Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2021 i Boat International US Edition

You would be forgiven for mistaking this issue for our annual Adventure Special, which runs in September, given the amount of space dedicated to the extraordinary people and projects going off-piste (literally – see page 111) this month. From Ocean Dreamwalker III’s tour of Alaska, to expedition vessel OceanXplorer’s bold mission to redefine our understanding of the oceans, it’s reassuring to know 2020 didn’t completely dull our spirit of adventure. A special mention has to go to father-and-son owners Ray and Mark Dalio for investing vast sums in the construction of 285ft OceanXplorer. Mark, who was interviewed for Sam Fortescue’s excellent feature starting on page 72, even scoffed at the idea of putting a pool or any similar creature comforts on board, such was his focus on science and storytelling…

It’s a VT world Virtual training started to gain momentum a couple of years ago, but thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, remote exercise has now moved from a convenience to a necessity – benefiting not just our bodies, but businesses too. “The technology offering in fitness equipment has gone through the roof,” says Edward Thomas, managing director of Gym Marine. The company has fitted onboard gyms on several superyachts, including 511ft Dilbar and 351ft Black Pearl. “We spend a lot of our time liaising with AV companies to ensure that the gym is a fully immersive experience – from speakers and screens to the lighting,” Thomas says. Over at Peloton, which allows you to take part in classes remotely through a membership program, there is a three-month waiting list for…

1. ANAN BAY BEAR AND WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY Visitors to Anan Bay can spot bald eagles, Steller sea lions, seals, otters and mink, plus black and brown bears feasting on salmon. It’s only accessible via sea or air and visiting boats need a permit from recreation.gov. 2. MUSKEG MEADOWS GOLF COURSE, WRANGELL There are few backdrops more scenic than the one found at Wrangell Golf Club, affectionately known as Muskeg Meadows. With a 750ft driving range, it’s a USGA-regulation nine-hole course that takes players through rainforest, meadows and streams. Unique to the course is the Raven Rule: if a raven takes your ball it can be replaced without a penalty. 3. STEAMBOAT BAY ANCHORAGE (FREDERICK SOUND) Located within the Alexander Archipelago, Frederick Sound is an excellent site for admiring glaciers and…

I magine, if you will, the Bosphorus strait at twilight, neatly bisecting the city of Istanbul between its European and Asian portions. The ribbon of steely blue water shimmers with the lights of the ancient metropolis. All is quiet except for a muted taxi horn in the distance, and perhaps some chatter from one of the cosmopolitan cafés lining the water’s edge. But then you hear it – a throaty roar approaches, getting louder. And in the middle distance you can make out a large gray bullet slicing through the haze. It’s the Mazu Yachts 82, and even far out, it’s nearly impossible to miss her. The new flagship of Turkish yard Mazu Yachts is one fast boat. At 80ft, she can still top out at 40 knots and cruise…

MOUNT SHIRIBETSU, JAPAN Cruise into Hokkaido’s Uchiura Bay and you’ll spot the peak of Mount Shiribetsu cresting this Japanese island. Rising to an elevation of 3,600ft, the dormant volcano is renowned for steep ridges coated in perfect powder. KERLING, ICELAND Iceland’s Troll Peninsula is punctuated by deep valleys and steep couloirs packed with heavy snowfall, and the Kerling is the peninsula’s highest peak at 5,000ft. Meander up Eyjafjördur fjord and drop anchor at Akureyri Port. MOUNT KUUMMIUT, GREENLAND Located in Greenland’s Tasiilaq region, Kuummiut is a small fishing village overlooked by a 3,500ft peak. Skiers can take in spectacular views of the sea ice-speckled Ammassalik Fjord and look for polar bears. KAÇKAR DAGI, TURKEY At 13,000ft, Kaçkar Dagi is the highest peak in Turkey’s Kaçkar range. It offers fine skiing…

Paolo Petrignani Paolo handled cameras as a child and went on to study at the Higher Institute of Photography in Rome. As well as interiors and boats, he has a passion for architecture and has shot many important homes in beautiful locations. His work has appeared in Elle Decor, Luxe and Robb Report. For this issue, he shot Club M’s interior (page 52). Did this shoot present any particular challenges? It’s a really nice boat with a fantastic design and refined interiors, but we had little time for the shoot. The owner had to leave and we had to share the time and space with some film-makers. But we did it, and it was very satisfying What is the best praise and worst criticism you’ve ever received for your work?…

Cannabis users have fought against taboos for decades, but the conversation (and its legal status) is changing – and design is playing a crucial role in shedding years of bad reputation for both the plant and its consumers. In the US and Canada, sleek dispensaries that look like concept stores have “budtenders” – think of them as cannabis concierges – offering a selection of bespoke strains. The menus include cross-bred varieties with evocative names such as Silver Haze, Durban Poison and Girl Scout Cookies. Serra, with locations in Portland and Los Angeles, specializes in edible treats. In Toronto, Edition X is a minimalist purveyor of elevated smoking accessories that could easily double as design pieces for collectors, such as the elegant Pax vaporiser range. To consume the plant, there’s a…

