This yacht is a work of art in wood. Tour the Spirit 50CR long distance cruising yacht

This most beautiful yacht is the Spirit 50CR, just launched in time for the Southampton Boat Show 2019 by Spirit Yachts, based in Ipswich in the UK, and famed for their modern styled traditional yachts. Jumping on board, this yacht has a Hossbars carbon mast and boom, furling Genoa, and you really can't help but admire the most beautiful bright work and wood decks. Not in teak, but in fact in a substance called Lignia, which is made in the UK from a soft wood infused with resin, then heat and pressure treated. Spirit Yachts have vast experience in wood and say that it is harder than teak to work and could last longer, certainly more sustainable. You see all the lines here laid back to the cockpit under the spray hood, and some really fine details including the Spirit Yachts logo laid into the cockpit sole here. This is a 42 inch wheel and all the really nice woodworking details carry right down below. A very traditional layout to this boat, you can see the galley and a small seating area to starboard, and on the port side there is a U-shaped saloon seating area and table. Some of the nice details include some polished stainless steel portholes that can open for ventilation and on the deck head, flush fitting hatches. Moving forward into the owners cabin, again some really beautiful joinery details here. One of the things that Spirit Yachts is rightly proud of is the construction of the hull itself which you can see here lit up with epoxy construction. Nice en-suite heads to the owners cabin, and then back again through the saloon where you get another view of the galley and the berths, quarter berths on the starboard side and a double on the port side. One of the things I really like about this boat is that it is traditional on the outside and on the inside and that includes a navigation station in the old fashioned sense, a place to put your paper charts, your electronics. Also worth noticing is just how secure these would be as sea berths. This is built for comfort offshore. A few final details then from the port out cabin, very nice chest of drawers here and a small wardrobe with a porthole for ventilation above it. Let us know what you think of this boat in the comments below. Do you like traditional boats or do you like modern ones and what kind of features really make an elegant yacht to you?