Ideal for charter or private use in the tropics
Tork Buckley
asia-pacificboating.com
Reviewed Oct 2016
The environmental credentials of the yacht, being a sailboat with small powerplants, is already good. But I found them enhanced thanks to the use of an interesting product. While I was aboard, I was sure the interior was teak veneer. In fact, it was Alpi is a reconstituted wood product manufactured by an Italian company headquartered in Modigliana in northeastern Italy. They produce both solid planks and veneers. They start with logs of Italian poplar from certified plantations and Ayous logs from equally controlled forests in Cameroon. The logs are peeled into sheets. The sheets are dyed in a variety of colours and then “re-assembled” by lamination into planks that resemble various wood types; Lagoon offer teak or light oak – it is visually effective, pleasing to the touch, and sustainable...
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