Boat International – August 2019

TheNextGenerationshoottookplaceatButler’sWharfinLondon,
onboard 50 metreM/YBroadwater,withkindpermissionofowner
MattVoorhees(turntop118forhisinsightsontheUSsuperyachtmarket).
BroadwaterwasbuiltbyFeadshipandofferssixstaterooms,allwith
newinteriorsandmajorupgrades.Instantlyrecognisablebecauseofher

distinctivebluehull,thisfull-displacementvesseliscomfortableonthe

waterinanysea,yetdrawsonly2.16metres,allowinghertoanchorinplaces

inaccessibletoother50mvessels.Sheiscurrentlyavailableforbothsale

andcharterviaWorthAvenueYachts.Forfurtherdetails,contact

[email protected] B

NEXTGEN

TheBOATInternationalYoungDesigneroftheYearawardtakesplaceinassociationwithOceanco.FionaDiamondandPascaleReymondwere

judgesforlastyear’scompetition,whichincludedElizabethKozlovaandYihharnLiu,asfinalistandwinnerrespectively.

Toapplyfornextyear’scompetition,visitboatint.com/youngdesigner

MarkMarshallandSteveGresham,

bothatGreshamYachtDesign

STEVE

“Iwaslookingforsomebodytojoinusas

ajuniordesigner,usingaheadhunterand

puttingwordoutintheindustry,butnone

oftheCVscomingthroughwereupto

scratch.ButthenIsawMark’s–itcaught

myattention.Ithought,‘A-ha!He’llknow

aboutboats,’andhedoes,becausehis

careerbeganworkingforanavalarchitect

inNewZealand.Thegreatthingabout

Markisthathe’satalenteddesigner,buthe

alsoknowswhatworks–it’sfinetodraw

something,butyou’vegottohavethat

backboneunderneaththeoutsideshell,

whichhedoes.He’sgotthebasicsnailed,

andinthefuturehe’llbeabletoconquer

Everest.He’sveryproactiveandhe

anticipatespotentialproblemsandheads

themoffatthepass,butatthisstagehe’s

stillfindinghisownstyle.Thestudiois

afarbetterplaceforMarkbeinginit.”

MARK

“Unlikelotsofyoungdesigners,Ididn’t

growupintheyachtingworld–Iactually

grewupinLuton[UK]!ButIwentoverto

NewZealandonholidaywhenIwas 17 and

endedupstayingfor 10 years.Lifethere

wasallaboutspendingtimeonthewater–

fishing,diving,justgettingoutthere

anddoingit–andIthinkthatdrewme

towardsexploreryachtsintheend.It’sno

longerthecasethatyoucaneitherhave

asuperyachtoranexplorerboat–there’s

ahappymedium,andI’dlovetoworkmore

ondesignsinthisfield.Ofcourse,there’s

alottolearn,andinawayIthinkI’ll

neverstoplearning.WhatIdoknowis

thathowaboatworksiskey,andthat

Iwanttoproducefantasticproductsthat

peopleactuallywanttospendtimeon.If

Icanbecomeknownassomeonethat

reallythinksthingsthrough,I’dbevery

pleasedwiththat.”

Markwearsjacket,£115,cosstores.com,T-shirt,

£19,arket.com,trousers,£280,paulsmith.com,hat,

£12.99,heritageofscotland.com,MarineDate 5517

watchin18ktwhitegold,£28,400,breguet.com.

Stevewearsjacket,£350,shirt,£90,handkerchief,

£35,allharvieandhudson.com,trousers,£255,

paulsmith.com,watch,own(RolexGMTMaster

1963),glasses,own

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