WO2005115827A1

WO2005115827A1 - Day cruiser yacht

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Publication number: WO2005115827A1
Application number: PCT/IT2004/000301
Authority: WO
Inventors: Carlo Calaprice
Original assignee: Carlo Calaprice
Priority date: 2004-05-26
Filing date: 2004-05-26
Publication date: 2005-12-08

Abstract

Yacht of the day cruiser type having a weight not higher than 3500 kg and comprising a hull (12) of length comprised between 7,5 and 11 meters, and a deck (14). The deck (14) has such a shape as to define forward at least one first plane (25) for sunbathing serving as roofing of a relevant first cabin (28) and a well-deck (15), comprising a pilotage post (16) and a living area (24). The deck (14) defines astern a second plane (26) for sunbathing serving as fix roofing of a relevant second cabin (30) accessible from the well-deck (15).

Description

Title: "Day cruiser yacht"

DESCRIPTION

Field of application

The present invention relates, in its more general aspect, to a yacht of the day cruiser type. In particular, the present invention relates to a day cruiser yacht having a weight not higher than 3500 kg and comprising a hull having length comprised between about 7,5 and 11 metres.

Hereinafter in the description, the sizes of the day cruiser yacht have to be considered as indicative and they allow, within the aim of the present invention, to identify more clearly the type of boat; the choice of the most suitable sizes depends each time on the specific market needs.

In its even more particular aspect, the day cruiser yacht comprises a half-cabin hull comprising a deck being shaped in such a way as to define forward a plane for sunbathing serving as roofing of a respective cabin of substantially reduced liveability, and a well- deck, which comprises a living area and a pilotage post.

"Living area" hereinafter in the description means an area arranged and equipped as a living-room, with furniture, for example, with benches, a table and the like, for keeping passengers on board.

Prior Art

In the yachting field day cruiser yachts of the above mentioned type are known, which are traditionally intended for offering the best availability of open spaces, i.e. above deck, equipped and furnished for a comfortable entertainment of the passengers on board and at the same time a multifunctional environment of limited sizes being made below deck.

In this sense a known day cruiser yacht comprises a deck being shaped in such a way as to define forward a plane for sunbathing and a well-deck, practically occupying all the remaining part of the deck, mainly reserved to house a living area and a pilotage post.

In the known day cruiser yacht, below the bow plane for sunbathing a cabin is made being intended as passenger compartment of reduced height and equipped with beds, for allowing a brief stay under shelter of the sun of two, or at the maximum, three people. This cabin is often used also as area for loading materials and objects.

In a solution, the cabin is arranged for housing also a room for the WC being separated from the rest of the cabin by a door. As an alternative, the WC can be placed in a space made, alternatively, below or beside the beds.

The known day cruiser yacht has however the drawback that, even if it is provided with the above mentioned multifunctional cabin, it has such a structure and equipment as to tie its availability only to short one-day excursions close to the shore (therefrom the definition "day cruiser") and it allows the accommodation and rest of, at the maximum, two or three passengers limiting a lot the use for families.

This becomes even more critical if the WC is housed in a space hidden below or beside the beds making the use particularly uncomfortable and necessarily requesting the other passengers to leave the cabin free.

Thanks to the above cited reduced sizes and to the privilege given by the open configuration, these day cruiser yachts first have however the advantage of being of simple construction, and, further, of belonging to an economical class of boats, having a relatively Tow purchase cost and normally requiring a simple basic upkeep. These boats, according to a lot of current rules, can be regularly road transported by means of a trailer. At present, for performing off-shore excursions of two or more days, it is almost compulsory the use of boats of higher class than that of the above described day cruiser yachts, and normally called boats of the cabin type.

However, the choice of using higher class boats inevitably implies the drawback of losing all the above mentioned privileges offered by day cruiser yachts.

In fact, it is to be considered that boats of the cabin type, having length equal about to that of the above described day cruiser yachts, privilege the realisation, below deck, of really liveable cabins, however to the disadvantage of the surfaces for sunbathing, which are thus very reduced with respect to the overall boat sizes.

As a consequence, in order to have wider surfaces for sunbathing, it is necessary to provide a hull of longer length of about 11-12 metres, and as a consequence also a higher weight, of about 4000 Kg. They are thus boats having bigger sizes than those of the above described day cruiser yachts. It goes without saying that these boats have much higher prices and management costs.

