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areas of Chevy Toy also benefit from some refinements. Any charter
yacht intending to ply warm climates needs to have an abundance of outdoor
relaxation space as well as alfresco dining spots, and Chevy Toy delivers
on both accords. The sundeck is aptly named, featuring chaise lounges
that can be rearranged as well as a Jacuzzi fully forward, flanked by
raised sunpads. Should the sun prove too intense, the chaise lounges can
be shaded by a bimini top that attaches to the radar arch and removable
stainless steel poles. Anyone wishing to take the action closer to the
water—or on land—can choose from the handful of toys deployed
from here. Two PWCs and a 17-foot RIB are stowed on the sundeck, and when
Reed is aboard, two shiny silver Vespa scooters join them. Chevy Toy
also tows an Intrepid in the 30-foot range.
As for
alfresco dining spots, the table on the teak-laid aft deck handily accommodates
12 or more people, and a bar just steps away keeps the libations flowing.
Up on the sundeck, a U-shape bar lies amidships, allowing guests to cool
off in comfort there or on one of the lounges or sunpads previously mentioned.
Interestingly,
some of the yacht’s features dually benefit the guests and crew.
One example is the placement of full-size mooring bits on the swim platform.
If you’ve seen a yacht Med-moored, you may have seen how crossed
stern lines can interfere with walking along the passarelle when it’s
deployed. Trinity addressed this issue aboard Chevy Toy by installing
full-size mooring bits on the swim platform, allowing the stern lines
to extend down and therefore cross each other below the passarelle.
Another
good example of the dual benefit is the configuration of the seating area
aft on the main deck. The long seat is slightly forward of the traditional
placement, giving guests some extra shade due to the overhang of the deck
above and, even better, positioning the cushions forward of the drip edge
of the overhang when the crew washes down Chevy Toy. And the extra space
behind the seat allows the crew to work lines while the yacht is pulling
into or out of port without concern for guests getting in the way.
As Smith
is fond of saying, “If you’ve got a good crew, you’re yachting;
if you’ve got a bad crew, you’re boating.” Chevy Toy
further embraces the concept by providing the captain with a walkaround
queen-berth stateroom just aft of the pilothouse and the engineer with
an equally good-size stateroom to port off the engine room. Steps away
from the engineer’s cabin are a huge workbench and tool drawers,
plus the Atlas TecPower shorepower system and breaker panels. Four additional
crew are accommodated in two staterooms.
Even
the chef’s daily tasks were given careful consideration aboard this
142-footer. The main cooking area is forward and to port, allowing work
to continue here uninterrupted while the stewardesses flow in and out
through the butler’s pantry just aft and the other entrance to the
galley—an unusual but smart request made by Reed—off the starboard
hallway.
As we
were going to press, Chevy Toy was embarking on her first full
charter season in the Caribbean, where she’s available for $125,000
per week. Given the repeat business her 118-foot predecessor enjoyed,
she’s poised to become a darling of the fleet. It won’t happen
overnight—even Buddy Knox had to wait a few weeks for “Party
Doll” to hit number one. But just as the rockabilly singer from tiny
Happy, Texas, went on to sell more than 10 million copies of his single
worldwide, Reed will likely see his doll become the life of the party,
too.
Trinity
Yachts Phone: (504) 283-40505. www.trinityyachts.com.
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