MJM Yachts Innovation in Layout, Entertaining and Design is Unsurpassed

The philosophy of the creator and founder, Bob Johnstone, in designing a luxury yacht is to measure each element of design from the perspective of how best it will meet the needs of the owner 80% of the time.

For instance, why have fixed walls for a guest cabin if guests will be aboard for only 20% of the time? Better to compromise this 20% with a convertible space than have less than luxurious living space 80% of the time when there are just two people aboard.

Another example: When cruising, 80% of daytime hours are spent in port at anchor or in a slip, rather than underway. Here’s where an experienced cruiser will sing the praises of a 50z. There is comfortable seating on a ‘stressless’ type easy chair in the forward cabin next to a workstation/dressing table. The Great Cabin has a large lounge for watching TV and a dining table that converts to a twin or double berth cabin. You and your guests can keep the cook company during meal preparation. There’s privacy for dinner at night. The pilothouse converts to a single and double berth with privacy curtains all around. There is ample cockpit seating aft with four separate areas where those aboard can pursue their own interests (emailing, reading, conversing with a friend, conducting business) without everyone having to be on top of each other all the time in a ‘salon’ which is traditionally the only place with seating.

It initially appears that there is only one sleeping cabin on the 50z, which may be socially convenient as your friends won’t wonder why they are not being invited to go cruising. But, in reality, the 50z can sleep from seven to nine people in comfort…all with private entrance to a head, which eliminates disturbing others at night.

The Great Cabin lounge is formed by foot-to-foot twins. Or, the table slides aft and outboard, then drops to create a double berth with reading chairs at either end. A heavy linen Pullman privacy curtain closes off the area. On the 40z, the dinette forms a double berth with a privacy curtain as well.

That’s two cabins. The third is the bridge deck. The settees convert to twin berths or, in the case of the 50z, a double to starboard and single to port. Nearly opaque Sunbrella privacy curtains surround the entire space to create privacy and to keep out dock lights at night.

Then, there’s the optional Captain’s Cabin with its own smaller “wet” head that also serves as a day head. A 40z type dinette replaces the Great Cabin to provide seating for as many as six below. The aft seat on the dinette is a single berth without any conversion needed. The table drops to form a double berth with a single reading chair inboard, walled off by a Pullman curtain for privacy.

No matter what size MJM you are onboard, you and your guests will appreciate the spaciousness, comfort, and practicality of the innovative design and layout. A luxury motoryacht should allow you to enjoy your surroundings, not insulate you from them. An MJM is quite simply, the ideal design for yachting in the 21st century. If you would like to arrange to tour or sea trial an MJM, please contact us at info@mjmyachts.com or sign up here and include “Sea Trial” in the comments section.