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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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Cole added that the landing serves a secondary purpose. "As you
know, the Northern hulls are voluminous, so there’s a lot of space below the
stairway on the starboard side. Concealed there is a hatch that takes you down a
ladder and into a space, which is where the A/V components are."
It is solutions like this and like the watertight tank room
forward of the master stateroom that allow the accommodations to have more
stowage for stores, books and personal effects.
On the subjects of input and assistance, Castellani is quick to
credit his captain. "Having owned his own business maintaining boats for fifteen
years," Larry explained, "Lane Gillette has extensive experience and was
instrumental in helping with this project.
"And Bud (LeMieux, Northern Marine’s founder) did a very nice
job throughout the entire planning stage of protecting us from ourselves and not
overdoing certain things.
"My main contribution was staying out of everybody’s way and
letting Bud do his thing based on all of his experience, in conjunction with
some preferred things that my captain wanted done. Everything we did on the boat
was for safety first, reliability and convenience second, and comfort
third."
The Castellanis have planned passages from Washington State to
the Caribbean, then through the Bahamas and the U.S. East Coast to the Great
Lakes. Eventually, the boat will spend a year cruising the Mediterranean. As the
boat prepared to sail, the plan had the couple reminiscing about the last couple
of years.
"The birthing process was a little more difficult than anticipated," Larry declared with a chuckle, "but we’re extremely happy
with the baby."
Contact Northern Marine at 360-299-8400.
www.northernmarine.com
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