[Brian]

Originally Posted by YachtForums

That's for sure and probably with good reason. In my mind, Burger’s “Top Times” was the prelude, but I’m sure there were others. In a few short years we’ve seen a paradigm shift. Gone are gradual sheer lines, replaced by big bow, swell swallowing, rise to the occasion, offshore hulls capable of venturing anywhere… as it should be! Although these hulls had previously been associated with expedition yachts, the line has been blurred now. Northern Marine comes to mind as a builder that takes this design to an extreme, but in reality, they are simply derivatives of commercial boats. Below is an example of Northern Marine’s “Endurance” docked at a marina nearby my house…

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/at...g?d=1149196826

It’s hard to say where and when a dramatic rise in sheer was first applied to private, luxury yachts, but we may have someone around here that was ahead of the curve. It was a boat called “Chianti” and it remains an epiphany to me. This boat was penned long before anything resembling today’s new hulls hit the water…

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/ya...hlight=chianti

Interesting note in the photo of Northern Marine's "Endurance". Is that the an aluminum jet boat for it's tender?