Is there a lack of trendy, posh, luxury boats?

[Willallison]

Originally Posted by Willallison

Azimut's brave new 68ss is not that dissimilar - though not to anything like the same extent. It shares the Wally's interior styling somewhat - straight lines and sharp corners abound, just waiting to gouge chunks from the shins of a stumbling crew member.
Now don't get me wrong - I love both these boats... just don't ever untie them from the dock!

I TAKE IT ALL BACK !!!!
I've just returned from the Sydney boat show, where I had the pleasure of spending some time aboard the AZ-68. FABULOUS! Azimut have have succeeded in making the boat look 'sharp' and yet there are very few sharp corners likel;y to do you any damage. The master cabin is so much better than anything else I boarded that I could quite easily see myself never needing to go on deck..... That is if it weren't for the sliding roof that I think I'd spend all day opening and closing .... that is if it weren't for the magnificent helm position - and even more so, the leather double 'navigator's' seat ... that is if it weren't for the..... did I mention that I liked the boat...? At last someone who can understand that the living spaces should all be above deck - afterall if we wanted to spend the day inside a cave, we'd all be buying sailboats!
Still not perfect for me of course - when you 'only' have 68 feet to play with, the thought of devoting the aft 20 to a tender garage seems somewhat absurd. And having seen the light by movong the living spaces to the main deck, putting the galley in its own dedicated dark hole is not what I'd do. But on the whole a fabulous boat. Of course at AUD 4 million, it makes their equally impressive (if less avant guard) 62 flybridge seem a steal at 3 - twice the boat for 3/4 of the dough.... but then the 62 doesn't have those fabulous moulded glass basins in the heads .... or that seriously cool wenge/aluminium flooring ... or that.... did I mention that I liked this boat...?