Boat International US Edition - June 2018

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OWNERS’ CLUB

Elly Reisman

The developer and lifelong boater

tellsGrace Trofahow 152ftEntourage

got her stunning penthouse looks

Boats have always been a part of my
life.When I was seven years old I was
driving ski boats and taking people
waterskiing on the lakes of northern
Canada. The rule was if you could swim
across the lake you didn’t have to wear
a life jacket. My dad had a 30ft boat and
then a 62ft Chris-Craft – I thought it
was huge. He docked right in front of
the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. I got
my passion for boats from my father.
I bought my first boat, an 81ft Benetti,
with a partner and then bought a 115ft
Benetti before building the Maxima 47.
Dragana Maznic is an interior designer
and I am a developer; in 16 years we
have done many buildings together and
she never gets it wrong.Entouragewas
her first boat project. We liked the
Maxima and, although we changed the
interior, we felt the exterior was really
cool.The Italian Sea Group was pretty
good at envisioning our desires– they
were new and willing to do things that
no other shipyard would do. Back when
we built the boat in 2012 big windows
and loose furniture were not common
on yachts.Every time I walk into this
living room it makes me feel good,it
just feels so organic and it has a classic
sophistication. We are now working on
the GA for a larger yacht; I told Dragana
to take this boat and put it on steroids.

The whole family loves watersports

and we charter the boat, so we need a

bigger garage for all the water toys and

room for the tender.We plan to be in

Croatia this summer, but my favorite

cruising grounds are in the Caribbean.

I love the Tobago Cays and in Europe

my favorite area is Sardinia – they both

have that beautiful turquoise water.

My son Josh understands engineering,

he oversaw some work on the boat in

Mallorca before we picked up our new

tender and headed to France.In the

Gulf of Lion, we expected 25 knots of

wind but instead were hit with 60 knots

in the middle of the night about 200

miles ofshore. The wild weather lasted

seven hours but incredibly we didn’t

lose the tender. I want to travel further

and explore the world. On board

a yacht you are surrounded by luxury

in the middle of nature and the view

changes moment to moment. I spend

most of my time on the main deck

because I like to be close to the water.

We were very selective about the

artwork on board, but the best art on

any boat is the view outside the window.

FAMILY ENGINEER

Elly’s son Josh,

below right, oversaw

some work on the

yacht in Mallorca

MY LIFE IN BOATS

TOY TIME
The Reisman family
all enjoy watersports
with the toys in
Entourage’s garage

COOL BUT CLASSIC

Entourage has a

classic sophistication

with large windows

and loose furniture