GUESTS GEISHA

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GUESTS GEISHA
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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 livingdining 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 exceptional 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 taste 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 contemporary designers.
In this decor of an extreme refinement they pre-
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 definitely 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 culinary emotion. Marie, will either 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.
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You embark for an expedition cruising with Eric and Marie Poisson, these gentlemenexplorer 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”
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.
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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.
hope that they’ll turn out to be interesting!
The interview of the owners
who receive you on board and
share with you their adventures
From “castle-owner CEO” to “gentleman explorer” ... this is the story of Eric Poisson, who,
having lived for 20 years in one of the prestigious 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 suddenly 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
EP. To live a dream, a real fantasy: to embark 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 champagne « Ruinart rosé grande cuvée” in
crystal glasses designed by Stark and at
the same time meditating the infinite richness 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 elegance of the night before the first stroke of
dawn, we had this elusive feeling, the apprehension 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
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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 celebrities 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 forever 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 before he became famous, was as hilarious a storyteller as a great sculptor. The most eccentric,
Elton John, is endowed with intense jubilation
and creativity. Yves Saint-Laurent just as thrilling, a recluse in his own strange world but his
genius embellished the planet. The King of Belgium, Albert II. I served him diner in my kitchen
and he was thrilled. Hubert de Givenchy, one
word : elegance. Françoise Giroud, the embodiment of intelligence. And so many more ! Least
but not last my best friend, Richard Chandler,
somewhat of a Michelangelo in the world of finance, an exceptional man, who creates economic systems, wealth and assets with the ultimate goal of fighting poverty around the world.
Valérie Nathan ©
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www.yachtgeisha.com
Marie Poisson : +33 608 535 961, empoisson@asia.com