The Art of Luxury Issue 36 2019 | Page 12

YACHTS LATONA’S ENDLESS BEAUTY Wide open-air spaces, timeless elegance, 50 metres of style and functionality - CRN’s new superyacht offers an original interpretation of the art of bespoke shipbuilding CRN’s mastery of shipbuilding reaches its utmost expression in turquoise whose intensity varies depending on the sea bottom and the new 50-metre superyacht Latona, which will be presented as the waters in which the yacht is cruising. a world première at the Monaco Yacht Show 2018 at the end of September. Delivered in May, the Italian Atelier’s latest masterpiece Onboard the Latona, guests will find numerous outdoor areas – has been custom-built to meet the wishes of a highly selective and from the wide Mediterranean-style sundeck to the lounge area determined Owner. Drawing inspiration from the ‘Superconero’ at the bow, the outdoor living areas and the al fresco dining area of the 1960s, the Latona marks the success of a new joint project located aft to the magnificent terraces overlooking the sea, all the between CRN and Zuccon International Project. Indeed, this new way to the exclusive tender bay obtained on the lower deck. The yacht’s technical solutions and the slender lines of the hull have latter forms a large open-air lounge integrated with the beach club, been developed by CRN’s Engineering Department, while the craft’s featuring a solarium, a fitness area, a hammam and a sea-water exterior lines were pencilled by design firm Zuccon International indoor pool perfect for children to have fun and also ideal to store Project, who, together with the Shipyard’s Interiors&Design the tender in the yacht’s ‘belly’ during navigation. Department also took care of both interiors and exteriors. The Latona is a yacht endowed with a strong personality, capable With her 50 metres in length, four decks and an underdeck, the of harmoniously combining the elegant style of her exterior lines Latona stands out for her classical, timeliness profile that further with highly functional outdoor and indoor areas as well as interiors enhances the style and elegance of outdoor areas. The yacht’s boasting a truly distinctive design. And it is just in the interiors that interiors are pervaded by a refined Liberty-style mood, a stylish fil the skilful, refined craftsmanship of the Shipyard and its suppliers rouge that unravels through all guest areas. The streamlined bow has reached its peak, thanks to a painstaking study of the Central and the spacious interior and exterior volumes, in turn, also include European style from the 1920s. This mood now pervades all some breathtaking areas almost ‘hanging’ over the sea, let the interiors, starting from the floors, which are enriched by unique Latona shine in all her endless beauty. decorations chosen by the Owner, like the sinuous dark brown embroidery - a leitmotiv that is found across all decks. Depending Designed jointly with the Customer, this megayacht has been forged on the areas of the yacht, this elegant pattern unravels along the and built to meet her Owner’s request for the utmost customisation, floors (both marble and carpeted ones) as well as on the curved in an effort to achieve pure uniqueness – a uniqueness that is handrail of the internal staircase, creating a pleasant contrast with also reflected by the colour chosen for the hull, a stylish shade of the light-shade wood panelling on the walls. 12 The Art of Luxury Issue 36 2019