We've partnered with NorthCoast Boats to design a new flagship for the builder's line of seaworthy sportfishing yachts. “This is the first model where we have partnered with an outside design firm,” says NorthCoast owner Jose DaPonte. “We are confident the new model will exceed expectations on every level.”

The NorthCoast 415HT, to be launched next fall, is a new, enclosed-pilothouse design, 41 feet on deck, 46 feet, 1 inch overall, including transom platform, and quad 300XSB Yamaha outboards.

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When the team at NorthCoast first asked us to design a new 40-foot flagship that can be tailored to sportfishing or family cruising, they gave us one important parameter: “We love the ride of our boats, and we don’t want to mess with that." So, when designing the hull lines, that was priority No. 1.

The hull sports a deep V with 25 degrees deadrise at the transom while keeping a subtle round-off at the keel, which gives the hull a little more lift aft and allows for a smoother transition to planing.

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A recent residential collaboration reminded us of a fun challenge we completed more than a decade ago—designing a new basement in a Newport estate to look and feel like the interior of a Gilded Age yacht. The project was highlighted in a 2013 story for Superyacht Magazine called “The Gilded Age,” and it still looks quite fresh—which Sam points out is not a coincidence.

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