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Regency’s layout facilitates entertainment. The upper deck
is not fitted with a steering station. Instead, the space is dedicated to
lounging and dining, and features a circular, Corian-topped bar, a barbecue and
a hot tub with a panoramic view. The tenders are carried here to give the
skylounge, one deck below, an unobstructed view astern.
The owner’s favorite space, the skylounge, spills onto a lovely
covered aft deck for seamless indoor/outdoor living. Forward is a penthouse-like
captain’s cabin and an enormous wheelhouse with a center command station and
separate navigation area. It is one of Regency’s most impressive areas.
 Uncluttered and roomy, the engine room, is one of the finest
PJ has built. (Click image to enlarge)
Besides the spaciousness inherent in the yacht’s 28-foot beam,
the interior features eight-foot ceilings. The dimensions are well suited to the
rich, warm, men’s club feel imparted through the dark-stained African makoré
paneling and furniture accented by wengé moldings and inlays. Blending quartered
and block-figured cabinetry details with straight-grain wall veneers and feature
panels energized the joinery. JS Westhoff & Company created the millwork,
balancing interior production efficiency with the owner’s personal taste.
The dramatic master suite takes full advantage of pushing the
superstructure full beam forward on the main deck. The king-size bed is offset
to port, allowing a pleasant seating area to starboard. An adjoining foyer,
where the owner enjoys his morning coffee and TV, also doubles as a quiet
office. Two bathrooms swathed in marble complete the suite. Four similarly
finished guest suites are belowdecks, opening off a lower foyer. A hidden
housekeeping passageway makes it possible for the crew to discreetly enter the
guest areas without passing through the main deck.
The most striking architectural achievement on board
Regency is the three-level spiral stairway that winds through the heart
of the interior. Twenty-four feet high and eight feet in diameter, it was
fabricated off-site in Milwaukee in the same hardwood recessed-panel design
utilized throughout the interior. With its decorative wrought iron and gold leaf
rails, the staircase weighs more than a ton. The yard lowered the entire unit
into the nearly completed yacht by crane through an opening in the sun deck that
is now capped by the hot tub.
"The staircase is grand at every view and I especially enjoy
how it allows you to look down from the skylounge level all the way to the first
deck below. It is wide enough so that people can travel up and down the stairs
without having to shrug their shoulders," said the owner.
"I’ve had many yachts through the years, but Regency is
a step beyond what I have ever owned before," he said. "The interior tells me it
is something special and while the temptation is to sell this one and build
another, this project has features I will not let go."
Contact Palmer Johnson at 954-765-5555. www.palmerjohnson.com.
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