Automation Makes Smooth Sailing for Yacht, Home
By Lisa Montgomery
Choreographed controls by Crestron and high-def, pop-up video are just a sampling of the technology employed.

The Norwegian Queen stretches 165 feet from front to back. It’s a commanding presence and the first thing you notice when you pull into Christine Lynn’s driveway.

Docked on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Christine’s manicured backyard, the yacht is home to an amazing array of electronic systems. Sixteen flat-panel TVs, 16 marine-grade loudspeakers and dozens of dimmable light fixtures provide all the comforts of home—a very grand, high-tech home—while Christine and her crew are cruising for months at a time to Europe, New York City or some other destination.



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From any portable Crestron touchpanel, Christine can set the level of the lights, signal a piece of motorized artwork to roll away to reveal a TV, select a movie from the dozens that have been stored on a Kaleidescape media server and stream music to the sundeck or anywhere else on the boat.

“We’ve outfitted yachts for her in the past, but the Norwegian Queen was the most sophisticated,” says Tom Lambert, president of Yacht Tech Solutions in Stuart, Fla. “She was so impressed with the way it turned out that she asked us to incorporate many of the same features into her house.”

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