LIGHTING
What does he love? He loves trying to understand the owners. Where do they spend most of their time? Where do they cruise? “Is it in the Med where it is always warm and they spend a lot of time out on deck, or not? Bedrooms can be tricky because you want to make light at night but you don’t want to disturb the partner who sleeps, but that is similar to hotel rooms where we created a solution of a strip of light under the bed.”
He takes care to consider lighting for crew areas; “To be honest I really want to take care of the crew because when the crew is happy that is a huge factor in the spirit of the boat. I ask myself what are they missing? What does their space look like? Often they are below deck, or close to the kitchen where there is always noise, and if we can, we improve things with good lighting for when they are relaxing. I always check in with them and make sure the lighting is as good as we can make it.”
“The theatrics of creating an atmospheric cinema, we all get excited about that one,” he says, “and also the biggest moment of interaction - dinner time - so it’s important that is set in the right scene which is obviously the food, the table setting, but definitely the lighting is a factor as well. It can be empowering,
UNDERWATER LIGHTS Still captained by its founder Peter Urquhart, Underwater Lights has always striven to lead this competitive industry with innovative products, created through meticulous R&D. Throughout the past 29 years they have managed to keep the same ethos they started with, by building exciting R&D lead products and supplying a personal service to the customers - that is why they continue to be trusted by the world’s leading shipyards. They recently launched the QTS100 thru-hull model, which is arguably the last underwater light you’ll ever need and has the potential to supersede their entire lineup. The new QTS100 model, represents 30 years of experience and is the most versatile and complete underwater light ever made for the marine industry in the simplest format possible For more details Tel: +44 (0)1732 455753 or visit
www.underwaterlights.com
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SHADOW-CASTER MARINE Shadow-Caster lighting engineers and manufacturers a full range of above water and below water lighting and control systems at their facility in Clearwater, Florida. The control systems are compatible with Garmin, Simrad, Raymarine and Furno. The new ‘Light Commander’ is the world’s first lighting controller to follow the newly standardised NMEA 2000 lighting control specification. This new controller makes seamless integration of all lighting functions on a boat now a reality. The innovative and high-quality products, combined with world class customer service make Shadow-Caster lighting a clear choice for lighting solutions for your tender or yacht. For more details Tel: +1 (727) 474 2877 or visit
www.shadow-caster.com
candles on the table, soft shadows, it’s not that difficult but you’ve got to do it so. That’s also my favourite - al fresco dining.”
FUTURE How bright is the future for the world of lighting where we learn it is wrong to light up the sky, that illuminating trees kills thousands of insects, and so perhaps ditto the seas? Says van der Heide, “You have to take care of biodiversity. Restrictions will of course come to our industry where they say this lighting is bad for algae or for underwater creatures.” These light specialists are doing their best to improve, offset and develop products that minimise light waste and pollution. But is it time to turn down the dimmer switch just a notch?
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