Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2016 i Boat International US Edition

An engine room-less motor yacht? A disappearing swimming pool? A moon pool in the master suite? A beach club that doubles as crew quarters? Two of these are reality — find them in the featured yachts in this issue — the others are fantasy, desires yet to be realized. We heard about these fantasies when we asked yacht designers to share with us their craziest client requests. The results are amusing, of course (see page 114), but what I found surprising was that no matter how outlandish some ideas appear — and there are a few gems — all the designers we spoke to seemed to be of one mind that anything could be done with enough determination and ingenuity (and, may I throw in, cash). Not only are the…

Brighter, faster, bigger Super Nova in the world of yachting has a whole new meaning since the christening of Heesen Yachts’ largest vessel to date, the sleek 230-footer previously known as Project Kometa. The name of this all-aluminum yacht designed by Espen Øino with naval architecture by Van Oossanen and Heesen is Galactica Super Nova. As her name indicates, she is, in many ways, a bigger, more evolved version of her inspiration and predecessor, Galactica Star. Delivered in 2013, 213-foot Galactica Star was at the time of her launch the biggest yacht to use Van Oossanen’s patented Fast Displacement Hull, a hull form developed to increase efficiency across a wide span of speeds. Designer Omega Architects had given her sleek lines accentuating her narrow beam and long, sporty shape and…

Sequel P $25.95 million Burgess and IYC have listed for sale 179-foot Sequel P. Proteksan Turquoise built the yacht in steel and aluminum to a design by Dubois Naval Architects. Delivered in 2009, Sequel P had an extensive refit in 2015. An interior in muted sycamore wood by H2 Yacht Design hosts 12 guests in six cabins. Diamond A $34.9 million The 188-foot Diamond A has been listed for sale by Merle Wood & Associates. Built in steel and aluminum by Abeking & Rasmussen to Lloyd’s class and MCA compliant, she was delivered in 1998 with a major refit in 2010. A Donald Starkey interior accommodates up to 18 guests in nine cabins. VSY 64 €49.5 million The 210-foot VSY 64 has been jointly…

Nothing provides a better glimpse into the character and style of Angelo Bonati than the painstakingly restored classic sailing yacht Eilean. The boat, like the man, is elegant and authentic, with an incredible pedigree and a fundamental connection to the sea. But Eilean would have sunk into obscurity — literally left to rot in the mangroves in Antigua — if Bonati hadn’t stepped in. And the same could be said figuratively for the Panerai brand when Bonati, a former sales director for Cartier in Italy, joined the small Italian watchmaking company in 1997. Founded in 1860, Panerai’s distinctively large, luminous and elegantly simple watch styles were originally developed for the Italian navy and have been available to the public only since the mid-1990s. But Bonati recognized that Panerai’s highly specialized,…

Best known on the seas as the man who penned the lines of A, Venus and Senses, among other striking yachts, Philippe Starck’s design influence extends far beyond the world of superyachts. From juicers and staplers to Miami’s Delano hotel and the Mondrian in L.A., there are few things this legendary designer hasn’t turned his hand to. Get your hands on these classic aviator sunglasses, featuring Starck’s modern twist. Sunglasses, £297, Starck Eyes at David Clulow, davidclulow.com…

Acqua di Parma candles Each candle is created from start to finish by a single craftsman and takes 24 hours to complete. Flowers, herbs or leaves are carefully selected and placed into the wax to form unique decorations. With a burning time of approximately 60 hours, these candles melt from the inside, keeping their distinctive outer shells intact. Seasonal scents make them attractive year-round. $112 each, available at Neiman Marcus stores and neimanmarcus.com Lavender This limited-edition candle incorporates crushed lavender buds in its artisanal design. The scent is light and soothing. Rose Bud Tiny rose buds produce a subtle, classic, summertime scent. Tea Leaves The oolong tea leaves in this candle emit a crisp and distinctive fragrance, ideal for cooler months.…

The mermaid, typically tattooed for luck on superstitious mariners, is surfacing this summer as a design detail worthy of any salty dog. And you don’t have to go anywhere near a needle to enjoy it. Prints and embroideries resembling the sailor’s tattoo punctuate the summer sportswear of Ricardo Seco, the Mexican businessman-turned-designer. He was inspired by La Loteria, the game of luck brought by the Spanish to their Mexican colony. Seco takes the game’s palm, scorpion, heart and mermaid and uses them in a colorful and youthful collection designed for sun, sand and sailing. The mermaid was chosen for “its mysticism, luck, dreams and imagination.” As “luck” would have it, Seco has been critically acclaimed by the fashion corps and recently named as one of the Council of Fashion Designers…

