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Speaking of their type of clients, most of them are billionaires, many
of whom come from industries such as fin-tech and e-commerce. Aside
from looking for something unique and suiting for their lifestyle, they
are very detail-oriented in their vision of a dream yacht. The team at
Winch Design has a good habit of getting to know their clients, more
specifically their tastes, preferences and habits, and from there initiate a
collaborative conversation which will be an essential base step towards
achieving an incredible final result.
“It’s great when the client is fully involved and there is a creative
dialogue between them and our designers as it means that we are able
to understand their dreams in their entirety.”
The team shares a passion for delivering designs imbued with the
Winch ethos for beauty, uniqueness and perfect proportion. The work
created by the Studio over the last 33 years speaks for itself and current
projects continue to push boundaries and expectations of design.
They’ve also managed to create some relevant relationships with many
of their suppliers, each of them being a master in their own craft.
Craftsmanship, for that matter, is a matter that the team gives a great
amount of emphasis to, seen as they invest in it for the final results.
When it comes to trends in the yachting world, Jim points to the
increasing popularity that explorer yachts are gaining throughout this
period. According to him, these vessels have features such as robust
hulls, higher crew capacity and superior storage space, alongside
with the fact that are vessels equipped with the tech, durability and
propulsion power which allows the owner, guests and crew to enjoy
travels across a variety of extreme environments. As a matter of fact
Winch Design has been working on three projects directed toward that
sense, seen as these yachts are taking over many sea lovers.
“Clients are expecting a flow and consistency between their spaces
on land and at sea and want their yachts to be multi-functional and
capable of functioning in the same way as a home on land. Some clients
are choosing to spend extended periods of time on board, some are even
choosing to live permanently on board. “
“I would like to see other luxury industry
leaders promoting the conversation
about sustainability, publicly supporting
and financing conservation charities as
well as making small changes from the
bottom to the top. “
When it comes to some possible changes in the yachting industry, Jim
Dixon predicts a dramatic change in the superyacht industry in this
upcoming decade. There are a series of rules which are being applied
to help the the move towards carbon neutral methods of propulsion,
in order to help control the levels of pollution in several areas at risk.
He predicts a huge increase in Hydrogen fuel Powered Yachts, a type of
vessel which will be protected from loss of value and produce no harmful
emissions, as well as a resurgence of interest in sailing yachts, which
are boats that can be very luxurious, and also help on the ecological
matter. In Norway, for that matter, certain fjords have banned
combustion fuelled liners and yachts from entering in a bid with the
goal of eradicating the high levels of pollution detrimental for the local
environment. Jim manifests a hope that the yachting community will
start to turn to discussions regarding ecological and sustainable matters
through which the boating industry can help protect the environment.
INSPIRATIONS //
