Skylark has three double guest cabins, all with their own en-suite head, basin and shower. The ‘Vee’ berth in the bow of the central hull is a great passage berth as it tends to be the quietest with reduced motion in rougher seas. The remaining two cabins are found in each ama, accessed down large hatches from the saloon, with large vanity areas and a wet shower/head at the front. large windows offer good views from these cabins too. In keeping with the Skylark theme each cabin has been named after a bird; the port ama (which we tend to use as the main guest cabin) is Oystercatcher, one of Nick’s father’s favourite birds; the starboard ama is Sanderling, after coastal birds Nick and Abbey delighted in watching while on the Outer banks in the USA; and the ‘vee’ berth is Puffin, from the colourful, joyful birds found on the islands off the Northumberland coast where Nick grew up. Puffins have iconic beaks which seemed appropriate for the vee berth. There’s also a skipper’s cabin in the starboard lazarette with its own basin and head, and a (very austere!) crew cabin in the starboard forward locker; we use this for fenders and the passarelle ladder.