dark hull, red heart
A SACS Rebel 47, and nothing like the usual.
Queen of Hearts is a 14.1 m Italian sport day boat — the fast, deep-hulled breed the chase crews of the America’s Cup trust, dressed in teak and red leather for the pleasure of it. Here is what she is, and why we chose her over the boats everyone else charters.
- Builder
- SACS, Italy
- Model
- Rebel 47
- Length
- 14.1 m
- Beam
- 4.03 m
- Guests
- up to 10
- Sleeps
- 4 · 2 cabins
- Top speed
- 50 kn
- Home port
- Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Why this hull, and not the usual suspects
The Riviera charter fleet is full of lovely, slow, thirsty boats. We wanted the opposite: something that reads the sea instead of fighting it, gets to the far coast while the day is still young, and is more fun at anchor than most boats are underway.
The Rebel’s deep-V hull takes chop that would have a flybridge cruiser slamming, and her broad beam gives a steadiness at rest no keelboat matches. Twin diesels mean 50 kn flat out — Monaco in ten minutes, the Lérins in under an hour — but the same hull is happy at a walking pace along the villas of Cap Ferrat.
Below deck she is genuinely a small yacht: a VIP double forward, a master cabin aft, a shower room between them. Nobody expects that of a boat this fast, which is half the pleasure of showing people around.
- Teak decks and full-width sunbeds forward and aft — shade amidships when you want it.
- Galley with fridge and ice — whatever you bring aboard is cold before you are.
- Swim platform at water level, freshwater shower on deck.
- Two cabins, heads and shower below — change dry, nap darkly.
- Lifejackets all sizes, full offshore safety kit, licensed and insured for charter.
About the boat
A 14.1-metre Italian-built sport day boat — a deep-V hull built by SACS of Lombardy, whose fast, seaworthy day boats have carried America’s Cup chase crews. The Rebel 47 is the flagship: twin diesels, up to fifty knots, with a genuine cabin layout below.
Genuinely — teak decks, full-width sunbeds forward and aft, a shaded lounge, a proper table, a galley with a fridge and ice, and two cabins with a shower room below.
And she is absurdly stable at anchor — which is where a charter day actually lives — with a hull that reads the sea and keeps every landing soft when she runs.
Up to ten guests, plus crew. For a day where everyone gets a sunbed rather than a seat, eight is the sweet spot — and two can stay the night aboard in the master cabin by arrangement.
Yes. The deep hull means high freeboard all round, boarding from the water is easy, and lifejackets in children’s sizes are aboard. The swim platform sits at water level, so getting in and out is a step, not a climb. Tell us ages when you book and the crew will set the day’s pace accordingly.
Your next summer story begins here.
One boat, one crew, up to 10 guests, and a coast that is entirely yours for the day. Tell us how you want to spend it and the rest is ours to arrange. The day is yours and it is our pleasure to be part of it.