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Initially, Newcruise was responsible for only the styling. That
was before the owners met interior designer Katharina Raczek, who had recently
joined Newcruise. "The wife had intended to be very involved with the interior
design. She met Katharina, and they were amazingly and immediately on the same
wavelength," said Hilpern. Its contract expanded, Newcruise could now work out
interior and exterior details with seamless efficiency. Still, the owners
themselves contributed hundreds of hours to the design effort and amassed a
collection of 3,000 material samples in the process.
The primary outdoor dining area is abaft the bridge-deck’s
salon-cum-cinema. Photography by Klaus Jordan. (Click images to enlarge)
The pieces of the project fell into place as smoothly as the
tumblers of a combination lock. One day the owner noticed the yard’s project
number for his unnamed boat was 777. In most cultures, including the one into
which he was born and the ones in which he has lived, seven is considered an
extremely fortunate number foretelling great success and satisfaction. Would
three sevens in the project number bring three times the luck? Rather than argue
with fate, he announced the boat would henceforth be called Triple
Seven.Naming the yacht had an unexpected codifying effect on the
contemporary design themes for the interior—design details from windows to crown
moldings to stainless steel details began to take shape, literally, around the
number. Undoubtedly, the most striking manifestations are the seven windows
forward on the main deck. These slabs of curved and tinted bulletproof glass
arch up the raised hull sides from just above main-deck level, where the
superstructure broadens to full beam, and notch into what appears to be the
joint with the bridge deck above. Looking ever so much like giant sevens, these
portlights bring abundant light into the owner’s suite. This suite’s innovations
extend to the traffic pattern—the owner’s office/library is a separate room
rather than an enlarged hallway. A bleached wengé desk slides partially into the
wall when not needed, becoming a small table. Given its own adjacent bathroom,
this suite could function as a separate cabin and, in fact, has a hidden foldout
bed. Curved walls in the stateroom—where the portlights are so large they
double as window seats—give personality to the large space and create a
hidden security closet. Bleached sycamore wall panels separated by eighth-inch
gaps seem to float off the substrate and add lightness to the room. Some of the
panels are treated to a metalized lacquer finish for contrast and to harmonize
with the brushed nickel hardware. Behind the curved wall at the head of the bed
are his-and-hers dressing areas linked by an enormous bath that seems carved out
of a single block of pale, Portuguese marble.
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A hatch opening below Triple Seven’s logo reveals the yacht’s beach club. Photography by Klaus Jordan. (Click images to enlarge)
The yacht’s center of circulation is a floating spiral
staircase of natural sycamore and anigre. Diffused light spilling from behind
the stair column washes across etched nickel panels. On closer inspection, the
"etching" is the number seven repeated thousands of times. "The craftsman doing
the metalwork for the boat came up with it," said Krueger, who became a fixture
at the yard during the build. "He showed me a sample and I said, ‘Let’s go for
it.’ Even though he had to make all those sevens by hand, he wanted to do it.
That kind of enthusiasm brought something special to the project."The yacht’s substantial 39-foot beam also brought something
special, and when it came to the interior, the Newcruise team exploited it,
giving new meaning to the term "open plan." The salon stretches from the foyer
to the aft deck with no intervening columns, just two waists nipping into the
space midway at the plenums and again at the aft end. A circular bar located
between glass doors to the aft deck occupies most of the aft end of the main
deck’s superstructure. A glass wall at the back of the bar drops into the
structure, allowing service to the aft deck as well as the salon. With the glass
lowered and the doors open, the design creates a flowing, indoor-outdoor living
space more than one-third the overall length of the vessel. To keep such a vast
space from resembling a bowling lane, Newcruise subtly divided the space into
six usage areas, from an open sun-pad area most aft to the substantial covered
aft deck and outdoor cinema, the circular bar, a formal seating area and,
finally, to Triple Seven’s signature spaces, a circular dining area to
port and the equally circular casual lounge to starboard, each fronting
floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the side decks. Bulwarks are notched out at
this point to provide clear views.
 Triple Seven's beach club, a complete lounge on the waterline. Photograph by Klaus Jordan. (Click image to enlarge)
Not to put too fine a point on the owner’s joy in outdoor
living, Triple Seven is a tri-deck yacht; the sun deck bears no
enclosures save a dayhead and room for the emergency generator. Between the two
substantial air trunks, however, a retractable awning creates a shaded gazebo
with tables for dining. Taking pride of place forward is a large, round
sun pad recessed into the top of the coachroof. Snatch the cushions off the sun
pad and you have what Golding calls the "helipuck," a circular helicopter
landing pad with a certified 18-ton crash load. Next aft are more sun pads and
an enormous Jacuzzi that holds 3.6 tons of water when filled.
 Triple Seven’s bridge. Photograph by Klaus Jordan. (Click image to enlarge)
Exemplifying the latest trend in large yachts, Triple
Seven has a beach club astern of her engine room and tender garages, just a few steps from the sea. This teak-clad casual space incorporates a
lounging area with a bar, exercise equipment and a separate bathroom, in essence
replacing a gymnasium that might have occupied a fourth deck had not the owner
demanded a more "elegant" profile. So, are three sevens an indicator of good luck? It would seem
triply so. Newcruise now reports three projects over 110 feet on its order book,
and Nobiskrug, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems since 2005, is building three
new yachts. Hull No. 778 unites the same lucky team to elaborate the themes
created for 777 in a 240-footer for the same fortunate owners. Meanwhile, the
modern, new 145-meter construction hall triggered by the Triple Seven
contract has gained a reputation as one of the most sophisticated facilities
of its kind in Europe.
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