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This well-conceived, ShowBoats Award-winning custom tri-deck motor yacht gives a new meaning to the phrase, “going to the dogs.”
by Marilyn Mower
photography by Pamela Jones
11/01/2004
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With an LOA of 94 feet and a beam of 21 feet, Best N Show
is slimly proportioned. While the Bostics could have pushed the salon
superstructure to full beam amidships, they had other plans for the space. Dogs
are among the Bostics’ passions. Their Port O’ Call Kennel has produced several
champion boxers, including one that took Best of Breed at New York’s Westminster
show. “The wide, enclosed side decks came about because the poor dogs kept
falling off the other boat,” said Tina. “We had
to train them to head for
the swimstep.” While the yacht’s unbroken bulwarks are a stylistic match to the
abutted, vertical windows forward on both decks, their real purpose is to
provide a safe exercise run around the main deck for boxers Sassy and Max.
But a dog-friendly deck was only the beginning of the owners’ plans for Best
N Show, according to Knowles. “The look of the boat is very much their vision,”
he said. “Burger prepared a design to Steve’s concept and he and I finessed it.”
The Bostics’ conceptual approach was straightforward. “We picked out the
things we liked and adapted them to our boat. For example, I think Gallant Lady
is one of the most beautiful boats ever,” said Steve. “I wanted to emulate her
contemporary look and curved vertical windows forward. Our ceiling detail
comes from the classically styled Inevitable.”
The Bostic twist on collected
design elements resulted in a boat that is a pure original. From a vantage point
at the aft end of the salon, it is possible to see all the way forward, through
the country kitchen, to the bow. Yet it is equally possible to divide the main
deck into separate areas with varying degrees of formality. “We wanted an open
plan, but the salon is thirty -three feet long; we didn’t want it to look like a
house trailer,” Steve said. Pocket doors close the galley from the dining area
and sheer drapes can be used to separate the dining area from the salon. It’s a
brilliant concept that eliminates the need for bulky room dividers.
“The
concept comes from their home”, said Knowles. “Originally, we were going to just
have a single transverse curtain, but it seemed more interesting to wrap the
space. I think the drape covers about two hundred-seventy degrees.” The sheers
can be pulled around the dining area while guests gather for cocktails in the
salon. Down lights outside the curtain cause the gossamer drapes to become
nearly opaque, obscuring the crew’s final preparations for dinner and creating
intrigue. Altering the lighting scene or swirling the curtains aside reveals the
dining setup.
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