A floating sun lounger lets you lie in the sun with the sea right under you, without climbing back aboard every time you want to cool off. The Signature Sun Lounger does this in a reclined shape of 160 x 75 cm, and it is light enough, bag and all, to carry down to the swim platform and launch without asking for help.
It is the simplest piece in our lounge range, and that is its appeal. There is no set-up to speak of, so it tends to be the thing that actually goes in the water on a short lunch stop.
What the reclined shape is for
A flat mattress asks you to lie down; this lounger lets you sit back. The raised back means you can read, talk to someone on the platform or keep an eye on the swimmers without propping yourself up on an elbow.
It is built from 0.9 mm PVC with drop-stitch fabric, the same construction as our platforms, so it holds its shape when inflated to the pressure stated in the product instructions instead of sagging in the middle. The surface is soft to the touch and made to stand up to sun and salt water, which matters on a piece that spends whole afternoons in both.
It is not only for the water, either. The lounger is made for yachts, villas and poolsides as well as for use afloat, so on a day when the sea is too lively for swimming it can come up onto the sun deck and do the same job there.
Light enough to carry, easy to stow
Packed, it fits a small bag that goes into a deck locker or the bottom of a cabin wardrobe. It is the opposite of a big platform: no planning, no second pair of hands, just a pump and a few minutes at the swim platform.
Compare that with the Twin Luxe Daybed, which is 220 x 150 cm and comes in a much larger and heavier bag. The daybed is the better choice when sunbathing is something you share. The lounger wins when space aboard is tight, or when you want something you can put in the water on a whim and bring back just as easily.
Where to put it at anchor
The lounger is at its best next to something larger. Tied alongside a Premium Teak Platform 4.10 m, it becomes the reclining corner of a 410 x 205 cm deck: you slide off it into the water and climb back out onto the platform. A spot near the yacht's own swim ladder works too, as long as it stays out of the way of anyone coming up the steps.
Around a Deluxe Water Pool 6.20 m, which measures 616 x 410 cm outside, a lounger tied along the outer edge gives someone a place in the sun while others swim inside the fine-mesh net. It keeps the pool itself clear for swimming.
Wherever it goes, tie it with a short line so it stays where you put it rather than drifting off with the breeze, and keep it away from the propellers. It is a calm-water piece: bring it in when the anchorage starts to chop up, keep the engines and thrusters off while anyone is on it or swimming nearby, and never leave children on it unwatched.
Keeping it fresh through the season
Salt and sun are what wear any inflatable. At the end of a day in the sea, rinse the lounger with fresh water, underside included, and let it dry in the shade before you let the air out. Fold it only when it is completely dry and keep the bag out of direct sun.
If it is going away for the winter, give it the same rinse and dry, store it loosely folded somewhere dry and look it over before the first swim of spring. Our guide explains how to store inflatables over the winter, and the lounger's larger relatives are on the air sofas and chairs page.
