Boat International – August 2019

continuouselement, decorativeonthewalland

functionalwhenitturnsintodoorlevers.”Thedoors

themselvesareextrathickastherearenodoorjambs–

theyareflushwiththewallsinsideandout.

Thethinmetalbandingisalsointerestingtofollowin

thedayheadandguestbathrooms,whereitmayflowfrom

windowtostoneworkintheshower,andthenturnintoa

towelbar.It’sanexceptionaldetailthatMeyerjokedwith

Zuletawouldmakehim“themosthateddesignerintheyachtingindustry”.

“Thedetails,whilesubtle,werereallychallengingtobuild,”Meyersays,

pointingoutasliverofmetalnearlyinvisibleinphotographythatentwines

thedayhead’ssilverportoromarblesink,atrueshowpiece.

Insteadoftheusualfourguestcabins,threecabinsandagymmakeup

thelowerdeckguestspace.Thefitnessroomfeaturesatreadmillrecessed

intothefloortoaccommodatetheowner’ssix-foot-plusframe(whichwould

growifusingthetreadmill’sinclinefunction),adrinkingfountainandspace

foralltheexerciseaccessories–somethingZuletahadfunwith.“Oneofthe

thingswelearnediseverythingmusthaveaplace,”hesays.

Uptop,theraisedpilothouseisatadsmallerthannormal,asthewall

behindthesofa,coveredinastunningwire-brushedDouglasfir,waspushed

forwardtofitincabinets.Sincethestandardbridgeonthis 125 modelisvery

generouslysized,thespaceisnotmissedatall,andthestoragewould

certainlybeappreciated.

Throughoutallthespaces,aspectsoftheHollyHuntbrandarecaptured

inthetimelesslook,thebeautyofthedetailsandthehighlevelof

craftsmanship.“Wewantedthespacetofeellikea

homeawayfromhomethatspoketotheclient’s

lifestyle,”Zuletasays.“Hehadachievedthis

manneroflivingbyworkinghardandwantedto

takeadvantageofthegoodthingsthatlifehadto

offer.Wewantedthattobeconveyedthroughout

theyacht’sinteriors.”

Intheend,itwasnotsuchanunusualunion.

ThiscustominteriorwithinthereliableWestport

shellgavebothcompaniesachancetoexplorenew

territoryandultimatelysucceedincarryingoutthe

owner’svision. B

Above:his-and-hersbathroomshaveapleasing

geometricdesignthatcanalsobeseeninthefluidand

decorativelinesoftheadjacentmastercabin(right)and

thetreatmentoftheguestcabins(aboveright)

Throughouttheyacht,

ambientlightsourcesand

air-conditioningductsare

cleverlyconcealed

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