Reading Time: 4 minutesThe English yard Spirit Yachts is now building boats with substantial superstructures to accommodate human needs like full standing height below deck. This Spirit 52 D reminds on the mayor purpose of a sailboat to look nice, to be admired and enjoyed. For this custom-built manufacture, headroom and similar considerations seemed secondary. It is a kind of 52 foot Dragon. …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith its mix of traditional looks and modern sailing technology, the 220 ft (ca. 67 m) Ketch Hetairos is the most interesting yacht of our time. An overlooked detail is the open counter, in the style of the early 20th. Century racing cutters. Hetairos following Thames Tonnage Measurement The shape of the English pilot cutter has been back in the …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStanding headroom is an issue aboard beautiful boats with limited freeboard. You can try to talk it away, but it doesn’t work. Because bending down below deck bothers. You can either change clothes in the open sliding hatch. Or you have a boat with a cabin structure permitting to cook, brush your teeth, use the bathroom and shower. The 115 …
