Generosity of space and tasteful understatement are the hallmarks of the forward, full-beam master suite, which is entered through the owner's study.
A king-size bed is finished with a padded low-profile headboard. All bed linens are by Cloud Nine with bedspreads and pillows on a cream base. A settee by Edward Ferrell offers a starboard window side seating area for daytime escape or reading, while a large vanity occupies the port side. A full entertainment system with a big screen television occupies a forward wall that backs onto a superbly spacious master head.
The luxurious bathroom is book-ended by a pair of walk-in, cedar-lined closets, capable of hanging a considerable wardrobe. Twin Kohler oval sinks with pewter fixtures set in in cashew rose marble are framed by a full wall mirror with pewter sconces and teardrop lamps. The matching marble floor is tastefully detailed with a Breccia Paradiso inlaid border, also picked up on the wall behind a full size Jacuzzi, as well as in the wheelchair-accessible shower.
Galley The gourmet galley, which would make any seagoing professional chef happy, centers on a full-size island with a profusion of unique brown granite counters, along with full Miele ranges, Sub-Zero fridge and a walk-in pantry and sink overlooking port windows.
A separate work station with a flat screen and two (2) stools is the perfect spot at which to indulge in a late night snack. In fact, with its rich finish of chatoba hardwood floors, the room feels more like a high-end cafe than a galley.
Crew Quarters Quarters for eight (8) crew in four (4) double berths are reaching on the forward lower deck via a convenient straight stairway from the main galley.
The living area includes a small kitchen with a microwave, TV, an oversized walk-in fridge and freezer and double sets of stacked washers and dryers.
This vessel is seriously equipped for long-range cruising and won't have to pull into port to do laundry!
The captain's very spacious double accommodations and head is located aft of the wheelhouse (conveniently close to the central stair and elevator), while the chief engineer's quarters are aft to port, with adjacent tool room and access to lazarette storage.
A sealed escape door allows crew easy midships secret access to mirrored port and starboard guest suites.
Guest Stateroom Each guest suite has a queen-size bed. The rooms, spacious with good headroom, feature heads and showers finished in cashew rose marble with a Breccia Paradiso inlay.
A focal point of the guest foyer is its central alcove and superbly derailed floor with concentric circular inlays by Seattle master stoneworker Jeff Homchick.
All guest staterooms feature lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller (seen in the White House) and grace lights around the pedestals.
VIP Stateroom Two (2) VIP suites are slightly more elaborate, with king-size beds and heads with dual vanities.
Pilothouse Easily reached from the central stairwell, the pilothouse makes for an impressive command center, dominated by three (3) Stidd chairs, with a comfortable raised white leather banquette and granite table behind, that can easily accommodate five (5).
Sight lines for both skipper and guests are impressive, with an easy 180 degree sweep, thanks to extensive glass in a dozen wraparound panes. A portside separate communications center doubles a convenient separate workspace, while an innovative solution to chart storage uses concealed drawers that retract into the fascia and underneath the upper deck bulkhead leaving more space in which to work.
Aft deck A generous, open aft deck area with a portside wet bar, fridge and eight-seat table under the shade of the sun deck canopy. It's a fluid, indoor/outdoor space that should indeed get plenty of use.
Similarly, the spacious aft main deck offers the ability to walk behind the seating area that allows guests to be comfortably seated and undisturbed by crew who need to access the lazarette or engine room.
Sundeck The same sense of space and openness as the aft deck rules the sun deck - reached by an aft staircase as well as by the elevator, which features a central horseshoe bar, five (5) fixed stools and a barbecue under the communications arch, as well as a day head and a capacious, aft, open seating area with teak deck chairs.
However, the best view on the vessel is left to the occupants of the hot tub, which secures a commanding position overlooking the bow.
Vessel Walkthrough To step aboard "After Eight" is to be instantly cosseted by a sense of warmth and understated classic elegance. Not, perhaps, such an unusual occurrence in the world of increasingly ingenious yacht design, but the launch of Northern Marine's tri-deck marks an impressive debut of the new 151 series, with five (5) more hulls currently on the drawing board.
"After Eight" represents the largest single-piece hull built to date by Northern Marine's trailblazing resin-infusion process, which offers considerable advantages. The vacuum infusion allows the designer to specify larger and lighter parts by avoiding additional resin in places where it isn't needed. In more conventional builds, gravity will bring the resin down and pool it in recesses, creating inefficient strength-to-weight ratios. The resin infusion process also allows for more dynamic detailing in the hull shape and "After Eight's" confident lines are a testament to this.
That sense of added space is immediately apparent in the starboard main foyer, graced by a cashew rose and honey onyx inlay marble floor. The feel is clean and uncluttered, with good sight lines fore and aft.
From here, easy access is gained to all quarters by an elegant 90 degree stairwell (wrought iron detail and a full-height mirrored wall gives the illusion of even more depth) as well as by a full-size elevator that serves all four (4) levels - including the sun deck, where a fully enclosed station may be used even in inclement weather.
This is a vessel that celebrates its accessibility: corridors and companionways on all public areas are easily wheelchair navigable. In fact, says the designer, whether a client has a family member or might themselves at some time require a wheelchair, the potential for extra space makes the allowance for wheelchair access a natural consideration. But the mere inclusion of extra width doors (all 36"), more spacious decks and the added elevator volume makes a luxury statement in itself.
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