Yacht Design for Nature: A One-Way Navigation That no One Can Escape Anymore

In the habits, legends, and traditions of peoples living on the sea, activities have developed that have taken them farther and farther from land, as far as where the sea presents itself in all its immense unpredictability. However, the development of new technologies has allowed us to have a new approach to the marine environment: on the one hand it tests its carrying capacity, and on the other it attempts to propose new solutions of livability. Pleasure boating since its inception has been an opportunity to approach the sea with pleasure and deep interest; however, in its becoming these goals have frequently been lost sight of. With industrial and economic development, many shipyards have allowed yachting to become an opportunity to show off an exclusive and unapproachable lifestyle, leading to an increasing display of status-symbol, often distant from the marine environment. In this regard, the intention of this paper is to emphasize how, in addition to the importance of recent technological developments relating to more efficient propulsion systems and new materials, boating still lacks sensitivity to the authentic spirit of going to sea. The intention is to emphasize the importance of boating as an experience and an opportunity for human reconnection with nature. Therefore, the aim is to highlight that, however useful and innovative they may be, new technologies are not sufficient for an ecological approach to navigation, but that what is lacking is a new spirit towards boating, both for designers and users. This may be the key to new design and organizational ideas for a sector that is increasingly capable of influencing the economy of the area in which it insists.