The Nice Boat Thread
Discussion
Prompted by someone on the 'career change' thread wishing he'd put his skills towards making Riva Aquaramas (or similar), it had me thinking about boats.
Rivas are gorgeous in the same way a '50s Maserati is gorgeous, an indelible part of the jet-setter lifestyle, but for me, it's got to be JCL, the PHers choice of boat.
Why? Well, they used to just make fibreglass hulls, then Colin Chapman approached them in the '50s to make bodyshells for the Lotus Elite. They formed a partnership which resulted in Colin Chapman buying the company.
But it didn't stop there. Oliver Winterbottom (designer of the Europa Twin Cam, Elite 501, Eclat, Excel and TVR Tasmin) started designing boats for them too. The results fit into that modernist '70s jet-setter lifestyle as seamlessly as the cars.
Modernist beauties from the Lotus of boat companies. Spot the Lotus and TVR design cues on them:
JCL Moonraker:
JCL Marauder:
JCL Mystere:
JCL Mirage:
JCL Mistral:
JCL Mamba:
JCL Mangusta 65:
Anyone else like this sort of thing?
Rivas are gorgeous in the same way a '50s Maserati is gorgeous, an indelible part of the jet-setter lifestyle, but for me, it's got to be JCL, the PHers choice of boat.
Why? Well, they used to just make fibreglass hulls, then Colin Chapman approached them in the '50s to make bodyshells for the Lotus Elite. They formed a partnership which resulted in Colin Chapman buying the company.
But it didn't stop there. Oliver Winterbottom (designer of the Europa Twin Cam, Elite 501, Eclat, Excel and TVR Tasmin) started designing boats for them too. The results fit into that modernist '70s jet-setter lifestyle as seamlessly as the cars.
Modernist beauties from the Lotus of boat companies. Spot the Lotus and TVR design cues on them:
JCL Moonraker:
JCL Marauder:
JCL Mystere:
JCL Mirage:
JCL Mistral:
JCL Mamba:
JCL Mangusta 65:
Anyone else like this sort of thing?
Y'see, I like the JCLs because you don't need a crew getting under your feet. What I like about boats (apart from the style and the freedom) is that sense of calm you get once you've got out to sea - no-one to spoil it. I wouldn't want a boat that huge because you'd end up employing so many people that it would turn into a business rather than a pleasure.
Twincam16 said:
Y'see, I like the JCLs because you don't need a crew getting under your feet. What I like about boats (apart from the style and the freedom) is that sense of calm you get once you've got out to sea - no-one to spoil it. I wouldn't want a boat that huge because you'd end up employing so many people that it would turn into a business rather than a pleasure.
Rubbish, mine would just be heavily inspected before employment, and just might turn out to be 10 beautiful women in bikinis. If you're going to be a playboy, you best do it properly.
Cheers,
Rob.
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