When Lamborghini’s new range-topping sports car, the Aventador, was released in 2011, it made quite a statement. Not only did it look like a futuristic weapon and derive its power from a maniacal 12-cylinder engine that sounded like a vintage weapon, it could go like stink, achieving beyond-legal speeds in an extraordinary rush. One of Brett David’s long-term clients was not convinced though, especially in contrast to his own exotic sports car, an exclusive British McLaren 12C. “He would tell everybody that nothing could beat his McLaren,” David says. One day, this client’s nephews and son were goading him about the Aventador’s capabilities, and it became too much for him. “He said, ‘You know what? Let’s go see Brett.’” When he arrived, David challenged him to a race, traffic light…

AFTER YEARS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, MOST RECENTLY AS A TOP EXECUTIVE of luxury brand Escada, Stefano Barbini has identified a troubling trend — sameness. Wherever you go, whatever you do, everything begins to look alike. St. Barths to Porto Cervo or New York to Tokyo, you find the same bags, belts, shoes — in the same storefronts. He speaks fast and convincingly as we move around his yacht, which has brought a small corner of Italy to the dock in Antigua where I met him. “Globalization in the end means mass market. If you are able to find the same product at the same moment all over the world, this is not luxury anymore. Luxury is uniqueness,” he says. “Now, in my opinion, luxury also is simplicity. People who…

May in British Columbia marks the awakening of seasonal outposts like the Sonora Resort. This luxury wilderness retreat is the only development on 64-square-mile Sonora Island, part of the verdant Discovery Islands archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland. May also brings out the black bears, porpoises, sea lions, seals and bald eagles, all commonly spotted at this time of year. Accessible only by boat or by air, five-star Sonora, a Relais & Châteaux property, offers both adventure outings and spa pampering. Executive Chef Terry Pichor has a mouthwatering menu and the wine cellar is filled with the best of B.C. For more of the best, turn to page 132.…

ON DALI’S TRACKS Figueres Venture to northern Catalonia to this small town whose claim to fame is kind of surreal — it is the birthplace of Salvador Dali. The museum dedicated to the artist is one of Spain’s most visited attractions yet the town retains authentic charm and a laid-back feel. GET UP THERE Park Güell An excursion to this park on one of the city’s hilltops offers spectacular views and a reprieve from the heat. Imagined as a posh residential area and designed by genius architect and Catalonia’s native son Antoni Gaudí, it is now a World Heritage Site. WITNESS HISTORY Sagrada Familia Have you ever witnessed the building of a basilica? Construction of this church, conceived by Gaudí, has been part of Barcelona’s history since 1882. The church…

DAY 1: Vancouver to Gibsons, Sunshine Coast Board your superyacht at the Coal Harbour Marina, located at the foot of Cardero Street in Vancouver. Gibsons feels like an island getaway but is actually a part of the mainland. Accessible only by boat, ferry or air, this strip of quiet beaches, cedar forests, hiking trails, summer cottages and artist colonies is just two hours from Vancouver. Many of the galleries are situated around Gibsons Landing, the historic waterfront that overlooks the marina and working harbor. DAY 2: Silva Bay Marina Heading from Gibsons to Silva Bay on Gabriola Island will only take an hour or so. The island’s warm welcome makes Silva Bay a very popular destination for local and long-distance yachts. Gabriola Island is also home to dozens of world-renowned…

Fruit-based spirits are generally known by the French term eau de vie, meaning “water of life.” (The Scandinavian aquavit and whiskey also mean “water of life,” which tells you something about how people view alcohol). Eau de vie is made by taking any mashed fruit and adding wine yeast to prompt fermentation, turning the fruit into alcohol. The resulting liquid is then distilled and aged for up to one year, usually in stainless steel or glass. The clear liquids that emerge can be a delightful essence of the fruit, concentrated and not at all sweet. I most enjoy eau de vie after dinner, when it makes a soothing digestif, something to help bring an evening to a calming conclusion. Here are some of the most notable. Pear Williams Purkhart Eau…

