Galene: The Final Amels 180 Limited Edition for Charter

A white hull slices through Mediterranean clarity, its proportions the unmistakable signature of Tim Heywood’s design philosophy. Galene, the final Amels 180 Limited Edition delivered, carries the visual language that has made this Dutch builder’s vessels immediately recognisable: clean lines, purposeful form, and the kind of contemporary severity that refuses to date. Built and refit in 2020 and 2025 respectively, she emerges from the water with the kind of presence that comes only from precision engineering and deliberate aesthetic choices.

The interior introduces a different register without abandoning that clarity. Contemporary design yields to subtle Art Deco influences, the kind of restraint that suggests rather than declares. Thirteen crew members oversee the experience for twelve guests distributed across five suites. The full beam Master Suite commands its own fold down balcony, a gesture toward the kind of private communion with the sea that defines truly considered yacht design. Above, the sundeck sprawls with a Jacuzzi and generous lounging areas: the kind of open air territory where days lose their shape and the light changes the colour of the water every few hours.

What elevates Galene beyond the specifications is the reputation she has earned on the charter market. The vessel has become known for cultivating a relaxed onboard atmosphere, which is to say something quite specific: the absence of stiffness, the presence of intuition from a crew who understand that service means orchestrating invisibility. Attentiveness of that calibre requires experience and restraint in equal measure.

Galene is available for charter through Fraser Yachts.

Imagery courtesy of Fraser Yachts (@fraseryachts).