boatinternational.comButwhatexactlyisamultimediaroom?“Well,in
mainlandChinaitwouldbeaKTV.”Butwhat
doesonedoinaKTV?“Sing!KTV,youknow,
karaoke.Buttheownerupgradeshisyachts
frequentlyandwewantedChoruslinetokeepher
resalevaluesoithasalltheplumbinghook-ups
youneedtoconvertittoabathroom,”says
Edwin.Inotherwords,Choruslineistheyacht
whereyoucansingintheshowerthatisn’tthere.
Lookingatanowner’sbathfromakaraoke
pointofviewopensanewsetofpossibilities.In
itsChoruslineincarnationit’sanintimatespace
madeevencosierbyafloorinrusticgreyoak.The
curved wallforwardisperfectforalong,
C-shapedleatherettesofawhilethestraightwall
aftcouldhavebeenmadetomeasureforthe
monster88inSonyflat-screenmountedthere.A
peekintothestarboardstorageunitreveals
equipmentbyYamaha,SilverStone,Deoworks
andShurewhirringaway,whileitsport-sidetwin
isamoremundane,butstilluseful,dayhead.
Honestly,whybrushyourteethinfrontofa
doublesinkwhenyoucanpartywithyourfriends
andfamilyinaspacelikethis?
Edithcontinuedherthemeofwatercoloursin
thedetailsandartworksthataddpersonalityto
theguestaccommodationonthelowerdeck.
Here,theVIPcabinhasbecometheowner’sand
touchessuchasPullmanberthsinthetwincabins
andatrundlebedunderthedoublebedinwhat
isnowtheVIPhintattheowner’sdesiretotake
longertripsonthisyacht.“Withatopspeedof
about 38 knotsandthelowdraught,hecanmake
arunouttoanynumberofthe 300 islandsthatlie
offHongKong,”saysEdwin.Andwiththree
gyroscopicSeakeeper 35 stabilisersinstalled,
evenachoruslineofRocketteskickingupa
Broadwaystormcouldnotrockthisboat.
Whiletheownerpersonallyrequestedthat
RonanKeating’sLifeisaRollercoasterbeplayed
atChorusline’slaunch,atpresstimehehadyetto
seehisnewyacht.“Hehasbeentoobusywith
worktocometoEurope,buthisbrotherhadan
excellenttimewhenhecruisedaroundSaint-
Tropez andMonteCarloshortlyafterthe
launch,”saysEdwin.“Helovedthestabilityand
theextrasoundinsulation.Andtheywerethe
starseverywheretheywentbecausetheyachtwas
drawingcrowdsofpeoplewhowantedtoadmire
thenewPershing.”
Edithenjoyedthechallengeofdesigningthe
interiorssomuchthatshehasopenedanew
business,MyArtYachts,tocaterfornewprojects
thatwillcombineherknowledgeofartwithher
talentfordesigninginteriors.Butthecouplestill
havesomereserves,asEdwinsays.“WhatI’m
worriedaboutiswhentheyachtisdeliveredto
HongKongandtheownerlovesitbutthenturns
tomeandsays,‘Edwin,whatnext?’Because
gettingbetterthanthiswon’tbeeasy.” B“[The owner’s
family] were
thestars
everywhere
they went...
theyacht
was drawing
crowdsof
peopleadmiring
the new
Pershing”
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