Though there are many benefits, the reason we started Nestaway Boats was to build a proper tender that would stow easily on the deck of a yacht. Shown left is our Stem dinghy, nested on the coachroof/ foredeck of an Oyster 37 Heritage. As you can see, the forehatch could still be partially opened, the sidedecks walked down, and there was still full access to the anchor locker. In fact the presence of the dinghy made it easier to go forward, because there was something to hold onto once you were forward of the inner forestay.

The optional handles, besides being useful to hold onto, provide convenient lashing points, and act as bilge keels when the dinghy is assembled - so when you beach her on a slipway she stays upright. They also give additional directional stability under oars or sail.

Our pram dinghy, above, is longer and wider with much greater capacity, but again fits comfortably on the foredeck of the same yacht. This was the prototype, production models will have the option of handles/bilge keels on the stern section, as shown on the stem dinghy above.

Many people wonder if the stowed dinghy will have any effect on forward vision, but the area "lost" is actually surprisingly little if any. The picture below shows the view forward from the cockpit, seated at the wheel of the same yacht. The nested stem dinghy is almost entirely obscured by the deflated and rolled inflatable dinghy stored aft of it - in other words the Nestaway is less obstructive to forward vision than the inflatable!

From a higher viewpoint, standing on the cockpit seats, the nesting dinghy can now be seen ahead of the rolled up inflatable, but again obscures very little in the way of useful area.

On smaller yachts, if the area forward of the mast is too short or narrow, an alternative stowage position for a nesting dinghy is on top of the coachroof - between the mast and the main companionway hatch. The area obstructed from view by the dinghy is minimal, because (depending on your viewing angle) it would have been obstructed by the mast, sails or deck anyway. If your boat is tiller-steered, you will most probably be either:
(1) sitting to windward, in which case the nested dinghy is in the area to leeward where you can't see because of the genoa.
(2) sitting to leeward, in which case the nested dinghy is in the area to windward where you can't see because of the rise of the deck to windward.

Some other positions a nested dinghy might be stowed include:
(1) on top of an aft cabin and/or poop deck, where they have no effect at all on forward vision.
(2) stood upright, nested, on a reasonable-size bathing platform - the nested height standing on end is typically about level with the pushpit, also providing a convenient lashing point.
(3) inside the tender "garage" that is increasingly common on motor and some sailing yachts. You could carry two or more Nestaways in the space of one conventional dinghy.
(4) in davits. A common and dangerous problem with dinghies in davits is that one end or both may be knocked around by large seas when heeled over - a nested dinghy is that much shorter that it is unlikely to hang out beyond the carrying yacht's beam.