Sandy Satullo is cool in a pinch. The 66-year-old Clevelander-cum-Floridian has an air of good-natured calm about him. When he speaks, an honest smile often splits across his open Midwestern face. His features have matured into something resembling a high-school football coach –not the one screaming fire and brimstone in your teenage kid’s face on the sidelines. Instead, he is the one who teaches players to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and carry on. That is, after all, how Satullo goes through life himself. Satullo has a dual love affair with adventure and all things mechanical. These passions stretch back over decades. He started racing go-karts when he was just seven years old, and during his time at the University of Louisville in the 1970s, he became fully invested…

At an elevation of 7,500ft, the high-altitude ski resort of Val Thorens is almost as far from sea level as you can get in the French Alps’ Three Valleys. And yet this 13,000-square-foot chalet, located in the heart of the resort just 30ft from the nearest piste, has much more in common with superyachts than you might think. Sharing a name – and owner – with a 253ft Damen expedition yacht (see overleaf for her heliskiing adventures in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia), La Datcha chalet brings superyacht levels of style, comfort and service to the mountains. Accommodation is for 15 in five suites of up to 1,100 square feet and blends alpine tradition with contemporary styling, using natural materials such as wood, stone, leather and hide to create a cozy feel…

LEADING EDGE Originating in Chamonix, France, Perfect Moment brings a passion for adventure to its collections for skiing and surfing. Its founders, film-maker Thierry Donard and snowboarder Lene Nordermoen, wanted to make gear that was as exciting as the “joie de vivre of freeriding” – that perfect moment every athlete searches for in sport. Winter 2020 brings a retro-cool ski collection, inspired by the dazzle camouflage of World War One ships. We love the Star Dazzle one-piece ski suit (pictured right). $990, perfectmoment.com MOUNTAIN MOGULS Nestled in the Dolomiti Superski region, the Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa in San Cassiano has begun the transition to an Aman hotel, the chain’s second in Italy. Expect the brand’s signature style to be incorporated into the facilities, including an existing three-Michelin-starred restaurant and…

WHEELS This 250-footer was built for a fitness-loving owner – and he’s stacked the crew with wellness buffs. A qualified massage therapist will soothe tired muscles in the treatment room, while a dance teacher offers strengthening and stretch classes in one of the largest gyms on any yacht. And a South African national kiteboarding champion will get your family moving with the vast array of water toys. From €580,000 per week, fraseryachts.com LADY BRITT Lady Britt’s wellness offering is so serious that she boasts a qualified Elemis therapist and a substantial spa menu. To make the vibe last, continue on to the Finnish sauna with its fold-down terrace or even – bear with me – the gym. Perched up on the sundeck of this 207-footer, its airy position and spectacular…

As an incurable horophile, I wince a little when I see an Apple Watch or Fitbit on the wrist of someone I had considered to be rather more independently stylish than to follow the masses along the smartwatch road – even on those occasions when they continue to sport a conventional “timepiece” on their other arm. But the times could now be changing with the arrival of Porsche Design on the smartwatch/fitness tracker scene. PD, the design house offshoot of Porsche cars, was established by Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche in 1972, since when its studios have produced suitably sleek interpretations of everything from sunglasses and suitcases to desk lamps and pocket knives. Its very first product was the Chronograph 1 (the world’s first all-black wristwatch) which it followed with the…

For those in the superyacht industry, Tim Gosling needs no introduction. Formerly design director at Linley for 18 years, he founded his own studio in 2005 and now boasts an impressive portfolio of clients, from leading London hotels to luxury brands and private clients around the world. He is currently working on three yacht projects, the details of which he is keeping under wraps, but insists that his move into this area of design was entirely by accident. “When I started working on yachts more than a decade ago, there wasn’t really an industry, as it’s now described. There was just Simon [Rowell], Andrew [Winch] and Dickie [Bannenberg] – I’d grown up with these guys and we were all just doing creative things, aiming to produce things that were of…

On a cloudy February day in 1963, Austrian mountaineer Hans Gmoser ferried a group of skiers in a small Bell 47 helicopter to the top of a Canadian peak to start their day on the slopes. Gmoser certainly wasn’t the first to have such an idea, but this pioneering adventure in Alberta is generally considered to have marked the beginning of commercialized heli-skiing. Fast forward nearly 60 years and an increasing number of superyachts are being delivered with both ice-breaking hulls and a helipad – or two – on deck. They follow in the wake of a converted logging tug named Ocean Explorer (no relation to OceanXplorer, also featured in this issue), which expedition company Elemental Adventure used in 2003 to experiment with heli-skiing from a yacht in the same country…

DAY ONE Kamchatka, one of the hardest-to-reach parts of Russia, is often described as another planet. Meet La Datcha in the peninsula’s capital city, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, ringed by three snowcapped volcanoes, and settle in before dinner on board and a night at anchor – after a quick ski, if time permits. DAY TWO After breakfast, the ice-classed yacht will cruise the fjords south of the city. Take both helicopters to the top of Vilyuchinsky volcano and ski down 6,500ft to the Pacific Ocean coast. In the afternoon, try fishing for halibut, flounder and Kamchatka crab, or take shelter in the observation lounge and keep an eye out for whales and orca. Dinner will be in Vilyuchinskaya Bay, anchored in the shadow of the towering 7,000ft volcano. DAY THREE In the morning,…