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Enclosed bridge with wings VS open stansions?

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  1. Yacht News, Nov 12, 2006
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    Which is better... and what are the reasons?

    Most yachts do not have bridges with wings that are totally enclosed. I imagine from what i can remember now that Octopus is one of the VERY FEW, if not the only yacht to have a bridge with wings that are totally enclosed.

    Most yachts use open wings where you can go outside and view for docking/undocking or general navigation proceedures. Howcome we do not see more totally enclosed bridges? Is style a problem? Enclosed bridge projections take away from the lines of most yachts?

    On Octopus it certainly does not. I can't imagine her with out the enclosed wings. So what are the reasons?
  2. YES!, Nov 13, 2006
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    Wet or Dry?

    Which do you prefer, because it does not matter from the operational efficiency or maneuvering of the ship. The simple answer is that you are either in the weather or you are not.

    Yacht captains dressed in thongs and flip flops wouldn't really care, but if you are in your starched whites, it is nice to stay in the A/C and out of the rain.

    To have enclosed bridge wings means that the bridge runs the full beam of the vessel. While this is fine on a commercial ship, it does not lend itself to very elegant or streamlined profiles for yacht designers.

    As you say, on Octopus it looks OK, but Octopus does reflect a more commercial personality rather than that of a stylish motor yacht.
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    Well Stan, i have to agree with you...I did not think about the wet and dry aspect you mentioned. Most yachts have the portuguse bridges and if you were to have enclosed wings this would alter the walking path of crew or charter guest seeing that many people walk from the main deck past the bridge to forward sun pads or to the fo'stle in the case of crew. So i guess in terms of functionability of the particular deck can be questioned if it had a enclosened wings.