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Saloon and Galley

Interior Design by Plachter-Vogel Design

Galley

Arrangement -- One of Jane Plachter-Vogel's innovations was the incorporation of an island galley.  As you see in the floor plan, this facilitates access to the galley from either side of the saloon and prevents the cook or dishwasher from getting trapped in the typical U-shaped galleys in most ships.  It also permits someone at the sink to look out of the window, yet still have the dishwasher next to them for loading.

We have set up the island to function as a second work station for a variety of tasks.  With the integral second sink, the cook's assistant can be chopping vegetables, making salad, or fixing drinks while the cook is at the stove or someone is cleaning up at the sink.  The island has a higher level for the stools, so those sitting at the bar and those standing in the galley don't interfere with each others' tasks. 

 

Equipment -- On the port side of the island is a GE trash compactor.  We hope this will minimize the accumulation of trash.  Each sink is equipped with a disposal to deal with garbage.  The rest of the island contains storage for provisions and cooking equipment.  A GE Spacemaker (GEM31GA) microwave is in the cabinets above the island for quick food warming.

Behind the island is a Sub-Zero refrigerator with 2-drawer freezer compartment under.  Continuing counter clockwise is a Jennair three unit modular range.  Depending on the meal this can be configured with multiple grilling units, burner units, or griddles.  Lots of flexibility in a small space.  Above the range is a GE convection/microwave oven.  This will be the main cooking oven and a secondary microwave.  Pot and pan drawers are under the range.

The main sink has one very large, deep bowl and a smaller scrap bowl with a disposal.  We like the arrangement that lets the cleaner look out the large window over the sink.  The Meile dishwasher is to the left of the sink followed by a second Sub-Zero freezer drawer unit for heavy provisioning.  Tableware is stored in the cabinets above these.

Cabinets, Tile and Granite -- The cabinets and all other wood work in the ship are of maple, custom hand-built in Peter Howard's state-of-the-art cabinet shop at Cape Horn.  Peter and his crew take a great deal of justified pride in the detail and finish of their work.  All of the galley countertops are a 'Peacock' granite that has a little bit of blue-green tint.  The flooring, backsplashes, and walls are limestone with tile accents.  One of the great things about a steel ship is that the floor is rigid enough to support tile and stone flooring.

Refreshment Center

Party on -- The cabinet starboard of the island houses a Sub-Zero 30 lb/day ice making unit (to augment ice makers in each of the other freezers), a 46 bottle Sub-Zero wine cellar, and a storage cabinet for bottle storage.  A cabinet for glasses is above and there is plenty of room to work here while dinner is being prepared.  The sink behind it in the island is handy for clean-up or a to add water to the concoctions.

Saloon

Living room -- Since this is where we'll live, we've carefully laid this out to meet a variety of needs.  In normal operation, the stools at the island will serve as our day-to-day eating place for the three of us.  This allows us to configure the remaining saloon area with a large 7' long couch and two swivel recliners for lounging.  The couch has two low coffee tables so that people can get to the inner seats without the usual slide in/slide out routine required for a table arrangement.  We also feel this is a friendlier, more living room kind of set-up for the bulk of the time.

Entertainment -- When the time comes for audio/video entertainment, a 60 inch plasma panel will be lowered in front of the island for video viewing from anywhere in the saloon.  This is coupled into the surround sound system and will usually be used for DVD playback.  Radar, charting, and depth sounder signals can also be relayed to the projector or shown in a portion of the screen.  Since we will usually be out of range of TV coverage, we have storage for over 1000 DVDs in the saloon cabinets.

Dining Room -- When we want to accommodate a larger group for indoor dining, we have designed the couch to convert to an banquette for 6-8 people.  This conversion is accomplished by raising both of the coffee tables to become pedestals for a large table to be placed and latched over them.  Normally this table top folds in half lengthwise and stores in a special cabinet under the windows behind the swivel recliners.

Cockpit

Outdoor living -- Right outside the extra large sliding weather-tight door is the large cockpit.  With built-in storage for folding lounge chairs, this area can be secured tightly under way, yet still be homey at anchorage.  Spiral stars lead down from the starboard side to the swim deck.

Pilot house

A room with a view -- Forward of the galley and up several steps is the pilot house and access to the upper decks.  See the Pilot House page for more about the best seats in the house.


 

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