Mangusta 92

The Mangusta 92 wears its intent on the water. Sleek, low and unmistakably Italian, she is built for the fast, sun-filled run between Monaco and Saint-Tropez, and she has a way of making that stretch of coast feel smaller than it is.

At twenty-eight metres she balances sport and comfort with ease. The salon opens up through large windows, four cabins accommodate up to eight guests overnight, and a full-beam master suite gives the owner’s party a quiet retreat at the end of the day. A crew of three keeps everything moving without ever getting in the way.

Life aboard gathers around the sun. The aft deck carries a dining area made for long lunches, the foredeck is given over to sunbathing, and the swim platform brings the sea within a single step. Jet skis and SeaBobs are aboard for the afternoons when nobody wants to sit still. And when you do want to move, her pace, up to thirty-seven knots, turns the passage itself into part of the pleasure.

She suits a group who want speed and style in equal measure, and who like the idea of lunch in one country and sunset in another.

The coast looks rather good at this speed.