Trans RINA, Vol 153, Part C1, Intl J Marine Design, Jul - Dec 2011
environments tend to be hostile to fine high gloss varnish finishes. It is not unusual for owner’s whose boats have inordinate amounts of high gloss finish interiors, that the standard of owner and guest usage demands no hand or wrist jewelry for fear of scratching while underway or in port.
Figure 1: Hunter 41’ sail (kitchen)
Figure 3: Carver 46 (kitchen)
Figure 2: Hunter 32 (kitchen)
Hunter’s marketing position in the sailboat community is understood to be a “price boat” with lots of features. Within the trade most appreciate a serious cruising sailor will not choose Hunter as an initial choice. The Hunter 32, which is typical of most all boats of that size, is perfectly suited for small inland lakes. Inland lake’s sailors are most often known as “day sailors”. It is rare that a day sailor might consider staying overnight on their boat, but assuming one does, the reality of using an oven might be nice for a boat show presentation but is of little use for the typical owner. The Hunter 41 (Figure 1) design reflect a most gracious galley, with a large counter top, that is perhaps more appropriate for a home than for a cruising sailor, which confirms the driving thought of assuring “mom is happy”. The size of the countertop suggests this sailboat offering is designed for entertaining rather than for “sailing”.
There is another anomaly in yacht design that is now affecting most all characteristics of sailing and power yachts beginning at the 30’ size. Interiors often have high gloss wood veneer finishes which were always characteristically out of place in vacation and primary homes are now becoming the standard in boat and yacht design. The Carver [3] 46, motor yacht (Figure 3 and Figure 4) reflects the high gloss wood finish, which while attractive in the showroom and at the boat show, are not very practical in a cruising boat usage, as marine
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Figure 4: Carver 46 (bedroom)
Carver in the motor yacht category is to power, as Hunter is to sail, in that Carver is known as a “price” boat. The interior finishes, show remarkably well from a sales point of view, and do indeed appeal to mom, but much like the Hunter mentality, the Carver owner, is not a high use cruising owner. The Carver serves their owner’s well when entertaining in the marina, but like Hunter would rarely be seen in serious offshore cruising. Figure 5, shows a Catalina 35.5 sail boat that much like Hunter is known as a “price” boat.
The attention to “mom” in
dealing with a head with plumbing features that are more clearly associated with finer homes, than with boats are reflecting the aspirational needs to assure “mom better be happy”.
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