Lifestyle at Sea

Seaforth Marine targeted lifestyle with luxury trawlers in Tradition series

Port Coquitlam, BC PRWEB) February 27, 2004 -- According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the median age of cruiser buyers in the U.S. in 2002 was 50 with a median income of $134,000, being mostly well-to-do empty nesters with time, money, freedom, and having a more leisurely approach to water leisure. At 50, life passes quickly, so they are less interested in speed and though they enjoy sea travel they prefer comfort to the labors involved and, according to Seaforth's VP David James, they are ready for a luxury trawler, even if they don't know it yet.

Seaforth Marine Group is based in Port Coquitlam, 20 minutes from Vancouver, British Columbia. "The Tradition series was designed to bring comfort to the current, rather Spartan, bareboat style of trawler travel," he says. "We listened to a growing number of seasoned boaters wanting a slower, safer, more stylish and more comfortable motor yacht. These people have made many good choices in life - and the Tradition gives them unprecedented opportunity to make more choices between good, better and best levels of comfort and style in a trawler. To our knowledge, there is nothing else currently on the market like the Tradition."

This 58' full displacement vessel is large enough for family or friends, but small enough for a captain or an experienced couple to manage on their own. The Tradition's graceful integration of space, strength, stability, handling, and style is no surprise due to the impeccable credentials of the in-house design team led by Winston Pynn and Mike Harling.

Harling has been designing and building boats for almost half a century in both Europe and North America. He designed Cooper Yachts' Prowler 40' and Queenship's Berretta 70' series, and supervised the production and engineering of Cooper's legendary Mary J. I & II, Reminisce, and Saratoga motor yachts, as well as for Queenship's Admiralty series.

Naval architect Winston Pynn, the lead Tradition designer, has more than a decade of experience in the design and production of both mega-yachts and small boats at custom and production yards across North America, including Trinity Yachts in New Orleans and Luhrs Mainshed in St. Augustine, Florida.

The first category of choice in this high-end trawler is the power package - with greater fuel economy and range, , an easy cruise to Hawaii from the West Coast - along with the safety of a back-up come-home drive.

More choices follow in the second category of interior finish. It's all a matter of good, better, and best according to Seaforth's in-house design chief Coralee Huffman. She started her career in restaurant and hotel design, but soon found her true métier in interior design for mega-yachts, working on the Mary P and other yachts in Queenship's Admiralty series, later for Lazzarra and Crescent Yachts. "On land, an interior designer works pretty much independently," she says. "On a luxury yacht, to get the best result, I believe you must take the whole of the vessel into account; the complex interplay of design and engineering, of form and function - it's really architecture that moves, sometimes in very different environments." The Tradition's basic design envelope remains constant at every level of luxury, as does the fully integrated wireless internet ready communication infrastructure built into every vessel and the extraordinarily accomplished joinery and subtle lighting schemes. "At every level we are always looking to create a powerful 'wow!' factor, allowing the owner the lifestyle" says Huffman."

There are ranges of luxury in the envelope. Basic luxury offers the standard hardwoods of maple, cherry and anigre, high quality fabrics, brand name appliance packages such as Kitchen Aid, and Panasonic entertainment centers. Higher luxury adds teak and holly to the hardwood selection, high end cork flooring in the galley and heads, high end appliances and flat screen TV's. The highest Tradition luxury includes wool, mohair, suede and leather in fabric selection, larger flat screens, more exotic woods such as makore, marble countertops, gold plated taps, and even specialty items such as a stainless steel shower curtain. "It really depends on what the owners want," says Coralee. "I thrive on enabling them to visualize possibilities based on their lifestyle plans and preferences. I am really guide in co-creating the interior at any level."

Seaforth's building facilities in China are supervised by Seaforth's engineering and design. In addition Seaforth has Canadian Shipwrights on the ground supervising production. The quality does not suffer by the lower price mainly due to China's lower labor costs; facilities, materials and workmanship are maintained at world class. The inquiries on the Tradition Trawlers with strength, stability and range have reached peak proportions. "It's really a new category we've created," says James. "We're confident it's the right vessel at the right time for people who want the lifestyle of slower, steadier, more luxurious and longer-range cruising." I can state with confidence, after viewing our competition at various Boat Shows, I have yet to find a Trawler which incorporates all that the Tradition Series offers. I believe we are in a league of our own." said James.

For further information please contact David at Seaforth Marine Group by phone at 604-464-7791or email at sales@seaforthmarine.com. You can also visit our website at www.traditiontrawlers.com.

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