super yachts 60million+

[AstonZagato]

Article in today's Times about the sailing yacht A. Apparently it can only take one route out of it's construction yard to the open sea (masts too high to go under bridges) and even then it has to take measures to avoid grounding (keel is too deep) and warn planes flying out of Copenhagen as its masts are obstructions.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/largest-yacht-fa...

"That leaves the Russian tycoon with just one option, through the Drogden Channel off Denmark, which has a recommended maximum keel depth for shipping of 8m. This happens to be exactly the specification of Mr Melnichenko’s superyacht when running normally, so drastic measures will be required to reduce its weight and draught. The swimming pool will probably have to be emptied for a start.
Other measures, such as running with near-empty fuel tanks, will be taken to raise the yacht over obstacles."

Edited by AstonZagato on Wednesday 12th October 12:08

[FourWheelDrift]

He's going to need another big boat to go from his silly yacht to the berth.

[Davey S2]

blueg33 said:

16ft draft certainly can't go "everywhere", but it is rather nice. Still prefer Octopus

But that's when you launch the mahoosive tender to go exploring the shallower places.

I did wonder why it had a pool table on board though. Even in the calmest of calm anchorages it must be a bit tricky to play?

[Burwood]

Davey S2 said:

blueg33 said:

16ft draft certainly can't go "everywhere", but it is rather nice. Still prefer Octopus

But that's when you launch the mahoosive tender to go exploring the shallower places.

I did wonder why it had a pool table on board though. Even in the calmest of calm anchorages it must be a bit tricky to play?

The pool table is Gyroscopic. Simples

[juice]

Not 60M+ but I spotted this in Poole on Sunday. The guy that owns Leicester City I believe ?

King Power

[Europa1]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Didn't we have that on the BBC2 Prog a while ago about Sunseeker (and the particular details of the marble / planks / everything )


I think it will date quickly with the angular (read : different) window profiles.....

Not for me.

Agreed; it does look a bit "busy", as if the naval architect was striving for some kind of motif to make it "individual".

[SpeckledJim]

PW said:

SpeckledJim said:

Burwood said:

blueg33 said:

Cupramax said:

Wow, thats seriously ugly!

I thinks its worse than seriously ugly.

Large sailing yachts especially, should be elegant, the old saying applies "if it looks right...."

That looks so wrong, so much freeboard, just yuk. I

Wonder how those unstayed masts are held up, the load under sail will be enormous

Edited by blueg33 on Tuesday 11th October 13:49

That's what happens when Billionaire who 'acquired' his money collides with a designer like Stark.

Looks like an LA Gear trainer.

I can't get over how colossal it looks. Just absolutely enormous. God knows what it'll look like under sail.

Maybe they can turn opinions around with another slick marketing video. Seems be quite effective at making Ulysses everyone's favourite.

Not me. This is as far as my humble ambitions stretch. Charles Dunstone's Shemara.






So full of sheer properness I worry for its buoyancy.

[Davey S2]

SpeckledJim said:

Not me. This is as far as my humble ambitions stretch. Charles Dunstone's Shemara.






So full of sheer properness I worry for its buoyancy.

Love that as well but I'd keep this for the Med and have Ulyssys for going further afield.

[Burwood]

Davey S2 said:

SpeckledJim said:

Not me. This is as far as my humble ambitions stretch. Charles Dunstone's Shemara.






So full of sheer properness I worry for its buoyancy.

Love that as well but I'd keep this for the Med and have Ulyssys for going further afield.

Id bet it rolls like a pig. Sea sickness magnet. And I'm an expert. Hurled all over the South Pacific

[V41LEY]

Some more photos of 'A' when she was moored up against the Belfast.

[coopedup]

God that is one seriously ugly thing!!

[swanny71]

Burwood said:

Id bet it rolls like a pig.

It doesn't. Two big, clever stabilizers.

[blueg33]

Looks miles better than its larger sailing brother!

[AMDBSVNick]

Ecstasea off Pt St Charles, Barbados this afternoon

[Davey S2]

If you thought Philip Green's new Lionheart looked like a Reebok trainer from the mid 1990's then have a look at this thing.

120M Project Jupiter from Lurrsen apparently build for middle east royalty.



Can't say I'm a fan

[Not Ideal]

^ that is grim.

[Burwood]

You have to hand it to the owner. All that budget and so many experts and still managed to create a monstrosity. I assume it is fitted out with gold sinks et al. I doubts it's 60M quid though and on that basis should be deleted by the poster

[RevsPerMinute]

I Can't believe that will date well at all. Horrid.

If I had the means it would be a tough choice between a functional form like Ulysses or a more modern interpretation of the classic motor boat shape much like one of my all time favourites Leander G.

[Burwood]

PW said:

Burwood said:

I doubts it's 60M quid though

Why would you doubt that?

I don't doubt they spent it. How to turn $150M into $50M

[hidetheelephants]

p1stonhead said:

Why would it anchor against the Belfast out of curioisity? Is it literally the only place itll fit?

I hope the IWM got a decent wedge out of them for parking there.

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Brother D said:

I don't know how... but I'm really starting to come round to this, it's like something out of the Fifth Element - would like to see it with the sails are up

Get out. Now


The side profile is her 'prettiest' angle. All other angles are horrid at best, vile generally

It doesn't have a pretty angle; it's awful from all around.

SpeckledJim said:

Not me. This is as far as my humble ambitions stretch. Charles Dunstone's Shemara.


So full of sheer properness I worry for its buoyancy.

A white ensign? Massive etiquette failure(and illegal) given it's not one of Brenda's grey war canoes, unless the owner's donating it as a Britannia replacement and the Daily Mail haven't picked the story up yet. It is lovely though.