Boat International US Edition – May 2019

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hat would

leadaworld-

famousand

successful

boatbuilder

with 150

yearsofhistorytochangeits

name?InthecaseofCheoyLee,

it’stomakeyoutakenoticethatits

newlineofCLYachtsaren’tyour

dad’s(orgranddad’s)CheoyLees.

With theintroduction ofCL

Yachts,CheoyLeeisreachingfor

aclienteleofyoungerownerswhousetheirboatsdifferently.Onelookat

thechicandcontemporarystylingoftheCLB72,withitslargewindowsand

brightinterior,andyouknowthatthisisayachtfortoday.

TheCheoyLeenamehasn’tgoneawaythough,andPanuVirtanen,vice

presidentofsalesforCLYachts,isquicktopointthatout.“Thisisabrand

ofCheoyLeethatcombinesperformancewithfamilyamenities,”hesays.

Toachievethisnewstyle,CLYachtsstartedwithablanksheetofpaper,

although,withdecadesofownerinput,itknewwhereitwantedtogo.

NavalarchitectHowardApolloniomanagedtodancelightlyonasword’s

edgetogivethebeamyCLB72achicandcleanprofilewhilemaintaining

theCheoyLeeDNA.HisordersfromBut-YangLo(BY),vicepresidentof

CheoyLeeShipyardsNorthAmericaandfourthgenerationofthefamily

thatownstheyard,wereclear.

W

CLYachts

startedwitha

blankpieceof

paper–butit

knewwhereit

wantedtogo

PLACEINTHESUN

Thoughtfuldesign

touchesinclude

drinkholdersinthe

flybridgetablesand

abackrestonthe

aftcouchthatflips

soseatingcanbe

forwardorrear

facing,allundera

substantialhardtop

thatprotectsguests

fromtheelements.

Sunseekerscan

baskontheforedeck