Modern designs
can tend towards the utilitarian, trading grace, beauty and sea-keeping
qualities for luxury accommodation, headroom and ease of production.
"Floating Caravan" is one description to be heard when
addressing a modern cruising yacht. A
song often sung in pubs on the East Coast sums up the aesthetics of the modern
production yacht
"Classic Yachts"
of fifty and sixty years ago have a shape of grace and beauty which is still
initially visualised when people think of yachts and those who know will
attest to their seaworthiness and comfortable motion in a seaway.
The perceived problem with the old
classics is maintenance, their susceptibility to rot and the high
cost of professional repair work when required.
Building selected classic
designs, from the pens of well known and respected designers, using
modern, low maintenance epoxy/timber construction will produce a high quality
yacht which will stand out from the crowd and is tough enough to withstand the
rigours of use.
Our yachts are semi-custom
builds, in other words we build the hull to the design specification using
modern epoxy/timber production methods. We offer a choice of
traditional laid deck or epoxy glassed plywood deck, the interior layout
can incorporate your ideas and requirements and the deck layout and colour
scheme are your choice.
Below are a selection of
our favorite designs. Click on the picture for more information
