The salon of
Richard and
Shelley
Golden's boat
Angel Eyes is a
gathering place
and
entertainment
center.
White lace
pillows adorn
the queen size
platform bed
with a romantic
floral printed
bedspread.
The galley with
rich teak
cabinetry offers
every amenity
of a full-size
kitchen.
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Goldens' Glory
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BY RUTHAN BRODSKY
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tepping onto the 42-foot motor
yacht, one immediately senses
a quiet boldness from stem to
stern. The seafoam green and
peach color scheme and clean con-
temporary lines of the craft are
highlighted by collectibles lovingly
selected and carefully placed, pro-
viding a mix of urbane sophistication
and country casualness.
This is "Angel Eyes," the home away
from home for Shelley and Richard
Golden.
"We purchased this boat early in '87,
and for that summer and the next, it
became our summer home," Shelley
Golden recalls, looking wistfully at the
setting sun meeting the water's edge.
"Jim Scalici, our captain, would take
the boat up to Charlevoix and Harbor
Springs early in the summer. Our
children, Jessica and Seth, took turns
inviting a friend to stay with us for a few
days or a week, and Richarl would fly
in on weekends and whenever else he
could get away. It was idyllic living."
Last summer the Goldens had some
major projects going on at their home
and weren't able to get away as much
as they would have liked. Much of the
time Angel Eyes remained in its slip at
the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle or
cruised the Detroit River and Lake St.
Clair.
The yacht is self-contained, com-
plete with its own generator as a power
source that supports heat as well as
air-conditioning. Living quarters in-
clude the salon which opens into the
galley, two bedrooms, two bathrooms
and a top and lower deck.
"I call it our summer condominium,"
Shelley explains. "It has everything we
could possibly want. It's incredible how
so much can fit into so little space.
What's even more amazing is that we
don't need more; everything we could
possibly want is here, right on this
boat."
The salon has the look of a comfor-
table, well-appointed gathering place
and entertainment center. The continui-
ty of color is maintained in the seafoam
green carpet and the lighter tones of
the sectional sofa which unfolds as a
bed, sleeping two. Two barrel chairs
and two ottomans in the same fabric
as the sofa complete the seating
around the built-in wet bar and small
snack area nestled between the salon
and the galley.
Teak wood paneling encloses a built-
in VCR, television and stereo occupy-
ing almost an entire wall of the salon.
The ultra-suede beige ceiling
highlights the teak ceiling beams, while
beige carpet lines the walls projecting
a sense of warmth as well as providing
a peaceful background. The beautiful-
ly finished teak table fronting the sofa
can be hydraulically raised and
lowered as well as unfolded to meet
the entertaining needs of two or ten
people.
A large photo of the D.O.C. hydro-
plane racing boat on the Detroit River
is given a prominent position on the
salon wall and a huge, fresh Sonya
peach-colored rose occupies a copper
vase resting on a faux-marble end
table. A matching copper picture
frame rests inches away from the base,
basking in its own uniqueness while
complementing the vase and the