Dmitry Yurov
Petersburg has always been a city turned towards the water. For over ten years, the yachting company BAGATTA, led by Alexey Evsin, has offered a way to look at the Northern Capital from the side where it looks particularly flawless.
There are cities that are commonly viewed from the sidewalk. Petersburg was conceived differently. Its true ceremonial entrance is on the water: where granite embankments stretch out in a straight line, the gold of spires reflects in the Neva, and palace facades appear one after another, like sets for a play staged exclusively for a select few viewers. This is precisely how the city reveals itself from the deck of a yacht—without the usual hustle and bustle, car horns, and crowded embankments. Here, not only the perspective changes, but also the very perception of time: Petersburg becomes quieter, closer, and noticeably more beautiful.
For over ten years, this special geography of the city has been developed by the yachting company BAGATTA, founded by Alexey Evsin. Its collection includes the yachts ECLIPSE and HERMES, as well as the motorboat VELVETTE.
"For me, true luxury is not in ostentation, but in the ability to choose the best view, the right distance, and a few hours that belong only to you. Petersburg doesn't need new decorations: sometimes it's enough to just move away from the shore to see how perfectly it is already designed," says Alexey Evsin.
Over the years of BAGATTA's operation, a boat trip on the Neva has transformed from a seasonal entertainment into an independent Petersburg ritual—as natural as a late supper after a premiere, a sleepless white night, or a glass of champagne under a raised drawbridge.
