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| Builder: |
Westport Shipyard |
| Interior Design: |
Donald Starkey |
| Architecture: |
William Garden/Taylor Olson |
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In 1999, Washington State’s Westport Shipyard boldly announced it would build four 130-foot
production yachts per year on spec. While some greeted the news with skepticism,
the project has proven a success. Three years ago, the company announced a
similar program for 164-foot boats, an announcement that generated similar
initial sentiments. But with the launch last year of the first product of that
series, Vango (pronounced van-GOH), the naysayers have again been proven
wrong. The yard hired Donald Starkey to design and decorate the interiors of
the 164s. For Vango he chose a combination of mahogany and pomele
mahogany. Mark Masciarotte wrote, "Starkey’s design details are complex and
manifold and, as is certainly most important from the customer’s point of view,
they are executed with precision and finished to perfection."
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