Southern Wind99m8 guests4 cabins
A FREEBIRD charter is strongest when the yacht choice is tied to the route. For larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, the useful question is how a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status fits short coastal hops where swim stops, lunch timing, and a relaxed return matter more than distance and whether the route protects hosting time on deck.
Southern Wind · Monaco · French Riviera
Overview
A FREEBIRD charter is strongest when the yacht choice is tied to the route. For larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, the useful question is how a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status fits short coastal hops where swim stops, lunch timing, and a relaxed return matter more than distance and whether the route protects hosting time on deck.
Charter fit
FREEBIRD is best considered for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting, with a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. The useful planning angle is a private celebration or corporate hosting brief, not a generic yacht-listing comparison.
Shortlist logic
FREEBIRD should make the shortlist when the brief needs a private celebration or corporate hosting brief around Mediterranean and Capri. The decision should weigh 99'1 / 30.2m, 8 guests, 4 cabins, 2011 | 2020 (Refitted) against route timing and guest flow.
FREEBIRD suits larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting when the brief is a private celebration or corporate hosting brief. The 8 guests profile gives enough structure to plan the guest list early. 4 cabins also makes overnight suitability easier to judge.
Mediterranean can work well for FREEBIRD, but the route needs discipline. The best plan keeps the day focused instead of trying to collect too many stops, especially when the route protects hosting time on deck.
Season matters because berth pressure, weather windows, and guest expectations change the charter. May to September, when Capri timing, tender access, and lunch reservations need clean planning. A useful shortlist should also explain why compare by guest flow, deck use, and cabin layout before price alone.
a flagship charter mood built around privacy, hosting, and status. Water toys and tenders make the day more active when the anchorage is right. This is where a broker note is more useful than a raw specification list.
Do not compare FREEBIRD on price alone. The stronger comparison is whether another yacht makes Naples or Sorrento boarding with a focused Capri day easier, gives the group a better deck rhythm, or solves a port constraint more cleanly.
A good recommendation for FREEBIRD should include one reason to choose it and one condition to verify. That keeps the page useful for real charter planning instead of becoming another listing entry.
Technical profile
Charter price
FREEBIRD is positioned around €48,000 p/week + expenses Approx $56,500, before the final charter budget is shaped by APA, tax, fuel, berths, provisioning, delivery and the route requested.
Southern Wind build, 99m class
The value is in the way the yacht supports guests: cabins, deck space, crew flow, toys, tenders, service rhythm and the ability to make the route feel effortless.
Fuel, provisioning, berths, delivery, local taxes and crew gratuity should be clarified before treating any weekly or day rate as the full charter budget.
Guest fit
Strong
FREEBIRD gives the group a cabin-led base for multi-day planning, with space to balance privacy, meals and time on deck.
Strong
The yacht data includes toys or tenders, so the charter can be planned around swimming, water time and an active anchorage rhythm.
Selective
For event-style use, confirm legal guest capacity, deck flow and whether the yacht is intended for cruising or static hosting.
Inspect style
Interior mood, deck style and service tone should match the client. The right yacht is not only the largest available yacht, it is the yacht guests want to live in.
Charter fit scorecard
5/5
The 99m class gives the yacht its baseline for deck space, cabins and guest flow.
4.5/5
The available toy and tender data supports a more active charter plan.
4.5/5
Amenities and features give the yacht stronger onboard value beyond transport.
Visible
Rate context is available, but APA, tax, fuel, berths and delivery still need confirmation.
Comparison
Newer yachts in the same class may offer fresher interiors, newer beach clubs or updated wellness layouts. FREEBIRD should be compared on guest fit, refit status, deck flow, crew programme, toys, range, availability and the route you actually want to run.
The strongest shortlist is not the newest yacht by default. It is the yacht whose layout, service style and operating assumptions match the client, the port and the itinerary.
Profile
Equipped with a selection of water-toys Freebird lets you and your guests turn the Mediterranean into your own private playground. Principle among these are waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If you enjoy diving you'll appreciate the diving equipment and the PADI certified professionals on board. If that isn't enough Freebird also features inflatable water toys and snorkelling equipment. Freebird has a 4.5m/14'9" Tender to transfer you from ship to shore. Book your next the Mediterranean luxury yacht charter aboard Freebird this summer. She is also accepting bookings this winter on request. Experience the magical places, food and experiences of the Mediterranean this summer from the luxury of your own sail yacht. Freebird, her captain and talented crew are ready to make sure that your yachting experience is like nothing else.
The 30.2m/99'1" 'Freebird' sail yacht built by shipyard Southern Wind is available for charter for up to 8 guests in 4 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Italian designer Nauta Design. For serious sailors looking to add some luxury to their vacation, sailing yacht Freebird has plenty of appeal. With luxurious living spaces, both inside and out, as well as the opportunity for some fabulous sailing whilst on charter, she's sure to please even the most discerning seafarer.
Freebird is built with a composite hull and composite superstructure. Powered by 1 x Cummins engines, she comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 12 knots.
Families will particularly love Freebird thanks to her child-friendly setup. Built in 2011, She offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests with a layout comprising a master suite, one double cabin and two twin cabins. There are 9 beds in total, including 1 king, 1 queen, 4 singles and 1 pullman. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Onboard
Commercial
€52,000 p/week + expenses Approx $61,000
Mediterranean · France · Italy · Monaco · Amalfi Coast · Corsica · French Riviera · Sardinia
€52,000 p/week + expenses Approx $61,000
Cruising
Monaco · French Riviera
Planning notes
Availability
Share your dates, destination, guest count and preferred pace. A charter expert will confirm availability, rate context, APA assumptions and whether FREEBIRD fits the route.
FAQ
Yes, if the route is planned around short coastal hops where swim stops, lunch timing, and a relaxed return matter more than distance. The broker should confirm dates, boarding point, guest count, and cruising area before treating it as available.
FREEBIRD is strongest for larger private groups, celebrations, and corporate hosting. The final recommendation depends on how the cabins, crew setup, and Mediterranean and Capri timing fit the brief.
For FREEBIRD, share the date window, boarding point, day or overnight format, and how formal the onboard service should feel.
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