I think it’s a shame to propose a space dedicated just to bathing, as all other brands do with a beach club,” says Couach’s in-house designer, Clément Carbonne . “The rest of the time it is ‘lost’; it is not used.” His solution: give it a glass door aboard the 3800 Lounge Explorer. “The idea was to allow owners to maximize the beach club, both the bathing area and the lounge area. This place is now always accessible.”
This feature, seen below, is just one of the pleasant surprises awaiting buyers of the 3800 Lounge Explorer series. The 125-footer (38-meter) is the smallest in the semi-displacement Lounge Collection. (Two additional offerings measure 138 feet, or 42 meters, and 148 feet, or 45 meters.) The series emphasizes the look of adventure yachts with today’s emphasis on indoor-outdoor living. The former comes via the high freeboard and protected bow area. The latter comes via nearly floor-to-ceiling windows along the main deck (above). This styling element still primarily characterizes larger megayachts. Carbonne wants owners and guests to enjoy the vistas, without feeling they’ve foregone privacy.
Furthermore, Carbonne wants them to forget they’re even aboard a yacht. He designed the 3800 Lounge to be more of a floating home. Carbonne’s concept drawings show clean, simplified spaces. Buyers can, of course, customize arrangements inside and out. But, the saloon and dining areas combine to make one open space. In addition, and more notable, each guest stateroom is akin to a suite. All have offices areas and dressing areas. As the owner, you get the biggest benefit, a fold-out balcony.
Something Americans in particular make want to keep is the wheelhouse configuration. Carbonne penned a version with a big lounge and access to a mini galley. Buyers of all nationalities may want the 3800 Lounge to come with an additional cooking area on the flying bridge. A wet bar, dining area, sunning space, and hot tub are further popular options.
One last unusual item to note: The 3800 Lounge can have two garages for toys. Couach does consider her an explorer in spirit, after all.
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