Connecting interior and exterior spaces is the latestdesign challenge in the motor yacht industry and our own Sabre Design team has come up with some innovative ideas. In this image Glen Campbell and Rick Paul from the engineering group are test fitting the door and windows into the deck of hull one.
The door is floor to ceiling glass with a minimal frame. The door is on tracks and slides to port rather than hinge open to the cockpit and consume valuable living space in doing so. The two large windows seen here are hinged on the top edge and gas shocks raise thewindow panels up to a horizontal position. Air flow will be plentiful and with the addition of the optional sun roof the interior of the Sabre 40 will feel like an outdoor space.
Because the deck mold is used for both sedan and bridge models the port side aft facing seat and the optional grille/icemaker cabinet are secondaries that are added to the deck. The white "walls" seen here will be cut down in height by about half once the seat and grille cabinet are installed,
Here's a first glimpse of the hard top and overhang. As you can see this is long enough to cover both the seat and the windows in their up position.