heavenly sans souci comfortable,cozy, with a hot tub to die for
a hot tub? on a 68-foot yacht? why not? nothing like it for relaxation while anchored in port
Roberta Williams worked closely with interior designer Scott Cole to create the extraordinary custom interior of Sans Souci. After the first three weeks aboard, she described her feelings: “I am very happy with the results and the main comment Ken and I—and our guests—is that it is a very comfortable boat. I wanted it to feel comfortable and cozy—like a home. Inside the boat, even though, obviously, you know that you are on a boat, it also has a homey feel and that was important to me. “I chose the look of a period boat—a boat from, perhaps, 80 years ago—with the wood-plank ceilings, lots of teak and wainscoting with wall-coverings above, and romantic sconces with beautiful silk lampshades. There are leaded-glass cabinet doors and carved glass sinks in the baths. And real marble in the showers. “I also added loose furniture in the saloon to create a feeling of an old-fashioned parlor. I used an antique Persian rug on the floor and all of the colors and the look of the interior of the boat really started from this rug. In other words, in a way, the rug started the whole theme, and Scott and I went from the rug www.nordhavn.com
and created the look throughout the interior of the boat, always keeping that rug in mind. “I like the flow of the boat; meaning that I think that movement from space to space (or room to room) flows really well, unlike many other boats where it seems difficult to get from room to room, or, it’s necessary to go through someone else’s room to get to their room, or up to the pilothouse and then back down to another set of quarters, etc. With Sans Souci, there is none of that; going from place to place feels natural and there is no bothering anybody in their private quarters. “Finally, among the many things that I adore about Sans Souci, I LOVE the hot tub! Ken and I went into it for the first time in Roche Harbor, and we felt so decadent sitting there above everybody else and looking down at them from our hot tub. It was a cold night and the hot tub was throwing out steam, but it was warm and wonderful . . . we were overlooking the lit-up restaurant and hearing the music coming from the downstairs bar . . . it was like heaven!” 2008-2009 | circumnavigator
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