This magnificent Canoe Stern Feadship with walk-around decks features one of the finest Main Deck layouts of any Feadship ever built.
Besides the VIP(Owner’s) Suite forward, there is a large study and/or guest Cabin, a full pantry with on deck breakfast/cocktail bar, and a large main salon with adjoining dining room and large well thought out open aft deck, described below. Starting aft is the Aft Deck, which is open but can be enclosed with teak and glass wing doors and clear Eisenglass windows. A large built-in settee which seats ten makes the aft deck ideal for dining “al-fresco” in any climate. There are port and stbd teak cabinets flanking the doorway into teh saloon. A full overhead provides complete shelter, with direct and indirect lighting. There are teak decks and a large teak storage closet for deck gear, a beautiful teak dining table, and two teak and glass side-sliding doors into the main salon forward.
The Main Salon features eight large “picture” windows (four on each side), two are opening “drop” windows. There is a lounge area with two built-in sofas, a cocktail table and a full entertainment system with built-in color television.
There is a buffet cabinet which houses china and silver on the port side, across from another buffet cabinet housing the yacht’s elaborate stereo system. The main salon is richly decorated in oak wood, stained to a rich walnut color, with a particularly rich but light, bright and airy feeling, due to the size of the large “picture” windows.
The Pantry-Bar is a particularly unique feature and the owners and their guests have enjoyed it immensely over the years. It is amidships with a crescent shaped bar with five bar stools with a full wet bar behind , with Sub-Zero refrigerator, four-burner electric stove top, microwave oven and double stainless steel sink.
The Pantry-Bar is ideal for casual breakfast service, afternoon cocktails or before dinner drinks.
It is an inviting area and truly one of the outstanding and uniquely innovative design features of the AVANTE V.
The On-Deck VIP(or Owner’s) Suite features a large walk-in wardrobe closet, a built-in writing desk with leather chair and work lamp, two nightstands with four large drawers (each) and reading lights, separate air-conditioning and ship’s phone system. There is a 42″ Flat Panel TV with DVD/VCR player. There are five large “picture” windows (two are “drop”, opening windows) and direct and indirect lighting. This Suite also features a centre-line walk-around king-size bed with storage beneath and an adjoining bath “en-suite”, with stall shower and double mirrored medicine cabinets over the custom built vanity and washbasin. The motif of this stateroom is again very traditional, but features extremely beautiful, rich, dark, finely matched Rose wood, with black painted trim. This is a very nice stateroom with excellent headroom.
Just aft of the On-Deck VIP suite is the Study/Office. This beautiful room was designed to double as a fifth stateroom, as it is large and has a nice adjoining bath with full-size stall shower. (Note: The bath is also accessible from the yacht’s main passageway and doubles as an On-Deck Powder Room). There is an oversized single bed. As a study, office or a Guest Stateroom, the area is very comfortable, quiet and light, with two large picture windows (one is a “drop”, opening window). There is a large built-in teak desk with leather-upholstered chair with four large drawers and four smaller drawers and a nice size bookcase. There is also a built-in nightstand, with reading lamp and several drawers (near the bed) and a full-size wardrobe locker. Additional storage is under the bed. The decor is pleasant, with beautiful inlaid teak, matching Dutch joinery work and earth tone fabrics.
