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Holland Jachtbouw’s first motor yacht, Cassiopeia, has the classic lines and
efficient interior spaces that set former sailors’ hearts alight.
by Jack A. Somer
photography by Chris Moorhouse
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06/01/2005
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That blue paint also strongly influenced the splendid, tasteful
décor below. "We will spend a lot of time in the Med, and we wanted something
light and airy," says the owner’s wife. With its theme of blue-and-white printed fabrics, the décor does indeed suggest the Mediterranean (with a bit of delft),
complementing the timelessly elegant varnished teak joinery so well executed by
the yard.
Guests can dine alfresco on the covered aft deck (top) or
for a change of pace, on the less formal flybridge deck (bottom). Photography by Chris Moorhouse. (Click images to enlarge)
In achieving this, the owners benefited from a not-so-secret
weapon: Langan’s wife, Candace (Candy), who had recently opened an interior
design office. According to the owner’s wife, she interpreted their vision
beautifully: "I had never done a boat before," the wife says, "and didn’t know
how different it was from doing a house. It was great fun working with Candy and
Bill, who made understanding the space much easier. Candy did a fantastic job,
but it was a collaboration." As a result, Cassiopeia’s interior does
not appear to be arbitrarily dictated by a decorator, but seems lovingly
realized by the owners and their two new friends. The owners indeed had considerable input in designing
details, such as the dining table, joinery, hand-painted fleur-de-lis pattern in
bathroom sinks, shower tiles and the brass mermaid handles on the salon sliding
doors. They also enriched Cassiopeia below with a selection of antiques
and art, collected over years, including an Antonio Jacobsen seascape, and wall
and table lamps acquired in London’s lighting district. As the husband now
observes: "It’s a great boat. The quality is magnificent." This was surely
accomplished with the help of owner’s representative Nigel Ingram of Marine
Construction Management and shipyard technicians, who enabled Cassiopeia
to attain classification ABS Maltese Cross A1 Yachting Service – AMS.
For their summer 2004 shakedown, the couple circumnavigated the
Baltic Sea as far as St. Petersburg, logging more than 2,400 nautical miles
and finding her able, even in choppy seas. They also hit the Riviera. "They are
really using the boat," Langan says. Some spring tweaking was scheduled at press
time, including the addition of stern wedges and a change of propellers to
ensure she hit her projected top speed of 21.8 knots.
The owners also say that a "drawing exists" for their next
boat. "I think they both enjoyed the process so much that it wouldn’t surprise me," Langan says.
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