The J Craft 42 Torpedo is singular in the motoryacht world, mating a modern fiberglass hull with a mahogany topside and detail-rich interior. We take it for a very fast spin.
The sandy shores of Shelter Island’s Sunset Beach were lined with all manner of restomod cars when I visited Long Island at the end of the summer—Ford Bronco this, Corvette Stingray that. You get the picture. The classic lines of these vehicles harkened to a past the owner may be trying to regain, or maybe never even actually had at all. But the throaty roars of restored engines and the pristine interiors pointed to something much more forward-thinking.
J Craft’s factory is in Gotland, Sweden, on the notoriously fickle Baltic Sea. Its boats may look like the wooden runabouts that slide happily across Lakes Tahoe and Como, but this is a far different beast. The 42 Torpedo is built of fiberglass with a resin-infused hull.The idea is to produce a boat that looks wooden without the mountainous maintenance needs of one, particularly when plying a saltwater environment.
Details like these chrome vents, and dozens of other nice touches, are what make JCraft unique in the motoryacht world.The woodwork, particularly in the cabin, was also to a megayacht-tender level, with rich grains and snug joinery. Notably, on my test boat, there was a teak chair built over the toilet—a playful nod to the King of Sweden. He’s a client.
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