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Most of us have a younger self, a favorite childhood toy or formative experience we’re yearning to get back to, and now there’s a boat for that: the new 154ft, explorer-style King Benji.

Take for example Mark Tchelistcheff, an American who spotted the boat in a copy of . He was one of the first guests to charter , in the South of France, along with his wife, Yulia and two daughters, Natasha and Vera. Mark's ancestors were aristocratic Russians who fled their homeland after the 1918 revolution. His grand uncle Andre Tchelistcheff is considered the “godfather” of fine Californian wine, and Mark possesses one of the world's more refined palates. Not to forget he’s a celebrated Berlin-based movie producer and director with a film-maker’s eye for flair and detail. Above all, Mark grew up spending summers on charter boats and has been aboard some of the world’s most famous ones at

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