THE waves rhythmically lap beneath the netting at the bow of our catamaran, where we’ve spent the entire afternoon lounging.
We’ve been cruising serenely along the coast of Sicily and this really is, as they say in Italian, la dolce vita – the sweet life.
I was never a boat person until I started watching reality TV series Below Deck, which made me realise that there was much more to getting your sea legs than the hedonistic booze cruises of my late teens.
Now, just a few hours into my three-day adventure aboard a luxurious Lagoon 42 catamaran, the mariner life really . . . well, floats my boat.
This brand-new 42ft vessel can be hired for a fraction of its £450,000 price tag thanks to the Airbnb of the maritime world, samboat.co.uk.