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| Builder: |
Perini Navi |
| Architecture: |
Ron Holland/Perini Navi |
| Exterior Design: |
Ron Holland/Remi Tessie |
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There is something unique about a couple who contracts for a
177-footer (54-meter) on the basis of building the "fastest Perini ever." Not
that all Perinis haven’t been moving up the speed curve since the move to
aluminum hulls, but Kim and Nina Vibe-Peterson wanted to smoke the competition.
Yes, Parsifal
III is a paragon of technology with substantial weight
savings and a brilliant keel that creates lift and improves windward
performance—which is much harder than it looks, but it is what we expect from
Perini today. In a 177-footer, it would be so tempting to cram in everything,
weight and balance be damned. But Parsifal’s team did not falter from the prime
directive. The GA shifts the engine room and thus the layout to concentrate
weight to where it is most beneficial without sacrificing crew service or luxury
lifestyle—this is harder still. Remi Tessier’s high-contrast interpretation of a
lightweight interior with a nod to Danish modern is fresh, spellbinding and
ahead of the curve, as is Perini’s perennial ability to execute designs with
exacting tolerances and difficult materials and finishes.
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