Finally, a hair removal product that is effective on all skin types and with all hair colors. The FDA-approved, Iluminage is a joint venture between pharmaceutical giant Unilever and Syneron Medical, a medical device company. Energy from radio waves is combined with intense light flashes to target hair follicles in order to inhibit regrowth. Previously, hair removal products used exclusively light-based technology, which was only effective on dark hair. The process is simple and takes just a few minutes. Simply plug the device in and glide it over the skin, much like an electric razor. Although heat is transmitted from the light pulses, it doesn’t burn. The Iluminage is painless and doesn’t create the cuts, nicks or irritations associated with many other hair removal procedures. Having used the product for…

Lacoste, the world’s first polo brand, takes the cotton classic and adds a nautical spin and a hint of spandex stretch. $125, www.lacoste.com Loro Piana celebrates its Superyacht Regatta with polos made from stretch cotton piqué that go with the flow. $465, www.loropiana.com Brunello Cucinelli’s elegant cotton striped polo is perfect from boatyard to boardroom. $695, www.brunellocucinelli.com AG Green Label may be par for the golf course, but its merino wool polos have a distinctly shipshape style. $188, www.agjeans.com Brooks Brothers updates its ultra-light textured cotton polos with a secret wash to super-soften. $80, www.brooksbrothers.com…

At Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), the first Swiss watch show of the year, there was something for everyone, from a new sub-$4,000 IWC pilot’s watch to the totally crazy Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie — and anything your heart could desire at price points and styles in between. But mostly, I was captivated by the super-high-end horlogerie. Nothing impressed me more than the $1,050,000 Richard Mille RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph, a first collaboration between RM and Airbus Corporate Jets. Limited to 30 pieces, the 50-02 ACJ is as state-of-the-art as Swiss watchmaking comes — and provides a reason for collectors to lust after new complications, even in the era of the Apple Watch. The 50-02 ACJ features a skeletonized split-seconds chronograph tourbillon movement…

I’m currently reading Where Are the Customers’ Yachts? by Fred Schwed Jr. It’s a book about common-sense investing and full of amusing pearls of wisdom. On board we watch all the works of Sir David Attenborough and series like “Homeland,” “Game of Thrones” and “Downton Abbey.” I have been collecting watches for some time and Audemars Piguet is my favorite brand. I wear the Offshore Diver or the white Pride of Siam on board and the Skeleton Perpetual for dinner. I like all kinds of music as long as it was composed before the 1980s. I love country, swing and ballads, but also oldies and jazz. So far all our cruising has been in the Arctic and the only toy I have used is the Jet Ski. I am…

It’s now common practice for a shipyard to modify a few features on a yacht model to suit the tastes of owners in a different market. For example, British yacht builders often add more refrigerator space and icemakers to their U.S.-bound boats in order to satisfy American owners’ thirst for cold beer and ice cubes in their gin-and-tonics. U.S. builders, in turn, will enclose an open galley or create a formal dining area to fulfill European owners’ desire for greater privacy and separation between guests and crew. Recently, Horizon took this concept to a new level by developing a “location-specific” version of its E88 motor yacht model. The four-stateroom Horizon E88 Open Bridge, which made its world debut at the 2015 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, is a riff on…

WILD Reeling from her mother’s death and the demise of her marriage, 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed, an inexperienced hiker, decides to walk the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs 2,663 miles along the high crests of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, on her own. $15.95, penguinrandomhouse.com TOUCHING THE VOID After reaching the summit of a 21,000-foot Andes peak, climber Joe Simpson suddenly plunges off a ledge…and his climbing partner has to cut the rope to spare his own life. In this 1988 account, Simpson relives his three-day ordeal and miraculous survival. $14.99, harpercollins.com INTO THIN AIR Journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer joins an ill-fated Mount Everest expedition; his personal inquiry into the 1996 catastrophe provides insight into what went wrong. $15.95, penguinrandomhouse.com WIND SAND AND STARS In this lyrical memoir (first published…

Foliage on deck Vripack recently designed a passenger ferry around a fully grown tree. But why stop there? With yachts looking more like home, everyone is craving a little more green on board. Women on water WOW Yachts, run by women, is building on Florida’s Space Coast the first of this Setzer-designed 47-foot dayboat. Available in Pacific or Atlantic versions, it comes with optional IPS. Eco island resorts Entrepreneur and sailor Dona Bertarelli is one of the latest investors in the Exumas to envision its deserted cays as an exclusive eco resort; hers would come with over-the-water bungalows and a small marina. Gilded interiors Gold may be a go-to haven in troubled times but is not-so-hot in interiors. “Gold is over,” says yacht owner Stefano Barbini, and 2016 has been…

