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To develop a production range
of yachts—a departure from its custom-builder roots—Royal Denship selected Bill
Dixon to design a yacht that would compete in the burgeoning open-yacht market.
It started out as an 80-footer, which won an International Superyacht Society
design award for Best Power Yacht 23 to 32 meters in length.
Then the overall length was increased by two feet to take
advantage of the performance offered by the New Zealand-built Q-SPD Surface
Drives. Of the three surface-piercing power options, Louise’s owner selected a pair of 2,000-hp MTU M91 V16 engines to deliver a
45-knot top speed.
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Louise is the first 82 Open
delivered to the United States. Configured for charter, she has a
twin ensuite crew cabin and galley abaft the accommodations. Access is down a
stairway behind the wet bar in the salon. Louise will
continue to charter in the Caribbean for the 2008 season.
Top: Separating the helm from the salon is a
clear-to-opaque window. Bottom: The full-beam owner’s suite. (Click images to enlarge)
The stairway to the three guest cabins and the owner’s suite is
to port of the helm. The full-beam, amidships suite includes a king-size berth,
settee, vanity and ensuite bath. Large side windows, a huge windshield, a
sunroof and glass sliders to the aft deck bathe the main deck in natural light.
The lazarette stows a PWC and an 11.5-foot tender. Rising as
one with the center portion of the swim platform, the transom eases tender
handling; access is via fixed transom stairs on either side. The centerline
helm, with three captain’s chairs, is separated from intrusive salon lighting by
a divider that changes from clear to opaque. Topside, there is a sun pad on the
coachroof, wide walkaround decks and an aft-deck table with
settee. Louise is equipped throughout with a Lantic entertainment and vessel
management system.
Contact Royal
Denship at 305-740-3262.
www.royaldenship.dk
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