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Star&Car

Refering to boat,i thought this one really deserves a big show..
Those filthy wealthy people are just living beyond this planet..dose he really need an object that big??? I doubt it though.


The Worlds Largest Privately Owned Yacht “Octopus” don't know whether now it's still the largest or not)

In 2003, the launch of Paul Allen's 127m (416ft) "Octopus" secured her number one position as the world's
largest yacht.

Microsoft's "accidental billionaire" Paul Allen -worth US$20 billion according to Forbes, the third richest man in America
and 7th in the world -owns two other monsters yachts such as Tatoosh, ranked 3rd in the World in 2003.

Octopus cost Allen over US$200 million and has a permanent crew of 60, including several former Navy Seals.

She has two helicopters, seven boats, a 10 man submarine and a remote
controlled vehicle for crawling on the Ocean floor. The submarine has the capacity to sleep eight for up to two weeks underwater.

On average, owners must spend a minimum of 10 percent of the purchase price every year to keep these yachts in good working condition and
cover crew salaries. Therefore “Octopus” which cost Allen US$200 million
requires a US$20 million annual budget.

Statistics

. Launched: 01 Aug 2003, First Movement: 01 Jan 2004
. Managed: Fraser Yachts, Fort Lauderdale
. Crew: 60 permanent crew
. Submarine: 40ft, 10 man Olympic -Submarine Technologies Seattle, WA.
. Main Tender: 63ft "Man of War" Vikal International -Perth, Western Australia
. Tenders: 7 x of various sizes
. Dimensions:
. LOA: 126.187m (414 feet)
Beam: 21m (68.90ft)
Draught: 5.85m (19.20ft)
Breadth Mould: 21m
Depth: 12.5
Net Tonnage: 2,979 mt
Deadweight: 1570 mt
. Gross Registered Tonnage: 9,932 mt
. Fuel: 849,446 litres (224,400 gls)
Water: 174,886 llitres (46,200 gls)
Range: 8,000 nm
Max speed: 20 knots
. Engines: Eight x 2,400 hp Mercedes-Benz diesels + Two x 6 MW ABB electric motors
. Design Details:
. Builder: Lurssen, Howaldtswerke -Deutsche Werft Kiel, Germany, Yard No : 370
Built: 2003
Construction: Steel
. Naval Architects: Espen Oeino, Antibes
Interior Designers: Jonathan Quinn Barnett, Christian Grevstad
Naval Architect: Lurssen Werft
. Flag: Cayman Islands (British), Georgetown
. Class: Lloyd's Register

ree

My god! I have never seen photos of this boat before. It's amazing... two helicopter... Wow, it must be fun to have one of these special boats.

Rob

-- Now why would you say that?

There was a very interesting article about super yachts in Vanity Fair magazine last year (I am almost embarrassed to admit I would even read VF) -- it talked about Octopus. It got its name when Allen asked his young daughter what she thought they should name the boat ... Octopus!, she said instantly ...and so they is how it got its name.

BTW, the first ship I posted, Larry Ellison's 'Rising Sun', is bigger than Octopus.

Rob

Wally are working on this.





I do prefer Wally's sailing Yachts.

dOmInIX

We really needed this thread! I'm interested in luxury boats, I lovee the design! About a month ago Roman Abramovič's yacht ECSTASEA was here in Rovinj, it's so damn huge I couldn't believe it. If you want I'll post pics.

And Wally is really awesome builder..Karma!

Rob

Oh yes please dOm ....I'm sure we would all enjoy your pictures.

I have to admit, that I'm not really a boat person ....I have no desire to ever own any type of boat, but I do think these ships are amazing to look at.

These mega yachts are kind of like a competition, the owners like to have the biggest and the most toys.

Luxury cars like the Maybach and Rolls-Royce Phantom are for "the masses" -- the big boys have much much more expensive toys.

dOmInIX

I also agree, the design of these boats is magnificent, here are pics of Ecstasea:

MikeJ

I think that no matter how much money I had, I still wouldn't go for a big mega-yacht like the ones seen here... something a bit more classical in style, like a Nautor Swan would probably be more to my taste:


The Swan 112 in these pics is for sale for a mere €7.2 million.

Michael

There is truthfully nothing like hearing the ocean and the sea as compared to hearing a motor inthe back. Sailing is truly one of the must beautiful things to do.

Star&Car

Ignore my ignorance..who is Roman Abramovič and what dose he do? I'm just curious to know what kind of people own those huge objects..thx in advance..