Following on the highly anticipated inaugural Taiwan International Boat Show, Paragon Motor Yachts announces the construction of a custom 100-foot Bahama SkyMaster for a repeat client.
The result of a close collaboration between Paragon yacht owners and the West Palm Beach-headquartered company, the new, 100-foot SkyMaster is so named for its “Bahamas House” – a voluminous superstructure featuring vertical windows that enhance the plentiful interior space while at the same time diminishing heat and A/C load.
The SkyMaster also features Paragon’s new “Bahamas Cockpit” design – a large tiered mezzanine and cockpit area aft of the main salon intended as a grand entertainment platform. The covered upper mezzanine includes a relaxing seating area with plenty of storage while the lower cockpit features all of the amenities wanted at hand while enjoying Bahamian waters including a Viking gas barbecue, wet bar, ice chipper and built-in cooler.
Designed specifically to tow a large center console, the SkyMaster features integrated tow line stowage on the interior port and starboard sides of the cockpit. Another unique feature is the dedicated, USCG-compliant and RINA-certified, 300-gallon gasoline tank and pump designated for fueling the center console and/or tender on extended excursions.
Built upon Paragon’s proven hull platform that consistently yields excellent seakeeping, the SkyMaster incorporates the latest in vibration attenuation technology, which is a cornerstone of the Paragon philosophy. From the engine room through the main salon, to
the carbon fiber radar arch and the all-carbon flybridge furniture, the SkyMaster has been carefully designed and engineered to ensure the utmost in silence, stability and performance.
Within an interior designed by Marty Lowe, the SkyMaster comfortably accommodates eight guests in three king staterooms, a fourth queen-size stateroom and an additional bunk, and includes accommodations for a captain and three additional crew members, all easily serviced by three full sets of laundry machines.
“We are very proud of the new SkyMaster,” says company founder and president Scott Robinson. “To say we are meticulous in our design process may be an understatement, but this collaboration with owners who are experienced boaters and who are familiar with our process is proving to yield a fantastic result.”
The SkyMaster is currently in build at Paragon’s Kaohsiung, Taiwan-based shipyard, American Pacific Boatworks. As the only American-owned and operated shipyard in Taiwan, American Pacific Boatworks is also the first and only boat builder in the country to utilize carbon fiber in the fabrication of major structures of its build.
The 100-foot SkyMaster will conduct sea trials in August and will debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, 2014.
