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| Builder: |
Palmer Johnson |
| Interior Design: |
Sparkman & Stephens/Ramsey Engler |
| Architecture: |
Vripack |
| Refit Yard |
Global Ship Systems |
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There are several ways to view a yacht refit, depending on the level of work done. It can be as
simple as an update or upgrade, as extensive and complicated as a rebuild or as
intimate and personal as a re-customization. Helios2 fits more in the first category, but in such a way
that the outcome is transformative. Launched in 2002 by Palmer Johnson as
Anson Bell, the original was built by an owner who wanted the
safest family yacht available. Her new owner, appreciating the comfort, safety
and volume of the original, reshaped her into a yacht that better suits the
charter market and his young family’s play needs. Toward that end, he added five
feet to the transom and installed a new swim platform; he took out the stairwell
in the transom to create toy space underneath; he raised the bow three feet and
extended it by two feet; he replaced the teak decking; he gutted and replaced
the skylounge; and he made numerous mechanical and amenities upgrades. The work
was completed at Global Ship Systems in Savannah, Georgia. In a refit mission
accomplished, the outcome is more spectacular than the
original.
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