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While Ohana is the smallest in Perini Navi’s lineup, this 142-footer is a big performance cruiser with a big, lighthearted personality to match.
by Marilyn Mower
photography by Carlo Borlenghi
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06/01/2005
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Designer Petra Carone of Loro Piana helped the owner translate
his children’s color choices with a workable palette of fabrics appropriate to
each space. "Petra is bright and unconventional and she has interpreted the
spirit of the boat with pride and a unique touch," said the owner.
The ease with which the owner discusses the project belies the
fact that Ohana is his first yacht. Part of that ease is the result of
Perini’s philosophy of addressing each owner’s special requests within a proven
and controlled engineering framework. Part is also due to
the expertise of build captain Gianfrancesco Fantechi who, with veteran
Perini project manager Jeff Moore, oversaw construction. The team has been
through so many builds together that they seem like a family. "Ohana is
my seventh Perini and I feel we have grown up together," said Fantechi.
Indeed, the essence of family and Ohana are unabashedly
intertwined. "The whole boat is about us being together as a family; that’s
behind the name, the colors and my daughter’s oils in the dining room, and
why there are five cabins. The boat has so much personality; my kids think it is
part of the family," Ohana’s owner said, laughing. "I personally believe
these boats require a certain level of craziness to build and operate. It’s much
like the spirit of a grown-up Peter Pan playing with a very uncommon and
beautiful toy."
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