Dockmate boarding platform
Teak decking continues all the way up to the bow. There isn’t a weld visible in the polished stainless-steel rails either. Elongated rails are mounted to varnished teak caprails and top out at 35” ( 88.90 cm). Engine room vents are to the insides, so they remain protected by the 26” ( 66.04 cm) high bulwarks from salt spray. The Summit 54 has a symmetrical layout, so the side decks remain at an average 19” ( 48.26 cm) width to both port and starboard. With everything in the closed position, a switch electrically lifts the whole transom, exposing a large storage compartment. All of this is under the protection of a hardtop, extending from the flying bridge, 7’ (2.13m) feet off the deck. The seating wraps around a beautifully finished table with intricate inlay work. It begins with U-shaped seating, center-mounted, in between two gates that lead out to the swim platform. There are boarding gates to both sides of the aft deck, and this will be the first of many social zones that guests will come to appreciate. Simply stated, she has the quality of a Krogen… with speed. But make no mistake, there are no cut corners and compromises in this yacht. This has more of a modern look, and indeed a contemporary feel, as we walk through the open spaces. Espinoza, doesn’t have that old world yacht-style with varnished wood everywhere. There’s also another big departure from the traditional Kadey-Krogen in that the interior, designed by J.C. Now, owners have a choice of taking her up to over 23 knots or extending the range to over 1200 nm by dropping her down to 7.5 knots. You know, the type that goes slow and forever… as in across an ocean! But we live in a faster world now and Kadey-Krogen is adapting to it by launching the Summit 54… a yacht with the same build quality and attention to detail, but on a Michael Peters designed planing hull. The Summit 54 represents a completely new direction for Kadey-Krogen, and it’s the first build for the company on a planing hull.įor over 40 years, Kadey-Krogen has been known for making premium built distance-cruising trawlers.
