GUESTS GEISHA

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served their taste of the rare object, “He” is very much an adept of business management techniques but also an aesthete, art collector and music lover. “She” previously an antique dealer, computer analyst and classical pianist, seems endowed with a peculiar gift : she truly believes in the power of mind over matter and that the influence of our mind can defi-nitely heel and preserve the youth of our body,

she is certainly a living proof of her theory. They form a rare couple with the multiple facets and exert their passions on board each day. Eric, a consummate chef, disciple of Alain Ducasse and Roger Verger, will fervently seek to concoct a different cu-linary emotion. Marie, will ei-

ther be at the keyboard of her baby grand piano playing Debussy and Chopin or tending to high speed internet connections with her other keyboard, the one of her computer everywhere there are around the world. Geisha has one year autonomy of fuel, produce 2 tons of water per day, she is equipped with a system of 4 stabilizers, cruises with a speed of 10 knots. On the front bridge, a second boat of 2 tons, 260 hp diesel especially designed for explorations and the big game fishing.

Geisha, a cargo loft, the Art of living, a spa of health and gastronomy. Outside, this true floating house looks like at a cargo of exploration in order to be integrated without provocation into the wild environment. The inside boasts 400 m2 of living space, two living-dining areas, a piano-bar, a library, a fitness center and 3 cabins, one of which is a suite owner’s cabin situated on the upper deck with a stunning 180° sea view. Three to four times a year, Eric and Marie share their ex-ceptional life-style with one or two couples for the duration of an exquisite cruise. Marie welcomes you aboard as the lady of the house and gets you acquainted with the finer points of life aboard “Geisha”. You occupy the totality of the boat and comfortably installed in the splendid suite owner’s cabin, you tas-te with delight of an individual cruising unique in the world. And this for the price of a cruising of a great luxury collective! The styling of the accommodations is reminiscent of a New York Loft, with pieces by some of the best con-temporary designers. In this decor of an extreme refinement they pre-

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You embark for an expedition cruising with Eric and Marie Poisson, these gentlemen-explorer who cross Asia with the research of the nature and its intact beauty. On board Geisha, a cargo-loft of exploration of 300T which is integrated without provocation into the wild environment.

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To live a day dream, a true phantasm : this to leave at the end of the world, to lose the notion of time, to forget our civilization there…

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… And to make love to nature and its pristine beauty. But while preserving an unique “art de vivre”

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6 Program of expedition cruising 2009/2010 April to September 2009 : Borneo, Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah. October 2009 to March 2010 : Philippines, Palawan, Visayas, Luzon, Mindanao et Sulu. April to September 2010 : Indonesia, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Papuasie and New Guinee.

Mythical Destinations: Birmanie, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Borneo, Papuasie etc… but always by seeking the most wild places and the most beautiful.

The master owner’s cabin with terrace and balcony of 58m2 on the upper deck opening on the sea by 180° with direct access to the solarium and the flying bridge located just on the top.

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hope that they’ll turn out to be interesting! EP. To live a dream, a real fantasy: to em-bark in an adventure at the end of the world in the wilderness, to forget all notion of time, of our civilization, to make love to nature in its pristine beauty. While keeping a unique “art de vivre”, such as listening to Scarlatti’s sonatas interpreted by Horowitz, while relishing a “raviole de foie gras frais dans son bouillon de poule dégraissé à la façon Ducasse” and savoring a cham-pagne « Ruinart rosé grande cuvée” in crystal glasses designed by Stark and at the same time meditating the infinite rich-ness of the human soul. To reconcile these paradoxes is quite an achievement. All the more delightful to share! Here is what our last passengers say: B. Dufourmentelle . “… we had a white and black boat, such a beautiful boat with garlands of light, red cedar covered decks, cedar, driftwood ; we had throat flooding music, some dished out light, we had crystalline tables, raw fish draped in exquisite flavors, we had the ele-gance of the night before the first stroke of dawn, we had this elusive feeling, the ap-prehension of having already lost it, the immodesty of living. Eric and Marie, thank you!” VN. But what about living in a mansion, your presidencies, your activities in the museums particularly the Matisse museum, don’t you miss all that?

EP. Of course to accumulate presidencies, power, mingling with high society etc… All that is delicious and intoxicating, then the notion of the ephemeral nature of life catches up with you. Then you realize that “to have” becomes the opposite of “to be”. The more you “have” the less you “are” and you become a prisoner of your worldly possessions, which ultimately all of us will have to leave behind. Our “being” is the most precious of all our possessions. We have to nurture it away from the hustle and bustle, the pollution, in order to be able to offer the best of what we are to ourselves and others. VN. What memories do you have of all the ce-lebrities you entertained in your mansion? EP. Foremost, the memories of my friends: François Spoerry, the architect of some of the most beautiful waterfront cities across the world, his qualities as a great humanist are for-ever engraved in my heart.. Helmut Newton, whom I greatly admired, he shot a number of his photographs in Gairaut, including some of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy who was one of his favorite top-model. César, my long time friend, long be-fore he became famous, was as hilarious a sto-ryteller as a great sculptor. The most eccentric, Elton John, is endowed with intense jubilation and creativity. Yves Saint-Laurent just as thrill-ing, a recluse in his own strange world but his genius embellished the planet. The King of Bel-gium, Albert II. I served him diner in my kitchen and he was thrilled. Hubert de Givenchy, one word : elegance. Françoise Giroud, the embodi-ment of intelligence. And so many more ! Least but not last my best friend, Richard Chandler, somewhat of a Michelangelo in the world of fi-nance, an exceptional man, who creates eco-nomic systems, wealth and assets with the ulti-mate goal of fighting poverty around the world. Valérie Nathan ©

From “castle-owner CEO” to “gentleman ex-plorer” ... this is the story of Eric Poisson, who, having lived for 20 years in one of the prestig-ious estate of the French Riviera : “Le Chateau de Gairaut” where he used to entertain some of the most prominent magnates in the universe of aristocracy, culture and the arts, finance, fashion and show business, unexpectedly chose to sud-denly leave this dream world. With his wife Marie, on board a cargo-loft of 300 Tons, Geisha, which they conceived and realized together in order to explore their continent of predilection: Far East. VN. And why the name Geisha ? EP. The Geisha is an ideal, a woman that doesn’t really exist. She is in a way immortal. Just mentioning this name stirs up dreams of pleasure and fantasies. Exactly like our boat, but she exists and made the pleasure. VN. Why entertain guests aboard ? EP. We kept this old habit from our life ashore: which is to meet new and different people in the

The interview of the owners who receive you on board and share with you their adventures

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Marie Poisson : +33 608 535 961, empoisson@asia.com

www.yachtgeisha.com

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