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S/Y REE, formerly Parsifal II, is a luxury sailing yacht that offers the comfort and facilities comparable to a motor yacht in excess of 40 meters. Built in 1996 by Valdettaro Shipyard, Italy and designed specifically for luxury charters, she is equipped with all the very latest technology, from state-of-the-art sail handling to worldwide communications. REE is the perfect combination of power under sail and luxury, able to sail at 10-12 knots with ease. A superb sailing yacht that offers the ultimate experience for the most discerning sailors.
REE features copious amounts of deck space and the very large covered cockpit seats 12 for al fresco dining in addition to lovely seating areas. REE offers a myriad of water sports options from skiing, wakeboarding and other towable toys behind the 20' ft Zodiac tender with 70 hp. Or, enjoy sailing on REE’s Lasers, windsurf, snorkel, fish or rendezvous diving. Great layout for both couples and families.
The 2011 Refit amounts to approximately $2.5 million!!! Completely New Interior including soft furnishings. New exterior paint, new sails ...too many things to mention here. --
Click here refit details
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REE Specifications
| LENGTH |
112ft (34.1m) |
BEAM |
25ft (7.6m) |
ENGINES |
MTU |
FLAG |
Bahamas |
| DRAFT |
10ft 0in (3.0m) |
TYPE |
Sail yacht |
| YEAR BUILT |
1996 |
REFIT |
2011 |
SPEED
CRUISE/MAX |
9kts / 12kts |
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| DESIGNER |
LAURENT GILES |
BUILDER |
VALDETTARO |
| STABILISERS |
None |
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CREW |
Captain MATTHEW COWPE & Chef NADINE STEPHENS + 4 |
REE Accommodations
Sleeps 10 In 5 Cabins
REE accommodates 10 guests in 5 cabins.
S/Y REE offers accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 air conditioned cabins with multi standard TVs, stereos, CDs, DVDs.
The full-width owners stateroom aft has King-size walk-around bed and settees to both port and starboard. There is also a small sofa pull out bed suitable for children. The very large ensuite bath has twin sinks and a walk-in shower. The master cabin has a large flat screen TV with surround sound system.
The four additional staterooms offer great flexibility as they can be configured with either a king-sized bed or twin beds. Each stateroom has ensuite facilities and personal entertainment systems.
Enclosed Cockpit looking aft
Enclosed Cockpit looking forward
Enclosed Cockpit Al Fresco
REE Crew Profile
CAPTAIN MATTHEW COWPE
Matt, a 39 year old Englishman from Manchester, has worked full-time in the marine industry since graduating a BSc in Marine Navigation from the University of Plymouth in 1995. In his first year after finishing school he worked as mate aboard PARSIFAL – sistership to REE. He later made the move from mate to captain of Swan 60 (18 meter) DARK SWAN, chartering extensively in the UK, Scandinavia and throughout the Caribbean. Already an experienced racer, Matthew competed, with the owner, in the Two-Handed Round Britain and Ireland Race in which they won their class. His next command was aboard Swan 86 (26 meter) HAMILTON which chartered heavily in the UK, the Caribbean and the West Med, before also working on the build and commissioning of HAMILTON II, a 36 meter Briand design. He holds the Master 3000 License.
Matt is a hands-on captain with unequaled experience and expertise as a project manager on many complicated refits & new yacht builds, whilst also continuing to take command of luxury cruising yachts. He has been Yacht Manager and Campaign Manager for several yachts competing in professional racing events including the Vendee Globe Single-Handed Race, the Fastnet and Rolex Cup events – always with winning results. In recent years he was the owner’s rep for the build, and later captain for three years, of the much admired 28 meter Swan KORA which cruised extensively in the Mediterranean.
While Matt enjoys the excitement of performance sailing, he truly enjoys being a member of a charter team, cruising and giving guests a most relaxing vacation experience. His low key yet highly organised style of working puts guests at ease and delivers a wonderful charter experience for all. Captain Cowpe is justifiably proud of his reputation of leading effective and happy yacht crews. Attention to detail is paramount and it is of utmost importance to Matt that guest expectations are met - and exceeded.
Matt enjoys the opportunities to stay healthy with outdoor exercise that yachting allows. He raised several thousand pounds for the Sail4Cancer charity by finishing the New York Marathon, the first of four marathons completed. More recently he has become a keen cyclist. In 2010 he completed L’Etape du Tour, a 180 kilometer mountain stage of the Tour de France. Though Matt has had no formal training he enjoys photography and keenly appreciates the photographic skills of others.
April 2012
CHEF: NADINE STEPHENS, New Zealander, 33
Nadine hails from New Zealand and began her culinary career immediately after finishing school, and has a wide range of professional cooking certificates that she studied for in both New Zealand and the UK.
Before becoming a Chef in the yachting industry Nadine worked in various Restaurants including the B Bar in Victoria, London before moving back to Christchurch, NZ to set up, manage and Chef for The Good Food Company.
Nadine is a very talented professionally trained Chef, and this is instantly obvious in her approach to cooking. She is extremely well organised, and her food is always excellent, her presentation extremely creative.
Nadine is extremely aware of the importance of using fresh local produce whenever possible and constantly alters her cooking style and menu’s to adapt to the yachts location and to the client’s requirements.
She gets on very well with both crew and guests and has a very personable likeable character. In her spare time she is interested in yoga, photography and vegetable gardening.
FIRST MATE THOMAS GREEN, British, 34
Tom has been around boats all his life and prior to joining the Superyacht industry was a commercial fisherman running his own boat in the English Channel. After completing his commercial maritime training in 2007 where he obtained a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster, Tom began his career on yachts onboard the well-known cruiser/racer Sojana where he worked for nearly two years as a Deckhand.
After a season racing and cruising onboard Gliss and a couple of Atlantic deliveries, Tom joined the Captain and the rest of the crew on Mirabella III before joining S/Y Ree.
Tom is an excellent sailor and adept at passing on his water sports knowledge to guest’s young and old alike. He is a keen surfer, fly and game fisherman, and is currently honing his dinghy racing skills in one of Ree’s two Lasers.
CHIEF STEWARDESS: EMILY TANDY, British, 30
Emily was born in the English market town of Salisbury and grew up in the countryside where her hobby was competitive horse riding. At University she obtained an Honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science and went on to work as a fitness instructor in various Hotels, Spas and Health Clubs.
Emily then branched out and worked as a professional Nanny/Housekeeper for a series of high profile family’s before starting her career in yachting aboard the sloop Symmetry.
For the last two years Emily has worked aboard S/Y Ree as Chief Stewardess as well as working with the Captain on Mirabella III.
Emily has many hobbies off the yacht and is a keep fit fanatic. She enjoys running, swimming, dinghy sailing, wakeboarding, and in general all water sports.
STEWARDESS: NICOLA HENSON, British, 29
ENGINEER: MIKE KILMINSTER, British, 33
REE Testimonials
The charter was fantastic!
The boat was beautiful and immaculate.
All party commented that the brochure doesn't do her justice; maybe something that needs looking at!
All crew worked extremely hard to ensure we had a great time and were very sociable.
Looking forward already to the next one.
- Charter Guests, April 2012
"Captain and Crew, Absolutely fabulous sailing every day! Fantastic food, tremendous hospitality, and great fun with all the toys. This was the third year in a row sailing in the Caribbean and the best, with wonderful weather, winds and warmth. We will take back many magic moments. Many thanks!"
- Charter Guests, January 2012
"We've been lucky enough to go on a few great sailing trips, but never as good as this one! Just brilliant, thanks so much"
- Charter Guests, January 2012