In some known solutions, the cabins of the cabin boats also comprise a kitchenette being not separated from the rest of the room. The lack of separation however makes the use unadvisable, since it allows the diffusion of cooking odours in the cabin.

The aim of the present invention is therefore that of realising a day cruiser yacht of the above mentioned type, which, although maintaining the privileges of its own affiliation class with wide surfaces for sunbathing and a cabin made under the bow deckhouse is suitable for being used for off-shore cruises, even of two or more days, allowing the night rest also for four or five passengers.

Summary of the invention

This problem is solved by a day cruiser yacht of the above mentioned type wherein the deck defines astern a second plane for sunbathing serving as fix roofing of a relevant cabin being accessible from the well-deck.

Brief description of the drawings

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of an embodiment thereof, given by way of indicative and non-limiting example with reference to the annexed figures.

Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of the yacht according to the pre sent invention .

Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section view of the day cruiser yacht according to the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a top view, being partially sectioned, of the yacht of figure 1.

Detailed description of the invention

With reference to the annexed figures, a day cruiser yacht according to the present invention is generally indicated with number 10.

The yacht 10 is of the day cruiser type having a weight lower than 3500 Kg, and preferably comprised between 1700 and 1900 Kg.

The day cruiser yacht 10 comprises, as main elements, a hull 12 and a deck 14 and engine elements 17, which, in the specific case, comprise a pair of engines, each of 115 CV.

Preferably, the highest motorization provided is of 400 CV.

For clarity of description, the word hull means the main part or body of the yacht 10 having symmetrical shape with respect to the middle plane; the word deck means instead a tight roofing of the hull 12 of the yacht sometimes also called deck bridge. The hull 12 also comprises, in a known way, a group of frameworks which ensure the necessary strength thereof, some of which are indicated with reference number 18 in the drawings, and a tight roofing casing 20, substantially integrally formed.

Preferably, the hull 12 and the deck 14 are made of fibreglass.

In the case of the shown embodiment, the hull 12 comprises a transom 21 having substantially flat-shaped profile and arranged with such an inclination with respect to a vertical plane as to allow a correct angulation between the engines 17 and the water head, and a peak 22 for arranging the equipment for the boat.

In the specific case the hull 12 has an overall length L lower than 10 metres and an overall width 1 lower than 2,9 metres.

Considering the above cited sizes, the day cruiser yacht 10 is arranged for housing up to eight passengers on board.

The deck 14 has such a shape as to define at least one well-deck 15 comprising a pilotage post 16 equipped with a control panel 16a and a seat 16b for the pilot and a living area 24, which is described hereinafter in deeper detail!,

Under the well-deck 15, in the specific case, a tank 23 for the fuel is provided.

Moreover, the deck 14 defines forward a first plane 25 for sunbathing, which substantially extends flush with respect to the edge of the hull 12.

In the specific case the first plane 25 for sunbathing occupies around a third of the length of the hull 12.

According to the present invention, the deck 14 is further shaped so as to define astern with respect to the well-deck 15 a second plane 26 for sunbathing. Also the second plane 26 for sunbathing substantially extends, in the specific case, flush with respect to the edge of the hull 12.

Preferably the two planes 25 and 26 for sunbathing occupy around the half of the whole surface of the deck 14.

In correspondence with the two planes 25 and 26 for sunbathing, the day cruiser yacht 10 comprises a metallic parapet 27 for protecting the passengers, which is fixed in a known way along the perimeter of the deck 14.

The first plane 25 for sunbathing serves as a roofing, preferably fix, of a first cabin 28, which is equipped as a passenger compartment for the night stay, for example it is equipped with a mat 29, and it is preferably accessible from the well-deck 15.

According to the invention, the second plane 26 for sunbathing is shaped in such a way as to serve as fix roofing of a respective second cabin 30, also being preferably equipped as passenger compartment with a relevant mat 29, for allowing the rest below deck.

Each cabin 28, 30 houses at least two passengers.

According to the invention, also the second cabin 30 is accessible from the well-deck 15.

The day cruiser yacht 10 thus comprises two cabins 28, 30 being liveable and arranged in opposite parts with respect to the well- deck 15.

