Dee Robinson

  The last 14 years have seen some notable changes in the yacht market, with boats getting increasingly larger and interiors breaking out of any set molds. Perhaps the greatest trend, however, is in the number of megayachts now built with charter in mind. In Part 1 of this series, I looked back at the beginnings of yacht interior design from the mid-'70s through the '80s. In true American spirit, we saw the transformation of these interiors from yachty red, white, and blue classic décors to more excessive displays that reflected the times. By 1990, 100ft American yachts were commonplace and growing in both size and number. New American builders were making names for themselves with unique entries into the market. As the boats grew larger and larger, our skills grew too... (more)

Trends in Yacht Interiors

In the beginning, large boats were for the privileged few, then for the military. It wasn't until the rise of pleasure boating that they set the course of the American yachting industry. In the first of a two-part series, well-known yacht interior designer Dee Robinson comments on a quarter century of lessons learned.   When I was asked to write an article about trends in yacht interiors... (more)