Yachts International — July-August 2017

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stern, offering both intimacy and fl exibility.

Conceived as a “duplex,” the master stateroom is

arranged to accommodate a couple, his-and-her sepa-

rate suites or a master and guest staterooms. The “her”

suite is decorated in heavily lacquered creams and

whites with mother of pearl inlays suggestive of a light

Hollywood Art Deco style. The dressing area includes

jewelry and shoe stowage, and the vanity faces a port

that looks over the sea and scenery. A fi xed balcony

allows respite and fresh air.

The larger “his” or “theirs” space is markedly more

masculine, with chiseled oak walls and textured car-

pet, and display cases for the owners’ collectibles and

artifacts. The masterstroke is the study, which has

its own balcony, horsehide overheads and delicate,

stitched eel skin wall coverings behind the bookcases.

“This is a room that will help him make a good

decision or a diffi cult decision,” Winch says of an

owner doing business aboard—or writing a compelling

novel, or just having an inspired think in private, in

view of the sea and surroundings.

Other owners’ deck highlights include a salon aft

and step-out access to the broad teak expanse of the

foredeck, which doubles as a touch-and-go helipad.

Here Comes the Sun is available on a limited basis for

charter through Fraser and carries 12 guests (18 for

private operation).

In an increasingly rare occurrence, our small

group of visitors to the yacht in Mallorca was treated

to a brief, but revealing cruise on Here Comes the Sun.

While the group was served a four-star lunch in the

main dining area of the bridge deck, few noticed the

yacht had weighed anchor and was moving along the

towering headlands that command the southern end

of the island. The sea state was calm, but there was

no noticeable roll, the slightest evidence of noise nor

vibration from her main engines.

As if on cue, no sooner had we left the anchorage than

the clouds parted and the sun appeared. You couldn’t help

referencing the classic single from the Beatles’ “Abbey

Road,” from which the yacht takes her name.

For more information: +31 118 485 002,

amels-holland.com, fraser.com

ABOVE: Exterior designer

Tim Heywood added small

lounges on the sundeck

port and starboard to offer

guests an option for private

respite.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMELS

WWW.VIDEO | Watch a video of Here Comes the Sun at http://bit.ly/2ri1egN