In the specific case for allowing the liveability in the two cabins 28, 30 below the respective planes 25, 26 for sunbathing thereof, the hull 12 has height h, which is defined between the keel and the flush of the edge of the hull 12, for example equal to 185 cm, and the two cabins 28, 30 have a height comprised between about 110 and 125 cm.

The height h of the hull 12 is suitably calculated so as not to excessively modify the profile and the outer shape of the day cruiser yacht 10 with respect to the day cruiser yachts of equal length of its affiliation class.

In the specific case, moreover, the cabins 28 and 30 and the well- deck 15 are directly obtained integrally by shaping the hull 12 and the deck 14.

In particular, the first cabin 28 is defined by a base panel 38, it also being integral with the bottom of the hull 12, by the first plane 25 for sunbathing, by a wall 40 for separation from the well-deck 15, by a wall 42 for separation from a further bow peak 44, and by the flanks of the hull 12.

The second cabin 30 is defined by a base panel 31 integral with the bottom of the hull 12, by the second plane 26 for sunbathing, by a wall 32 for separation from the above-mentioned peak 22, by a wall 33 for separation from the well-deck 15 and by the flanks of the hull 12.

Preferably, the wall 33 for separation from the well-deck 15 is integral with the second plane 26 for sunbathing.

In order to allow the accessibility into the relevant cabins 28, 30, the day cruiser yacht 10 preferably comprises two access openings closed by means of relevant vertical doors 56, 57 (figure 2) made in the wall 33 and, respectively, in the wall 40 for separation from the well-deck 15.

Preferably, on the planes 25, 26 for sunbathing, the day cruiser yacht 10 comprises further openings, closed by respective horizontal doors 53, 55, which are made right in correspondence with the two above described access openings in order to form, together with these latter, two passages having a predetermined depth.

Each cabin 28, 30 thus comprises a double door, one being vertical

56 and 57 and the other being horizontal 53 and 55, which facilitate the access therein.

In a preferred solution the horizontal door 53, 55 is hinged on one edge, in order to allow the book-wise lift.

According to a further embodiment the horizontal door is of the sliding type, i.e. it is shaped companion-hatch-like.

Each horizontal door 53, 55 is preferably equipped with light/ air vent.

In the illustrated solution, each cabin 28, 30 comprises a respective porthole 50, 52 of a chosen suitable form, for example rhomboidal, made on each flank of the hull 12.

As regards instead the structure and furniture of the well-deck 15, the above mentioned living area 24 preferably comprises a bench 58 and a small table 59 for housing passengers on board, in the specific case as already said above, for a maximum of eight people. Preferably, the bench 58, which extends on part of the peripheral area of the well-deck 15 and the small table 59 are of the removable type so as to allow their removal in case of non use.

Preferably, in the well-deck 15 a kitchen area 60 is also provided, which comprises a stove and a wash-basin, and which is completed by a fridge placed below the wash-basin.

Thanks to this arrangement, the kitchen area 60 results to be in an independent position with respect to the cabins 28, 30 and the use thereof does not imply the diffusion of odours below deck.

According to a further characteristic of the present invention, the day cruiser yacht 10 also comprises a WC room 61, which is preferably placed on a forward side of the well-deck 15, below the control panel 16a of the pilotage post 16.

Thanks to this arrangement, the WC room 61 has such dimensions as to house an adult, and it is preferably equipped with a sink. The WC room 61 is further independently placed with respect to the cabins 28, 30 and the use thereof does not cause any disturb for the passengers above deck.

The access to the WC room 61 is obtained in a completely similar way as the one described above for the cabins 28, 30 by means of a double access door, one being vertical 61a and the other being horizontal 61b.

Preferably, also the WC room 61 is provided with a porthole and with an air vent, which are not shown in the drawings.

According to another characteristic of the present invention, the day cruiser yacht 10 comprises a superstructure 62, also called roll bar, only shown in figures 1 and 2, and comprising a pair of studs 64, obliquely arranged, and preferably realised integrally, in correspondence with the flanks of the hull 12 and a cross-beam not shown in the drawings.

