Songbird" is 110 feet (33.5 meters) and is best classified as a
modern trawler style of passagemaker. She is a serious bluewater vessel
outfitted for exploration, and yet loaded with all the amenities to make her
cruise in style. Overall, this design has a mix of retro styling that pays
tribute to the past yet applies modern twists and smoother detailing
throughout.
Her draft is just 7.5 feet so she can cruise shallower
locations and still be stable and comfortable offshore. In the past few years we
have started the designs of many expedition yachts for clients where the tenders
are on the bow, as in our well-known Surprise based in Fiji. However, it
seems that every client, save a few, who start out this way tend to switch to
carrying the tenders aft and staging all of their in-the-water play areas aft. (Click images to enlarge)
The result is a design we have developed not for a specific
client, but rather for the commonsense cruising realities of today. The size is
appropriate to carry four guest staterooms below and a master on the main deck
or, alternatively, three guest cabins below as well as the master. Typical of
the main deck is the expected salon and dining area, as well as the less formal
galley if the master is placed below. The skylounge is kept small because
outdoor space is the priority. Large tenders and lots of toys including
windsurfers, kayaks, etc., can be carried on the upper deck and will be
launched by a classic derrick-style crane. This will, in turn, hold up a
canopy of sailcloth as a tension structure to allow for a large covered
entertainment area outside; or, as in the tropics, just to cover up the tenders
and the heat gain above the salon while at anchor.
 Ward Setzer. (Click image to enlarge)
There is a cockpit aft for fishing and watersports inclusive of
a dive compressor locker and other dive gear storage. There is a crow’s nest
integrated into the retro mast for scoping out coral heads and spotting
fish.Overall, the vessel is supposed to be fun to run, not too large
and not too small; possibly a throwback to the classic cruising days of
Feadships and Burgers, and yet also a bit more out there on her own. It wouldn’t
take a large crew to run her, yet she will feel like a much larger vessel. —Ward Setzer is
president and owner of North Carolina-based Setzer Design Group.
www.setzerdesign.com
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