“This is not a ‘kiss and tell’ boat, as we are committed to protecting the privacy of our clients,” says Jack Boyt with a sly grin on his face as he delivers his punchline. “However, I will tell you this. There were at least three murders aboard MAURETANIA one year…on location shoots for the TV series NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Without a Trace.” The yacht has also hosted Melrose Place, 90210, Comedy Central, and others. Film credits include Beggarman, Thief (1979 with Glenn Ford, Jean Simmons, and Lynn Redgrave), and Action Jackson (1988 with Carl Weathers, Vanity, and Sharon Stone).
Boyt and his wife, Ann, have been MAURETANIA’s owners for the past 43 years, and the team that has made her a darling of the California film industry both on and off the silver screen. Even before the yacht began seducing Hollywood she led a charmed life. MAURETANIA is one of renowned designer-builder John Trumpy’s glamorous motor yachts (such as the longtime U.S. presidential yacht SEQUOIA), which The New York Times called “the Rolls Royce of American motor yachts.”