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And speaking of horizons,
all guest- and owner-accessible decks provide excellent sea views. No
mere ports onboard this 192-footer; instead, Capri features large,
oval windows in the four spacious guest suites, including their en suite
heads. The main and upper decks, as you’d expect of a megayacht,
are lined with deep windows as well to let light spill in. The effect
is particularly striking in the grand-scale sky lounge, where various
tones of white cover nearly every surface and piece of furniture from
the overhead to the carpeted sole. It’s also put to good use in the
observation room (forward) and gym (aft) located on the uppermost deck.
The extraordinary vistas
afforded by the abundance of windows brings up an interesting fact related
to me by Peter Lürssen, the head of the eponymous yard, who took
me through the yacht: There’s a total of 15 tons of glass onboard,
stemming mostly from the use of extra-thick panes, since the owners mandated
that no storm shutters be installed. (Another related fact: The sunshades
for the pilothouse windows are inside, so there’s no need for the
crew to clip on screens outside, as is done on most yachts.)
Even with all of the
emphasis on the interior features of the yacht, no shortage of attention
was paid to watertoys and their deployment. Capri totes a 23-foot
RIB and a 22-foot Chris-Craft, plus a handful of three-person PWCs, kayaks,
and plenty of dive gear (there’s a separate dive room with a large
compressor just aft and to starboard of the tender garage). Instead of
launching the toys directly aft via a fold-down or fold-up transom, Capri
features a hydraulic “door” on each side of the garage that
folds up. While the doors are in the open position, the garage can cleverly
double as a boarding platform and tender dock.
No shortage of attention
was paid to styling, either, thanks again to the artistry of Glade Johnson.
Capri is graced with abundant curves, making her contemporary enough
to stand out from other yachts she may encounter in her travels yet not
so trendy as to make her styling outdated within a year or two. Even her
mast received special treatment; according to Peter Lürssen, because
the owner didn’t like the large scale of the one on his previous
yacht, Capri’s mast can retract.
With her abundance of
relaxation areas and the efficient way that crew and guest traffic is
arranged, it’s easy to understand why Capri’s owners
have been enjoying their time aboard since taking delivery last summer.
They and the construction and design teams struck a balance between safety-
and comfort-related features, as well as the indulgences that make oceangoing
life such an attractive proposition.
Just one question remains.
If the yacht happens to pull into the port in Capri where the contract
was signed, will they opt to take in the real view or the artful one in
their bath?
Lürssen
Phone: (49) 421 6604 166. www.lurssen.com.
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