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Northern Marine’s latest expedition yacht sets the standard for its entire market segment.
by Mark T. Masciarotte
photography by Neil Rabinowitz
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02/01/2007
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"Detail" is a word that suits Larry Castellani well, noted
Ardeo Design’s Scott Cole, who was responsible for Julianne’s interior
design and, with Joan Castellani’s input and guidance, her décor. Cole added
that scale and symmetry were equally important to his client, and that he wanted
everything to be heavy duty, preferring fittings and joinery to be a bit
oversize rather than undersize.
Space planning on Julianne is
extraordinary. Voids are utilized and equipment access is cleverly
hidden. (Click images to enlarge)
"Larry can read drawings very well," Cole explained. "Even on
small-scale plans, he could see that something was an inch or two off. Drawings
were sent to him every week for review, and he was involved in the detail and
exact dimensions of every component on the boat."
The result is arguably the best finished Northern Marine
boat to date. A masterwork in traditional design, Julianne’s joinery
employs rich, satin-finished makoré (African cherry) for paneling and cabinetry
in the boat’s public spaces and for wainscoting in the staterooms, where the
upper cladding is executed in off-white, satin-finished beadboard. Depending on
the particular space, overheads employ either painted tongue-and-groove planks
or Majilite panels tightly fitted between makoré beams. Soles are laid in jatobá
(Brazilian cherry) planks with a thin accent margin of contrasting wengé.
Other details that add to the high level of finish can be seen
in every space. The uppermost rails on many of the cabinets include a carved
device—a five-pointed star flanked by scrolls—that adds relief and interest to
the pieces. There is judicious use of madrone burl for the tops of some of the
furniture pieces, such as nightstands and end tables, and carved scrolls adorn
the arms of settees. Throughout the boat, rich, understated brushed nickel
hardware adds to the charm.
Cole, who reported that the boat’s latest general arrangement
drawing was on Revision X (revisions begin with A), said that each successive
iteration made the boat better.
"One of Larry’s early decisions was to remove the doors that
are normally on the port and starboard sides of the main deck," he said. "This
gave us a lot more leeway to design that whole space without walkways or
interruptions."
Access to the owner’s and guest cabins is via a clever split
companionway that begins on the starboard side opposite the galley. From there,
a few steps lead down and outboard to a landing, which then splits forward and
below to the guest suite, and aft and below to a hallway that leads to the
owner’s suite and to a laundry and utility room that has direct access to the
engine room.
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