I said that we preferred to sell them and if he was going blow them up then some our owners were a bit funny about that sort of thing. We’ve been married for 25 years so I would have been in trouble if I hadn’t recognised her.’Īccording to Newman, their involvement in Casino Royale began ‘with a phone call from production manager Richard Carless who said he wanted to borrow one of our yachts for the new Bond film. A lovely Italian make-up lady appeared whisked Wiss away and an hour later I saw her walking back with this glamorous looking woman who looked vaguely familiar–then I realised that it was my wife. ‘The whole thing took about four-and-a-half months from start to finish.’
‘It was a wonderful experience and totally unexpected,’ said Newman. The 54ft yacht Spirit was used for the newest James Bond film and Mick, his wife Wiss and son Will were also on hand to double for the stars of the film. 007 bonded with Spirit Yachts, an Ipswich-based company managed by boatbuilder Mick Newman during the making of Casino Royale–reports EADT 24.