World's fastest yacht

[spearsy]

This yacht was docked in a private marina whilst i was working in the Seychelles detailing another boat....2 x turbine engines 10000 hp each.....I can never forget this yacht when the engines were fired up ..... Enjoy video folks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYI2D0bDWYs

[bucksmanuk]

Gearbox built in the UK by Allen's
Impressive kit...

[northwest monkey]

Daft question here - this boat will do 75mph according to the video but how long would the fuel last at that rate?

What I mean is, in theory it has an 1800 mile daily range, but I'm guessing it doesnt!

Other than willy waving rights, is there a point to something this fast - I'm not against big yachts so that's not what I'm getting at. It's more like having a Bugatti Veyron. In theory, I could get from where I live to Loch Lomond (242 miles) in under an hour but in reality if I was to drive at 250mph up the M6/M74 I bet I'd be filling up several times!

[Simpo Two]

Wonder if a hydrofoil design would have been better?

[Talksteer]

Slightly slower but I'd have this 60 knot Darth Vader-alike if I was part of the secret ruling class.



Also as to why not a hyrdo-foil I thing that at those speeds it is actually more efficient to plane across the surface than it is to have foil in the water (foils are best at 40-50 knots). Notice that the fastest boats area all hydro-planes not hydrofoils.

Where hydrofoils excel is when you want good ride in moderate seas at high speed.

Edited by Talksteer on Tuesday 15th January 01:25

[markmullen]

As lovely as she undoubtedly is I prefer the looks of Ermis2
http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-2659/ermis2...

[Oily Nails]

markmullen said:

As lovely as she undoubtedly is I prefer the looks of Ermis2
http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-2659/ermis2...

Now that is a good looking vessel!

[Benjaminpalma]

I used to manage this one... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasea

[Mike Random]

The World is not Enough is a piece of st though, looks like st might be fast but a few months back it was crying out for a paint job

Ecstasea is stunning though,

Mike