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When refitting the 135-foot Lürssen Blind Date
(ex-Abbracci), Knowles worked alongside the captain to create a galley
for both owners and crew. "That was the owner’s motivation: a family galley
for gathering and entertaining," he says.
While not losing the feel of a galley by using stainless steel
rhythmically around the space, he incorporated a stand-alone dining table and
chairs that give the room a sophisticated feel tantamount to the design of the
rest of the yacht.
Top: A Patrick Knowles galley, brings the outside
in. Photograph by Pamela Jones. Bottom: Upholstered stools bring a formal tone to a
galley. Photograph by Jim Raycroft. (Click images to enlarge)
When designing the 94-foot Burger motor yacht Best N
Show (also a ShowBoats award recipient), owner space in the galley
was a top priority for Knowles. The owner wanted a protected, comfortable space
to take meals and work from his laptop without losing the sense of being on the
water. To accommodate his wishes, Knowles created a forward dining settee in the
galley with wraparound windows providing 180-degree views. The space provided
just the atmosphere the owner intended, stylishly adjoined to the galley, though
clearly separated from areas of food preparation with elements such as a vaulted
ceiling and an island with sink.
Douglas Richey, an in-house designer for Burger Boat Company,
is particularly fond of providing seating around galley islands. "After so many
banquettes, the island is a refreshing idea," he says. "It was an important
departure for designers to get away from the settee idea."
On the vessels Wow and Wimil, which were built by
Burger on speculation, Richey had the chance to experiment. He provided several
seats at an island surface for dining, which doubled as an area to set up a
buffet and prepare and plate meals being served elsewhere on the yacht.
"The clients’ responses to this different idea were very
positive, and we began to use the plan in subsequent designs," Richey says.
Chief designer for Trinity Yachts Geoff van Aller attributes
the rise of the dine-in galley to the configuration of many of his company’s
earlier raised pilothouse yachts that exhibited these so-called "country
kitchens."
"As owners grow from their 118-foot raised pilothouse yachts
into larger vessels, 135 feet and up," he says, "they don’t want to lose the
dine-in option provided on the smaller builds."
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