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While most master baths
aboard megayachts are visions of marble or onyx (or both), the one aboard
Capri is truly astonishing. In this enormous room—larger than
the VIP stateroom aboard many custom yachts—you’d be hard-pressed
to take your eyes off the backlit glass etching that depicts the port
in the Isle of Capri where the owners signed the contract to build her.
The extraordinary glasswork curves between two lacquered teak columns
and behind the full-size tub, and the tub itself is more like an onyx
throne, given the way a stair ascends to it, flanked by arched gold handrails.
The master bath is arguably
the most lavishly appointed room aboard this 192-footer, although four
of her five decks do have individually distinct decors to set them thematically
apart. (The bottom-most deck is reserved primarily for tankage, as well
as a handful of chill rooms and stores, with a sizeable crew mess and
lounge fully forward.) As dramatic as the overall effect is, however,
to reflect solely upon the decor, by Glade Johnson, would be to overlook
the other key focuses of this steel and aluminum vessel. In commissioning
Capri from Lürssen, the owners gave particular consideration
to the comfort and safety of the guests aboard as well as the preservation
of the environment they anticipated cruising in.
Since Capri was
intended for both personal cruises and for chartering in regions like
the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Mediterranean, she had to be a stable platform.
But not just for times when she’s underway—her Koop Nautic stabilization
system has an at-anchor mode, which works to keep the typical rolling
motion to a minimum whether the yacht is underway or, as the model’s
name implies, at anchor.
It’s also worth
noting that Capri has an entire room below decks devoted to her
stabilizers. According to Capt. Russell O’Donoghue, this resulted
from many meetings between the yard’s team and the owner’s team
(of which he and broker Robert Moran of Moran Yacht & Ship were a
part), both before and after the contract was signed, as O’Donoghue
particularly wanted excellent access for all ship’s systems.
Something of particular
importance for the owners was the safety of their young children. That’s
why there are safety gates at each of Capri’s exterior stairways
and a lack of sharp edges where walls meet and on most of the furnishings.
To keep an additional eye on them, the owners requested that the children’s
cabin be adjacent to the master suite, which is forward on the main deck.
The twin-bed stateroom is tucked to port, accessed via the owner’s
office and has an emergency escape (mandated by MCA, since the yacht was
built to comply with the safety regulations) in the sole.
The owners are also
environmentally conscious, so they wanted Capri to leave anchorages
essentially the way they were when she entered them. Not only are there
soot filters and catalytic converters on her twin Caterpillar 3512 mains,
but all grey and black water (including laundry water) is treated and
held in a large holding tank in the tender garage. There’s also a
trash compactor on the lowest deck, steps away from a cooler room; all
garbage is first compacted, then frozen to reduce smells. This cooler
room provides the additional benefit of permitting Capri to cruise unimpeded
between remote locations where provisioning would be difficult and even
to pursue horizons for upwards of a few weeks at a time.
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2: Capri
features a hydraulic “door” on each side of the garage that
folds up. > Page 1, 2,
3, 4
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