EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

Stødig is a former Caledonian MacBrayne ferry lifeboat that has undergone a stunning conversion to become a unique cruising vessel

Clearly Stødig is not a sailing yacht, nor anything close to one. Indeed she is far from a conventional motoryacht. But sometimes there are vessels which may not have a mast and sails, but which appeal to an adventurous spirit just as much as any teak-decked, canvassed yacht. Stødig is such a boat.

Stødig is the brainchild of friends Guylee Simmonds and David Schnabel, both 28. Looking at the beautiful spaces they have created in this unassuming 35ft tub, it comes as no surprise that the pair met when studying architecture.

While seafaring is a new pastime for Schnabel, Simmonds comes from a sailing heritage and spent a childhood sailing the family yachts out of East Sussex and across the Channel.

“I’m actually the third generation of my family to have some sort of boat in is the first motor boat in the family, and yes, that was a small point of family contention!” he explains.