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Antares 130′ Westport motor yacht, she made her way from the Puget Sound to Ballard Lock for a fresh water lift in the WA Ship Canal, to land on the hip over at Fishermen’s Terminal NW dock. For now Fishermen’s Terminal has lots of room for pleasure boats and superyacht dockage, currently as the Alaska salmon season starts to close down the Alaska fisheries at summers end; a lot of the commercial fishing AK fleets are on the down-hill jog, here in late August 2017 – back to their homeport in the Pacific Northwest WA Ship Canal and greater Seattle regions.

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Fishermen’s Terminal welcomes superyachts as long as there is room, hence the obvious – ‘Fishermen’s Terminal’ is for fishermen 1st, active boats in mainly AK and PNW fisheries; pleasure boats and superyachts next, fall in line next. Nautical Landing Marina on Lake Union and Salmon Bay Marine Center, SBMC just west of the Ballard Locks – are also superyacht favorites in the fresh water canal and lake in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest.

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Westport 130′ Antares – motor yacht was built by Westport in the USA at their Westport, WA Shipyard. She was taken possession by her owner in 2008. M/Y Antares, interior was designed by Pacific Custom Interiors. Antares interior motor yacht layout has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests overnight in 5 cabins, a spacious master suite, 2 VIP staterooms, and 2 twin cabins. She carries up to 7 crew onboard – to make sure it’s a relaxed luxury yacht experience underway and or while at port.

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The Westport 130′ – m/y Antares features a semi-displacement grp hull and grp superstructure, with teak decks. Performance is always a Westport priority – Antares is powered by 2 MTU ( 12V 4000 M90) 2,732hp diesel engines and propelled by her twin screw props. Motor yacht Antares can reach a top speed of 25 knots; and comfortably cruises at 19 knots. She holds around 37,476 litres of diesel in her fuel tanks; her fresh water tanks store around 6,132 litres of fresh water. Antares is a typical Westport with all the top features and bells and mega yacht whistles.

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Westport is based in the Pacific Northwest, they focus on motor yacht new construction and commercial builds. Westport has been luxury yacht builders since 1964, their claim to fame and focus is on building yachts out of the USA, Westport is best quotes such as – “delivering an experience of yacht ownership and cruising enjoyment founded upon exceptional boat building technology and the highest standards of yacht luxury. Each Westport is a custom fulfillment of the owner’s standards of style and taste.” – Per described by Westport.

It’s quite easy to spot a Westport on the horizon, their build sizes include, Westport 1112′ – 34m, Westport 125′ – 38m, Westport 130′ – 40m, and Westport 164′ – 50m. To date Westport has completed more than 14o yachts, these include pleasure motor yachts and commercial builds.

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Westport is still one of the largest North American superyacht builders, they have earned the notoriety as a figure-head and pioneer in efficiently crafting world-class yacht construction standards. The proof is in the pudding, it’s not uncommon for a Westport owner to get into a 125′ and eventual move up to a 164′.

Westport Motor Yachts – It’s always great to see ya’ll in our amazing Pacific Northwest endless cruising grounds!

EAT FRESH SEAFOOD – PNW to AK: BUY WILD!