Better stowage

HOW TO SET UP YOUR BOAT PART 2

Few boats are well organised when it comes to stowage, which can quickly lead to an appearance of chaos after a short period on board. Yet very few designs – even among the more expensive brands – are fitted out inside to make the best use of available space.

This is a long-standing problem. When boat interiors first became brighter and more spacious during the late 1970s and ‘80s a common refrain was that the feeling of space was gained at the expense of stowage, for instance by pushing the saloon settees out to the side of the hull. Another issue is that creating good