SUBTLY SWEET

WITHIN ITS STRIKING EXTERIOR LINES, THE FAIRLINE PHANTOM 65 IS A SPORT-BRIDGE YACHT WITH MANY COMFORTS. 

- VICTOR TAN

Yachts are flashy by nature. Their luxurious comforts, by design, shout flair and opulence.

The Fairline Yachts Phantom 65, however, shows off in a subtler way. From stern to bow, this sport-bridge model has hidden features that can transform spaces in big and small ways. ¶ Take, for example, the quietude of the cantilevered teak table in the cockpit. It connects the transom seating with the starboard-side, L-shaped settee to create an alfresco dining area big enough for all guests to enjoy. The two settees can also become one with a sliding hideaway connector from the transom settee, and diners can add the two stools from the indoor dining space, should guests drop by for dessert.

¶ Also inside is a U-shaped settee to starboard with a high-gloss table that can raise for meals or lower to become a coffee tableall on the same level as the cockpit and galley, which is aft in the portside corner. The galley's location, combined with an electrically powered fold-up window to starboard and a sliding-glass door that hides behind the portside stairs, creates one interconnected socializing space for entertaining and serving.

¶ Forward and a step up, the salon has two settees: one that's U-shaped and to port, and a two-seater to starboard. The portside seating can be accompanied by a coffee table or a replica of the dining area's versatile table. To starboard, a TV rises from the console.