Wife & Couples · 2 parts
The Sailing Weekend
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The Chartered Yacht
Wife & Couples · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A married couple charter a small yacht for a week without the children and discover that cooperation on a boat is a form of flirtation. A sun-warm, salty two-part story about sails and slow evenings.
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“The Chartered Yacht” is a Wife & Couples story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 2 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Skipper and Crew. Vesna and Goran charter a yacht in the Adriatic for a week without their children. He is the skipper, she is the crew, and neither has agreed on who is in charge.
- Part 2: At Anchor. A night at anchor in a still cove brings out the stars, a swim in the dark and an unhurried evening below deck. Seventeen years fall away like spray.
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