The superstructure 62 supports a protection boat awning 66 of the well-deck 15, which is associated with the superstructure 62 through fixing means and hooks of the known type for roofing the well-deck 15 in case of bad weather and thus for offering a further roofed area. The closure of the space below the boat awning can be completed in a known way, which is not shown in the drawing, also on the four sides.

The boat awning 66, when it is closed, is gathered around the cross-beam. Also the mechanisms for opening the boat awning 66 are of the known type.

The main advantage of the day cruiser yacht according to the present invention is that of providing a structure and a distribution of the spaces above and below deck which ensure the fitness thereof for off-shore excursions also of more days, without however losing the privileges and the characteristics of the affiliation class thereof. In other words, the day cruiser yacht 10 maintains the characteristics of a yacht of reduced sizes and the traditional constructive simplicity of this kind of boats, offering at the same time an astern cabin and the relevant plane for sunbathing, besides a forward cabin of the conventional type.

In particular, thanks to the substantially central position of the well-deck there exists the advantage of providing two substantially independent liveable cabins for the stay below deck, preferably for a total of four people, without compromising the availability of the above deck spaces and ensuring high privacy levels to all the passengers during their rest and in the use of the toilet facilities.

It is in fact to be noted that, although confining the well-deck in the central area of the hull and reducing the dimension thereof with respect to an astern well-deck of a traditional day cruiser yacht of equal length, the above deck spaces are not at all cramped thanks to the realisation of two distinct planes for sunbathing.

A further advantage of the present invention is that it simultaneously has two static planes for sunbathing, and a living area furnished in the well-deck, so that it is not necessary to lower the small table and to remove the benches for having a further plane for sunbathing.

A further advantage of the present invention is that thanks to the central arrangement of the well-deck, it is possible to easily accede into the cabins without needing uncomfortable movements and manoeuvres.

Also the realisation of two independent access openings has the advantage of avoiding the risk of a mutual disturb of the passengers, also for medium length cruises. In particular, the assembly of the above described elements allows the use of the yacht for medium length cruises for four people ensuring proper comfort and privacy. A further advantage is that of providing an autonomous room which houses the WC and a small sink and which is accessible also at night in a completely independent way by the passengers occupying the two cabins.

A further advantage is that of providing a kitchen area for cooking foods outside the cabins, and therefore such as not to saturate the same with kitchen odours.

Obviously, a technician in the field can make several modifications and changes to the above described day cruiser yacht with the aim of meeting contingent and specific needs, all within the scope of protection of the invention as defined in the following claims.

For example, according to a varying embodiment, not shown in the drawings, the day cruiser yacht is equipped with an inboard- outboard motorization unit. This kind of motorization determines, in a known way in the field, a structural change of the transom with respect to the above described one, and an astern increase of the yacht length of at least one metre, without however modifying the above described characteristics.

Claims

1. A yacht of the day cruiser type having a weight not higher than 3500 kg and comprising a hull (12) of length comprised between about 7,5 and 11 metres, and a deck (14) having such a shape as to define forward a first plane (25) for sunbathing serving as roofing of a respective first cabin (28) and a well-deck (15) comprising a pilotage post (16) and a living area (24), characterised in that the deck (14) defines astern a second plane (26) for sunbathing serving as fix roofing of a respective second cabin (30) accessible from the well-deck (15).

2. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises at least one wall (33) for separating said second cabin (30) from the well-deck (15).

3. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 2, characterised in that said wall (33) and said first plane (25) for sunbathing are integral.

4. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that it comprises at least one first access opening made in said wall (33) for accessing into said second cabin (30) from the well-deck (15) and closed by means of a relevant door (57).

5. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 4, characterised in that it comprises a first access opening (53) made in said second plane (26) for sunbathing in correspondence with said first access opening (57) for defining a single passage of predetermined depth.

6. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 5, characterised in that said second access opening (53) is closed by means of a hinged door.

7. Day cruiser yacht according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a WC room (61) arranged in said well-deck (15) and accessible therefrom.

8. Day cruiser yacht according to claim 7, characterised in that said WC room (61) is made below said pilotage post (16).

9. Day cruiser yacht according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises an area being equipped as a kitchen (60) made in said well-deck (15).

10. Day cruiser yacht according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a superstructure (62) for a selective protection of said well-deck (15).