Pardo 38

Onboard the Pardo 38

The Pardo 38 belongs to a style of Italian boatbuilding built around the walkaround deck: no fixed superstructure breaking the line from bow to stern, just open space that lets twelve guests move freely between sun pads, cockpit and swim platform without stepping over each other. At 11.56 metres it sits at the compact end of the fleet, which is exactly the point — quick to board at a Sardinian marina, quick to get underway, and easy to handle in the tighter coves where larger motor yachts have to stand off.

Think of a single day out of Porto Cervo or Palau: a run across to the Maddalena archipelago's calmer anchor fields, an hour or two swimming off the platform in clear water, then back before the afternoon wind picks up. With one cabin on board, the Pardo 38 is built for that kind of day charter rather than a multi-night stay — guests who want the boat itself, the speed and the open deck, more than a floating apartment.

It suits a group of friends splitting a day on the water, a couple wanting something nimble for a half-day out to Cala Corsara or a similar sheltered bay, or anyone who would rather spend the charter budget on time moving between anchorages than on square metres of accommodation. Sardinia's coast rewards that approach: shallow, protected water close to shore, and a boat small enough to get into it without ceremony.