. Reckon on two hours from the last berth.
- Day 3· 12 NM
Poros→Ermioni
Ninety minutes at her cruising speed. A working Peloponnese town rather than a resort, and the fish on the quay came in that morning.
- Day 4· 11 NM
Ermioni→Hydra
Hydra's quay fills by six, so arrive early or lie off Mandraki and take the tender in. An hour and a quarter on passage at 8 knots.
- Day 5· 29 NM
Hydra→Aegina (Agia Marina)
Three and a half hours under way. Agia Marina sits on the east coast facing the sunrise, with a beach you can swim to off the stern.
- Day 6· 28 NM
Aegina (Agia Marina)→Cape Sounion
Anchor under the temple, which is what boats crossing between Athens and the Cyclades have always done. Reckon on three and a half hours from the last berth.
- Day 7· 22 NM
Cape Sounion→Athens (Alimos)
Three hours at her cruising speed. The run back up the coast, Athens on the bow, and the last night alongside.
Indicative only - every charter is shaped around your group, the wind, and the season.
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