By garrett lambert Contributing Editor
Majestic Nordhavn 120 in an artist’s rendering. Inset shows the yacht under construction with Bob Conconi, owner to be, at right.
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o mark the approaching launch of the first Nordhavn super-yacht, Circumnavigator interviewed the key people involved in bringing the mighty Nordhavn 120 to life—especially the owner to be. Dan Streech, president of Pacific Asian Enterprises, describes the Nordhavn 120 as “a yacht that will compete on the world super-yacht market with second-to-none quality, style, and pedigree. This boat will never be sold as a ‘bargain’, not even as a ‘good boat for the money’ or as a ‘best value boat’, even though it is all of those things. Rather, this boat will be presented as uncompromising from start to finish. Put more succinctly, she’s way, way over the top.” Her designer, naval architect Jeff Leishman: “She’s not your typical 120-foot yacht. With her 28-foot beam she’s much closer to a 150-footer in weight and volume. And, carrying 18,000 gallons of fuel, she’s a serious ocean-going expedition boat with the luxury of harbor cruisers.” Project manager Trever Smith: "The N120 is all ABS certified . . . she’s a big, heavy, comfortable displacement hull boat with no inherent noise. She will provide a totally different feeling from semi-displacement boats in the same way a Rolls Royce distinguishes itself from lesser cars. Technically, she’s a different project than any other Nordhavn, since it’s the company’s first cored hull, which produces more strength with less fiberglass. We hired an external structural engineering company to produce the lamination schedule. Similarly, we had an outside interior-design firm, Destry Darr Designs led by Destry Darr, style the interior. Very contemporary, and very, very high end. She’s a proper 120 with no corners cut.” The Nordhavn 120 is being built for Bob Conconi, a Canadian entrepreneur who has had his own business since he was 21 years
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