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A developer in Chicago, Andale’s owner was
successful enough to retire to Florida in the 1960s while he was still in his
40s. Like many refugees from winter’s icy winds, he was drawn to the sandy
beaches and wide-open spaces of Florida’s southwest coast.
 Andale’s owners departed from traditional
space planning by adding a wood-paneled main-deck library that
doubles as a home theater. (Click image to enlarge)
In 1964, he noticed a barren, 760-acre beachfront parcel for
sale near the then sleepy fishing village of Naples, Florida. He bought the
entire thing, naming it Park Shore Beach. Then he started Florida’s first
planned unit development in a style that stunned East Coast developers: He left
green spaces between buildings, ordered utilities underground, preserved beach
access and included five parks. Building high-rises that were long on luxury
amenities, he began shaping Naples’ future. Today, exclusive Park Shore Beach
accounts for 30 percent of Naples’ substantial property tax base.
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In 1994, his son started taking over more of the business, so
the owner and his wife decided it was time for a motor yacht that could take
them cruising beyond the Gulf of Mexico. "I guess I had owned about a dozen
boats of all kinds," he recalled. "The biggest one had been a Chris-Craft
Roamer."
 The formal dining room lies just forward. (Click image to enlarge)
For their first oceangoing boat, the couple chose a 120-foot
Christensen tri-deck. In 1996, cruising along the Italian coast, they stopped at
Viareggio. Doing what most yachtsmen do, the owner took time to visit shipyards.
At Codecasa, he caught sight of a 49-meter displacement boat with a bulbous bow
under construction and fell in love. As the boat was being built on spec, Fulvio
Codecasa was open to discussing modifications with the couple.
Uncharacteristically, the owner hesitated. By the time he
called back to the yard with an offer, the boat – now called Renalo – had been
sold. A few weeks later, however, the yard called back with an offer to start a
new hull that would incorporate the couple’s desired changes. This time they
didn’t hesitate and in 1999 they took delivery of 49.35-meter
Andale.
"Cruising on that boat for several years and operating it for
charter as well started me thinking about the next boat," the owner said. "Then
Fulvio showed me plans for a sixty-two meter and I signed up and put
Andale up for sale."
During the construction process, however, the owners began
thinking the 62-meter was just too much boat for them, their lifestyle and their
favorite cruising grounds. "What I wanted was another boat almost like the first
one," he said. "I sold out of the sixty-two and got back in line."
The joinery in the owner’s suite (top) is sycamore. It
features an oversized king bed, a dressing table, a loveseat, two
walk-in
closets and a full-beam bathroom (bottom) finished in white
marble with a Jacuzzi
and tub showers. (Click images to enlarge)
Indeed, the new Andale, launched in 2004, is much like the first,
yet three-quarters of a meter longer, heavier, deeper and built to full MCA
certification. A new bow design encapsulates the forward part of her
superstructure for an aggressive, contemporary look. The re-design also enhances
on-deck storage in the boatswain’s locker and provides stowage for the
MCA-mandated emergency tender, while preserving a sunny seating area forward of
the bridge. Two big Caterpillar diesels power her to 18 knots and at an
efficient 60-percent power, she cruises at 14.
Knowing from day one that these owners insisted on an elevator
serving all decks (see
TechTalk), Codecasa and the design team took pains to
better integrate its installation both into the yacht’s traffic flow and into
its profile. On the sun deck, the elevator trunk has been enlarged to
accommodate a powder room. The structure also anchors the Jacuzzi forward of the
mast and semi-permanent awnings that spread out like wings on either side aft.
The layout of the sun deck, like that of the interior, flows from the owner’s
knowledge of how to put a number of people in a restricted space and keep them
happy: division of areas and functions.
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