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For her owners, Richard and Judi Duchossois of Chicago, Illinois, Blue Moon represents the latest iteration of their design favorites.
by Mark T. Masciarotte
photography by Jaine Cowham
11/01/2005
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Delivered in early June by Feadship’s Royal van Lent shipyard, 198-foot Blue
Moon is Richard and Judi Duchossois’ third yacht of this name and the second to
be built expressly for them by van Lent, with space planning, interior design
and exterior styling by Donald Starkey. Although longer, deeper and wider, this
boat has interior and deck arrangements that are nearly identical to those on
their previous boat.
“The flow of people, the ability to easily get
wherever you want, and the usability were very important to us,” Duchossois
explained, “We were very happy with Blue Moon Two, however, Blue Moon Three
expands on all of these features. This boat gives us an owners’ area where we
have a larger office space and a separate exercise room, both with full
bathrooms so they can easily be converted to two large staterooms, if desired,
and there is an additional exercise room on the accommodations
deck.”
Another design feature that has been retained from the previous
boat is the location of the tenders—a restored 1972 Riva Aquarama Special and a
25-foot Chris-Craft Launch—which are positioned just forward of amidships on the
bridge deck. This frees up the entire exterior lounge on the aftermost part of
that deck, as well as reserving the aft deck below for the owners, who use the
area frequently while cruising.
The bridge deck also has an added
feature, known to the owners and crew as the “Judi Patio,” where, by sliding a
series of glass panels, an exterior seating area can be converted in minutes to
a climate-controlled interior space, seamlessly extending the bridge deck
lounge. “When we were in Denmark (for the maiden voyage), the weather was
horrible,” Duchossois recounts, “but because of its floor-to-ceiling glass, we
could use that area for dining. It’s just like being outside but without the
elements. In good weather, the glass partitions fold away, and with glass
fashion plates, there is nothing to obstruct the view.
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”Unlike the
previous boat, which was entirely built of aluminum alloy, the new Blue Moon has
a steel hull. The owner noted that his family found that for their preferred
cruising grounds, the relatively shallow draft that was possible on the previous
boat was unnecessary. Thanks to the steel hull’s increased
volume, extensive utility, technical and accommodation spaces—including a
sizeable crew lounge—could be arranged on the tank deck.
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