Nice motoryacht corridor, right? Beautiful woodwork, pristine carpeting, beautiful shadows being cast by the overhead lighting? Looks like a yacht you might want to step aboard, yes?

It doesn’t exist.

Well, not yet, anyway.

What you’re looking at, hard as it is to believe, is a photo-realistic, three-dimensional computer rendering of what the interior of the 161-foot motoryacht Blind Date will look like when it launches from the Trinity Yachts shipyard a year from now and joins the Peter Insull’s charter fleet. The rendering was created using a new form of 3-D technology developed by Patrick Knowles Designs, which is doing the yacht’s interior. Here’s another image that will make you do a double-take:

Look at the fabric texture on the chairs, the way you can see through the chandelier, and the detailing on the glassware atop the table. Nowadays, if you want to be the first person to book a charter aboard a yacht still in the shipyard, you often have to rely on three-inch fabric swatches plus your imagination to tell how the boat will actually look when it launches. This new technology could revolutionize charter brochures for new and future launches just as much as it advances interior design options for yacht owners.

Apparently, Knowles also has used the technology to create a video that lets you see what things will look like when you arrive on Blind Date by helicopter and then walk from deck to deck throughout the boat. He’s not releasing that video to the media, but if it’s even half as realistic as the images above, then I would venture to say that it, too, could revolutionize the marketing of new yachts as early as a year before they leave the shipyards and begin doing charters.

Crazy cool. And beyond the technology, did I mention how nice the yacht appears to be? Any reputable charter broker can help you book a week onboard for winter 2009, as soon as the rates are set.

Management company Nicholson Yachts tells me that the 83-foot Maxi sailing yacht Fortuna is looking for charter guests who are interested in helping to “put the boat through her paces” by raising the sails, standing watches, and in general working alongside the professional crew during a special weeklong charter next month.

This unique charter will take place November 1 through 8, starting in Alicante, Spain, and ending in Las Palmas, on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. You’ll be in good hands, too, as Fortuna’s captain, Antonio Escribano Gomez, is a Spanish sailing instructor who can help even the most novice of sailors feel at home.

Because this is an unusual charter, Fortuna is offering by-the-cabin as well as full-boat bookings. If you want to join the trip as an individual, the rate is 999 euro plus expenses of about 300 euro for food and drink. If you want to book all five of the guest cabins, the rate is 10,000 euro plus expenses of about 3,000 euro.

Any reputable charter broker can tell you more about this unusual, hands-on chartering opportunity aboard a Maxi sailing yacht with professional crew.

Management company Nicholson Yachts tells me the 53-foot sailing yacht Ashlana, shown above, is welcoming inquiries for five-day charters in the Caribbean.

Now, any charter yacht can do a five-day charter; it’s just that the base rates industry-wide are set for week-long vacations. Yacht owners and brokers prefer to book full weeks, and typically give those inquiries preference, but you can always request a “prorated” rate if you intend to cruise for five days instead of seven. Yachts that have no full-week inquiries will often take those five-day options.

What makes this Ashlana offer noteworthy is that the yacht is promoting the idea of five-day bookings, as opposed to taking them when no full-week bookings are available. Ashlana even has set a mostly inclusive rate (excluding bar, dockage, taxes, and communications) of $9,900 for two guests, or $10,900 for four guests. The yacht’s regular weekly rate is $11,700 for two, and $12,900 for four.

Ashlana was built in 1992 by Little Harbor Yachts and is a Ted Hood design–making her a “pedigree” model in sailing circles. Her captain, Tom Hamson, has been sailing since he was 12. Odds are thus good that if you charter this yacht, you’ll enjoy some great sailing along with your relaxation.

Any reputable charter broker can tell you more about the yacht and crew, which also includes chef Christie MacConnell–whose expertise is in French cuisine.