Christened with cabernet - Tacoma company launches $6 million yacht

If you were anywhere near Tacoma’s Tideflats on Tuesday morning, you might have had a glimpse of the good life.

Aleutian Yachts launched a $6 million, 92-foot yacht into the Blair Waterway. The luxury boat – which took Aleutian more than two years to build – has five bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, a sky lounge and a full-time crew of four including the captain and a chef.

“Everything is top end,” said Greg Ward, CEO of Aleutian Yachts, which is now headquartered in the port’s Earley

Business Center at the tip of the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula. The company is one of several being displaced by the Port of Tacoma’s plans to develop new shipping terminals on the east side of the Blair Waterway.

The yacht’s new owners, Raymond and Sally Duncan, and Sally’s mother, christened the vessel early Tuesday morning with champagne and a bottle of cabernet. The first was tradition and the latter was fitting – it’s the name of the boat. The Duncans are founders of Silver Oak Cellars, a winery in California. They are also involved in the oil business, according to the Silver Oaks Web site.

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