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After penning several layouts, the team settled on an open-plan interior that sees the aft cabins flow onto the main living section and the chart table tucked behind the companionway.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022
The continuous glass band under the coach roof and glass hatches as well as the companionway door are really well done.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The aft-facing companionway doors angle upwards and double as skylights.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Scores of men caught in the intricate maze of compartments and companionways belowdecks are trapped and die, many of them needlessly.
—John McCain, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2018
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022
The continuous glass band under the coach roof and glass hatches as well as the companionway door are really well done.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The aft-facing companionway doors angle upwards and double as skylights.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Scores of men caught in the intricate maze of compartments and companionways belowdecks are trapped and die, many of them needlessly.
—John McCain, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2018
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“Companionway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionway. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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companionway
noun
com·pan·ion·way
-ˌwā 
: a ship's stairway from one deck to another
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