Crew Quarters; claustrophobia?

NYCAP123, that looks like a Fairline Targa 62!

The 62 I used to have wasn't much better, but at least one didn't have to step down on the toilet.

The Italian boats seem to have the smallest crew quarters for a given sized boat. The Taiwan production boats I have seen, surprisingly, seem to have the largest.

Crew quarter photos in future Yacht reviews

How about it?
Come up with a ratio of square metres per crew member quarters to square metres per guest quarters. Just as an indicator..

Thanks for enlightening me

A Jelly Belly here in the UK, is something that hangs over the top of ones trousers (or pants in the US) which is probably the result of eating too many Jelly Bellies

Hi,

NYCAP123- for that to work you would have to know some special Owners who stow their own clothes.

If I'm not willing to sleep in it myself, then I don't know that I have the heart to ask a crew member to sleep in it either.

Small is one thing. Sardine can is another.
Although I am a big fan of the Jelly Belly's, I don't think they would have gotten me in there for more than a nickel tour.

We call those things that hang over the top of your pants " muffin-tops".

Which are produced by eating too many jelly bellies!

I thought muffin tops were lateral appendages. I think some of these "cabins" were designed while drinking Alice in wonderland drinks. They may make sense on a plan but scale is not considered too seriously. I'd rather sleep in a hammock.

On the M/Y Leander my crew cabin was better than my current apartment and had a better sound system!

On a 110' Bennetti my bunk had a steel bracing bar running up through the center of it. As a lanky streak of 18 year old this grew to be a problem (No, no, the legs)

The worst was S/Y Harbinger, built in 1909. Crew bunks were way forward right under the forehatch so every time you hit a greenie over the foredeck the hatch lifted just enough to dump 10 quarts of icecold straight to your shorts.

Wakey-wakey.

Dave

Crew quarters have been improving over the last ten years, at least on yachts big enough to need crew. I have run into situations where a captain came to look at an older yacht for an owner to buy, and after seeing the crew quarters, said they would pass. There are, contrary to popular opinion, many owners who are concerned about the crews comfort. Finding a really good crew is just as hard as finding the right yacht. The longer an owner has owned yachts, the more likely he has learned this valuable lesson.

American yachts in general have had better crew quarters over the years, European yachts less so, and some built in South America were horrendous, but most have improved lately. The exceptions are the boats that really are not big enough for crew to begin with, usually under 60 feet.

I find this mind boggling. The hatch was covered as well, hell. If I had such a boat that was really too small for a crew but needed a Captain due to my age or whatever, then I'd use the minor guest cabin for his accommodation. That hole reminds me of those Japanese sleep chambers they have at some airports. Maybe ok for a 18yo deckhand used to one person tenting who sees life as a bit of adventure.

My last boat was a 130' westport and the crew quarters were horrible for that size boat" that's why I'm not there now, Captain's cabin was smack in the middle of crew lounge and was desiged for a couple. the cabins forward were tinny , including the heads and showers. the only decent cabin was the engineers aft of the engine room.

Jc

You know, way back in 2003 when my yacht "research" started, I visited a well known yacht builder on the Gulf Coast. I got to walk aboard a new 150' footer that was getting ready for the FLBS. I walked into the crew quarters and had an attack of serious claustrophobia (though those crew quarters were palatial compared to your images). I think I had an epiphany that day on the 150'....I will/would NEVER force or ask my future crew to sleep in ANY quarters I could/would not sleep in!! I remember a nasty discussion with a well know interior designer later that same day who told me "that I was wasting my time worrying about the crew quarters" and "that most owners do not care either"....needless to say, that designer was sick and so is any owner who expects their crew to sleep in such "quarters"...

Cheers,

i have allways been of the mind set that you get out of the crew what you put in too them thus far the boats have allways got there clean and were all together food was well stocked and the boat was top notch for my family and guest's just a thought


travler