Dmitry Yurov
Petersburg has always been a city facing the water. For over a decade, the yachting company BAGATTA, led by Alexey Evsin, has offered a perspective on the Northern Capital from the side where it looks particularly flawless.
There are cities that are conventionally viewed from the sidewalk. Petersburg was conceived differently. Its true grand entrance is on the water: where granite embankments stretch into a strict line, the gold of spires reflects in the Neva, and palace facades appear one after another, like stage sets for a play staged exclusively for a few spectators. This is 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 angle changes, but also the very sense 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 opportunity to choose the best view, the right distance, and a few hours that belong only to you. Petersburg does not need new scenery: sometimes it is enough to simply move away from the shore to see how perfect it already is,” says Alexey Evsin.
Over the years of BAGATTA's operation, a boat trip on the Neva has transformed from a seasonal pastime into an independent Petersburg ritual—as natural as a late dinner after a premiere, a sleepless white night, or a glass of champagne under a raised bridge.
