America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #27: Paraffin

#27: PARAFFIN—197'2"Why would a 400-bottle wine collection be aboard a yacht unless there was a gimbaled champagne holder to accompany them, to prevent precious drops from spilling? Seriously, you’ve got to see the perfectly polished, beautifully inscribed holder aboard Paraffin. Custom made by a Dutch company called Bottler and designed by the

By Mike Smith

November 1, 2008

#27: PARAFFIN—197’2″

Why would a 400-bottle wine collection be aboard a yacht unless there was a gimbaled champagne holder to accompany them, to prevent precious drops from spilling? Seriously, you’ve got to see the perfectly polished, beautifully inscribed holder aboard Paraffin. Custom made by a Dutch company called Bottler and designed by the same Dutch interior designer who created interior workshop drawings for the yacht, the brass holder adapts to the yacht’s motion while always keeping the Mot upright.

Y: 2001; B: Feadship/Royal Van Lent Shipyard, Holland; N: H.W. De Voogt Naval Architects; H: steel; E: 2/2,000-hp Caterpillars

America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008

This article originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.