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The Rising Sun
Value: $200 million
Owner: Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation
Speed: 28 knots
Length: 138.4m
Builder: Lurssen Yachts
Guests: 16 guests
Crew: 45
Trivia: Larry had an appearance in the Iron Man 2 movie.
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Seven Seas
Value: $200 Million
Owned by: Steven Spielberg
Speed: 20 knots
Length: 85.95m
Builder: Oceanco
Guests: 12 guests
Crew: 23
Trivia: The yacht’s infinity pool has a 15′ glass wall that transforms into an outdoor movie screen
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Lady Moura
Value: $210 Million
Owner: Nasser Al-Rashid (born 1939) is a Saudi Arabian businessman. He is reputedly an influential advisor to the Saudi royal family and a billionaire. He is an alumnus and donor of the University of Texas, which has the Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength and Training Center named in his honour. He is also a large donor to the University of Miami (FL) and its medical school
Speed: 22 Knots
Length: 104.85m
Builder: Blohm & Voss
Guests: 30
Crew: 60
Trivia: On Saturday May 19, 2007, one of his yachts, Lady Moura, nearly ran aground by the Cannes coastline during the film festival, where it suffered hull damage and took on water
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Al Mirqab
Value: $250 Million
Owner: Former Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Speed: 23 Knots
Length: 133m
Builder: Kusch Yachts
Guests: 60
Crew: 60
Trivia: Hamad had worked in Qatar Petroleum (QP) for fifteen years, he is a member of the board of directors of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and IctQATAR, and Qatar Finance. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University, Chairman of the Permanent Population Committee (PPC). A pretty busy man, wouldn’t you say?
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Dilbar
Value: $263 Million
Owner: Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov
Speed: 21 Knots
Length: 110m
Builder: Lurssen Yachts
Guests: 20
Crew: 47Trivia: The yacht is named after Alisher’s mother.
Trivia: After the rigged Russian elections in 2011, Usmanov’s Kommersant Vlast magazine ran an unflattering issue on Vladimir Putin. Usmanov sacked the editor and the head of the publisher’s holding company, saying there had been an “ethical breach”.1
Trivia: Usmanov owns 29.11% of Arsenal FC.
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Al Said
Owner: Sultan Qaboos of Oman
Value: $300 Million
Speed: 25 Knots
Length: 155m
Builder: Lurssen Yachts
Guests: 70
Crew: 154
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Superyacht A
Value: $323 Million
Owner: Andrey Melnichenko
Speed: 23 knots
Length: 119m
Builder: Blohm & Voss
Guests: 14
Crew: 42Trivia: Melnichenko is a self made millionaire, who dropped out of Moscow State University. He sold computers and established a chain of currency-exchange booths; in 1993 he founded MDM Bank 2. His empire now includes pipe exports, energy, and fertilizer business.
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Dubai
Value:$350 Million
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Speed: 26 knots
Length: 162m
Builder: Platinum Yachts
Guests: 72
Crew: 88
Trivia: Sheikh is responsible for Dubai’s growth into a global city and as well as the launch of a number of major enterprises including Emirates Airline, DP World and the Jumeirah Group. He has overseen the development of Palm Islands and the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel. He also drove the construction of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. 3 -
Eclipse
Value: $800 Million
Owner: Roman Abramovich Russian businessman, investor and politician. He is the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. He is known as the owner of Chelsea Football Club and (unofficially) CSKA Moscow.
Speed: 25 knots
Length: 162.5m
Builder: Blohm & Voss Shipyards
Guests: 36
Crew: 70Trivia: The yacht is offered for charter at $2m/week.
Trivia: The yacht features rotor-based “at anchor stabilizers” which work at zero speed to increase onboard comfort. The stabilization system is based on the Magnus effect.
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History Supreme
Understandably kept a secret for a long time as it’s plated with 100,000 kg of gold and platinum! Some still believe it’s an elaborate hoax, which by the sounds of it, it very well might be!
Value: $3 – $4.8 Billion
Owner: Unknown
Speed: Unknown
Length: 30.0 – 30.48m
Builder: Designed by Jeweller Stuart Hughes
Guests: Unknown
Crew: Unknown
A dream for BVI Yachts and anyone in the sailing universe…
BVI yachts are fantastic, but the luxury vessels here are completely out-of-this-world. Just to glimpse one would be a wondrous sight alone…
As the sailing capital of the world, the BVI would love to see these boats passing through. Looking at the awesome size of each one, the statement that they resemble or could be mini cruise-liners would be a pretty accurate assessment!
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