Boat International US Edition – May 2019

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theirownfull-beamstateroomwithaprivateheadandstallshower,

allfinishedtoguestcabinstandards.Evenbetter,ithasaccessfromthe

sidedeckforsafetyunderwayandforowner-operators,makingita

teenager’sdreamretreat.

Thephrase“gatheringspaces”cropsupinconversationwiththe

CLYachtsteam,andtheyhave,bymycount,createdfivesuchplacesfor

guestsandfamilytocongregate.Onthemaindeck,thereistheusualcouch

inthesternwithawideteaktablethatshowsofftheCLYachts

craftsmanship.Theninthesalon,thereisawraparoundcouchfacinga

pop-uptelevisionandsurroundedbyoversizedwindowswithjustasingle

mulliononeachside.Thenthereisacomfycouchforwardofthegalley

forcasualmealsortokeeptheskippercompanywhilerunning.Onthe

foredeckaretwinloungeswitharmrestsforsunningorwatchingtheworld

goby.Theflybridgetakesadvantageofthefullbeamwithtwomore

couchesplusanopenboatdeckjustbeggingfortwoorthreestylishchaises

longues.Thisdoesn’tevencount“leaningareas”forgathering,suchasthe

cockpitwetbarorthegalley’slargecenterisland

withitsdarkcounters.

“Thechoiceofmattblackwastoprovide

contrastagainstthelightercolorpalette,”Lau

says.“Sincetheentirespacewasalreadyopen,

lightandairy,Ineededtofindawaytohavea

focalpoint.”Andthosecountersareveryspecial.

Madefromhigh-techFenixNTM,theycan

easilyberepairedifyouslipwithaknife.

ThegalleyisfittedwithUSappliances,from

theundercounterSub-ZerofridgestotheGE

inductioncooktop.CheoyLee(andnowCL

Yachts)shipsequipmentfromtheUStothe

yard,sothatAmericanownersneverhaveto

worryaboutserviceorparts.There’snowaiting

foroverseaspiecestoarriveand,asVirtanen

says,“WestMarineispracticallyourCheoyLee

partswarehouse.”

tocarrythroughout.”Onthemaindeck,itmeans

360-degreevisibilityfromanywhereinthesalon.

Onthelowerdeckshereimaginedthefull-beam

masterstateroomnotonlytotakeadvantageofthe

addedspacebutalsotoemphasizethelargehull

windows.“Idesignedthestateroomtospanthefull

beamandcreateafeaturewalloutofthebulkhead

betweenthestateroomandthehead,”shesays.Atfirst

glance,thefeaturewallappearstobeslightlyfrosted

glass,notidealforprivacy.Touchaswitch,however,

andtheentirewallturnsopaque.Verycool,asisthe

headitself,withadoublesink,twinfaucetsandan

oversizedshowerwithteakgratingseat.Thisstill

leavesroomtoportforafullwalk-inclosetwithabuilt-

insix-drawerbureauwithinteriorlighting.

Perhapsbecauseofitsstrongcommercialshipping

background,CLYachtstakescareofthecrewwith

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