New York-based shipyard VMG has released the first details of the interior for its 16-metre VMG 53 performance trimaran, currently under construction and due for delivery in January 2027.
Interior designer Christophe Chedal Anglay has created a layout built around multiple use scenarios rather than fixed spaces. The main cabin can shift between bedroom, salon and entertainment area using bifold doors, disappearing bulkheads and switchable glass. A projector utilises one bulkwall as a screen. The owner can occupy a cabin near the helm during passages, then relocate to a private cabin in one of the side floats when the boat reaches the Caribbean, freeing the main cabin for social use.
Anglay cites Japanese architectural influence for this approach: "It's a very Japanese way to see architecture, which is that you transform your living space from one week to another, or even from one day to another."
The starboard forward VIP cabin offers convertible bedding and adjustable furniture to accommodate various guest configurations. Materials include sustainable cork, eucalyptus and vegan suede, selected for durability. The same cork flooring runs from aft cockpit through to the bow to create visual continuity.
The colour scheme draws from VMG's green brand identity, with Anglay explaining: "The green evokes an island with a rainforest, and the blue evokes a beautiful lagoon." Hull number one features a dynamic exterior finish that shifts from deep green to golden bronze as the light changes.
While hull and deck architecture remain constant, owners can customise flooring, base colours, woods and textiles with the designer. Anglay says: "It is an important part of my approach that every new project has to be different from the one before."
VMG describes the 53-footer as combining "the redundancy, space and practicality expected of a modern multihull with the responsive sailing characteristics of a high-performance trimaran." Anglay notes the design philosophy is driven by the yard's name, Velocity Made Good: "At its heart, it is designed for performance-orientated sailing, not as an entertainment platform."
