Moving away from formal dining also means that many owners are opting for a more casual open-galley area. “People enjoy cooking,” de Basto said. “Many owners do their own.” The result: Owners want the same level of enjoyment they derive from cooking at home. Great appliance brands, such as Sub-Zero, Miele and Gaggenau, are now more common.
Just as yacht owners in the past created spaces that reminded them of home, today’s owners commission yachts that duplicate details they see in their office or house: open structural members and plenty of glass. Bridges are now being designed with soles made out of honeycomb aluminum embedded in glass, while vertical beams and panels behind the glass are polished aluminum.
Today’s yachtsmen know what they like, and that has carried over to a more relaxed theme on modern yachts. “People are just loosening up on boats a bit now and having a little more fun with them,” Marshall said.
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