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On the main deck, the formal reception foyer shows off Johnson’s intricate
and contemporary design elements, including impressive stainless steel
balustrades and door pulls, and satin-finished anigre wall panels with inlaid
veneer placed with the grain running in alternating directions. In places
throughout the yacht, textures in the custom carpeting mirror this pattern. The inlaid maple burl and
wengé joinery is finished in high gloss. The stonework here presents an optical
illusion. Cream, tan and black marble produce the effect of walking on
3-D coffers.The full-beam master suite forward is entered through a
generous, curving corridor that hugs the owner’s study, which features glass
doors and floor-to-ceiling glass glazing along the starboard side. A central
whirlpool dominates the master bath, dividing the room into his and hers.
Continuing the palette from the sleeping areas, the bathroom is anchored by
Pakistani onyx flooring in translucent green with crimson and orange veins.
Viewing the suite from the central foyer is impressive, with its enfilade of
spaces opening one onto another—the corridor, the owner’s study and the owner’s
suite lounge. While Johnson and the design team were trusted with much of the
interior, the owner’s wife played an integral part, selecting fabrics and art,
much of which was commissioned by artisans in the Seattle area.  In the main and dining salons, the fabrics set a formal tone. Like the
skylounge, intimate groupings, open spaces and large rounded aft windows define
the area. Here, the atmosphere is dictated by burgundy and midnight blue
upholstery with raised black velvet filigree. Few straight lines are found,
replaced instead by sweeping curves and gracefully rolled edges on virtually
every surface, such as an oval-shaped, full-height sideboard that separates the
main salon from the dining area. (Click image to enlarge)
Belowdecks, four guest staterooms radiate out from a central
guest lobby. Two king berths are forward, and a queen and an oversized twin
stateroom are aft. Each guest room benefits from large vertical windows that
illustrate the floor-level waterline and passing waves when the yacht is under
way. The ensuite bathrooms in all of the guest accommodations (as well as
the dayheads) are done in lightweight panels of book-matched marble and onyx
accented by inlaid stone bands and borders. Because the yacht was built in
Germany, Lloyd’s regulations allowed the deadlights to be disguised behind
pop-out frames—a treatment that greatly softens the windows. MCA doors have been
equally well disguised behind breakaway wall and floor panels. Extra efforts
such as these elevate the yacht to that ethereal "next level." Oasis is equally impressive in
technical terms. Support spaces, from the forward crew quarters for 15 to the
aft engine room, are practically laid out and generously proportioned. Virtually
all mechanisms, from the electronic cable doors in the salon to the
hydraulic gull wing–style garage openings, are smooth and silent. Powered by two 1,957-hp Caterpillar engines, Oasis reaches a top
speed of 16 knots and has a range of approximately 5,000 nautical miles at
cruising speed. Much to the satisfaction of her builders, designers and captain, the owner of
this haven on the sea will not follow the track record of many recently launched
Lürssens. Oasis is not for sale: "This one’s a keeper," her owner confirms.
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