Before there was Brangelina or Bennifer, there was Desilu. The combined name of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball became their own brand — they named most of their prized possessions after themselves. Their studio, which produced “I Love Lucy,” was Desilu Productions; their home was called Desilu Ranch; their children — Lucie Desiree (above with her parents in 1954) and Desi Jr.; and even their boat, Desilu. Perhaps a bit narcissistic, but also quite sentimental. Theirs was a love affair for the ages: Two people with completely different backgrounds who fell for each other almost instantly. They were married within six months of their first date. Both were feisty and stubborn, and both were driven to succeed. Desi was no stranger to the sea. As a teenager in Cuba, he…

Three magnums of Hans Reisetbauer Williams Pear Eau de Vie. Eau de vie usually comes in 375-ml. bottles, so it is quite something to see this magnum (1.5 liters) presentation. Reisetbauer’s Wiliams pear displays full ripe fruit, hints of spice and a crisp finish. $308 each, zachys.com 24 375-ml. bottles of CapRock Organic Peach Brandy. A relative newcomer to the eau de vie world, this Colorado-based distillery produces a lush, fragrant, peach bottling from fruit sourced locally. $45 each, klwines.com 24 bottles of Clear Creek Pear Brandy (with whole pear in the bottle). Yes, it is a bit of a gimmick, but an interesting and time-honored one. The presentation is striking and always evokes the question: “How do they do it?” (It requires a lot of hand labor beginning with…

Facial oils are an excellent way to get antioxidants and vitamins into the skin quickly. They are absorbed easily and help to soften fine lines. Because oils are “lipophilic,” or fat-loving, they pass though the lipid layer of the skin faster, preventing water loss and plumping skin more effectively than creams alone. Face oils are also ideal for layering and can be added to moisturizers or serums if more hydration is needed. Since the decade-long craze for face oils goes unabated, the myriad choices now include not just bottles of single essential oils, but combinations of pure vitamins, high-altitude plants and floral extracts. Cellular Swiss Ice Crystal Dry Oil from La Prairie harnesses the properties of plants and algae adapted to live at extreme elevations and in the severe conditions…

May signals the official kickoff of longer days, warmer nights, easy living and relaxed attire. So, even when dressing for formal events, you can bend the rules. Consider it a jungle out there this summer, with sultry tropical breezes wafting through designers’ evening creations. Sartorially speaking, this translates into formalwear that’s anything but black-and-white. Think tropical evening jackets in hothouse hues and botanical patterns, with jungle-inspired accoutrements. This recent shift from black tie and white dinner jackets has seen an off-the-charts approach to event dressing by musicians during award show season. Singer Sam Hunt’s pink Dolce and Gabbana suit at the 2016 Grammy Awards caused quite a stir, riffing on the traditional colored dinner jacket. Navy or claret evening jackets aren’t groundbreaking — they’ve been around for decades. So, go…

Brett David was 14 years old when he sold his first Lamborghini. To a rap star. At a gas station. “I was with a buddy of mine, and this Ferrari starts pulling into the station running really poorly, and I walked up to the car and who gets out? It was Missy Elliott.” A vehicular savant, David fixed the car right away. “It was an alarm mishap that reduced power to the engine,” he explains. And then he hit Missy with a line credited to Frank Sinatra, who famously drove the other Italian exotic brand: “If you want to be somebody, you drive a Ferrari. If you already are somebody, you own a Lamborghini.” The next day, Missy came into the dealership and bought one. It helped that David’s dad…

The name Cartier has been synonymous with luxury for 170 years. In 1904, the company created the first Santos wristwatch, originally made by Louis Cartier for his friend, famed Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. Cartier is still making not only luxurious watches, but also extraordinary jewelry watches like the Tourbillon Mystérieux Azuré Pendant Watch. Crafted in white gold and draped from a diamond-studded chain, the pendant is covered with rows of diamonds to form the shape of a butterfly, with wings composed of blue sapphires. In the heart of the butterfly, and set inside a transparent dial, lies a mysterious double tourbillon, the emblem of Cartier’s watchmaking expertise. The pendant watch is offset by a massive 25.93-carat oval-shaped Ceylon sapphire, suspended by diamonds. Cartier says the Mystérieux Azuré is an “object…