OAK

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: We are here in the 2026 Mediterranean Yacht Show in Nafplio, to one of my, in my opinion, in this category, a beloved Benetti 35m called OAK. This is according to my taste when I'm thinking about Italian classics and family-oriented yachts. Amazing wood finishes, varnishing, five double cabins, amazing crew, family oriented. I like this boat because it's an Italian classic. As you see here, it has these finishes, the Italian sleek, wooden, varnished areas, the old school, you know, the old luxury, not the new style with straight lines. It can provide you with everything. But for me, my personal taste is yachts like this. For me, the most important thing is not the yacht per se, but of course, the yacht matters. But most of the yachts offer more or less the same level of luxury and accommodation. But what makes all the difference in a successful charter, rather than an okay charter, that when the client gets back to his homeland, he's not going to have memories inside his mind that are going to stay with him for the rest of his life, is the crew, because the crew is what makes all the difference inside the yacht.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: Hey Captain, tell me, I get to show to my clients this amazing yacht, this beautiful 35m Benetti for me. How was your season? I mean, do you accommodate mostly families, young individuals?

>> Captain Vasilis Favios: The most of them are, let's say, family. We have nice water sports. They enjoy to be near to the sea and we have fun. Last year we had a lot of charters. We have a very good season. Even now we are already in a good position.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: I was telling before to my guests that for me it's not the yacht per se. It's the crew that makes all the difference, especially of course the Captain and the whole crew, but also the chef.

>> Captain Vasilis Favios: We are like a family here. Imagine that we are from the first, what I'm trying to tell them, we are four of the crew. We are from the first day for many years. How many years?

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: Five years.

>> Captain Vasilis Favios: Five years. Five seasons.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: Five years, five seasons we are together.

>> Captain Vasilis Favios: The other four, they are new and we have new blood on board and we thrive. Super is unbelievable. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah. Yeah.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: We've done some events together. We've done some charters together and I have this thing because I'm Greek. I always work with all the yachts, but I prefer to work closer with the ones that I, you know, I feel more comfortable with and I have built a relationship based on trust. You have to be able to understand your client, understand the needs of the group of your clients, if they are family, if they are young individuals, and make them feel beloved, make them feel like they are in their house. That's why for me the crew matters most. So my job really is first to send you the yachts that you like or I think that you will like. But behind all this is to match you with the appropriate crew because each individual client has each individual psychology, each individual character, and for me my main job is to try to identify the client psychology and get to know very well the Captains and the whole crew psychology and try to mix them up together. This is my secret recipe for a successful and unforgettable experience here in Greece.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: You know, in Greece, especially ancient Greece, we were famous about our hospitality, philoxenia. We had the Greek god Zeus who was famous about his philoxenia. Philoxenia means hospitality. We tend to open our houses, open our country. So you take you by your hand, show all the beautiful hidden gems and also try to teach you some local history.

>> Broker Leonidas Marousos: So if you're interested in having this amazing Greek coffee here aboard, just let me know. I'm Leonidas from Greece, wishing you a pleasant season.