Jim Moran built an automobile empire. Which became one of the largest in the world. He ordered 8 Feadship yachts named Gallant Lady

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December 20, 2018 - US car dealer Herb Chambers is building a new project at Abeking & Rasmussen.

Chambers founded a group of 60 car dealerships, one of the largest in the US. He has owned several yachts, all named Excellence. His current Excellence V is listed for sale, as he is building a bigger one. More here (tags: #yachtnews, #herbchambers, #excellence, #yachtowner)

December 18, 2018 - Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announces plans to start construction of Titanic II

Clive Palmer is the owner of the yacht Maximus II. He originally announced the plans back in 2013, but due to some issues the project was halted. But apparently Titanic II, a replica of HMS Titanic will be built in China.

More here (tags: #yachtnews, #clivepalmer, #titanicii, #yachtowner)

December 18, 2018 - Nice photos of the yacht Maltese Falcon

Maltese Falcon was built at Perini Navi to a design of Ken Freivokh. The yacht is equipped with a Dynarig system. Her owner is Elena Embrosiadou, a successful asset manager. Maltese Falcon was built for hedge fund investor Tom Perkins.

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13 Crazy Facts About Mega Yachts

1. The World’s Largest Super Yacht (measured by length).

Azzam, 180 meter (590 ft) owned by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is the Emir of Abu Dhabi (Azzam is the longest).

SuperYacht Azzam

Azzam

2. The World’s biggest yacht (measured by volume).

The new Dilbar. Dilbar is built by Lurssen.

Dilbar

3. The World’s Largest Sailing Yacht.

Sailing Yacht A, built for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko

4. The World’s Most Expensive Yacht.

Probably Eclipse, With an estimated price ofUS$ 500 million. She is owned by Roman Abramovich. Or maybe the new Dilbar is the most expensive.

SuperYacht Eclipse

Eclipse

5. The World’s Most Voluminous Yacht.

It was Al Salamah, with a displacement of 12.250 tons. She was built for Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia. But now his position is taken over by the new Dilbar

6. The Luxury Yacht with the Most Crew Members. This is probably Al Salamah. She has 94 crew and 40 personal staff, in a total of 60 crew cabins.

7. The World’s Fastest Yacht

This is the World is not Enough built for serial yacht owner John Staluppi. She reaches 70 knots, powered by gas turbine marine engines producing 20.600 hp

8. The World’s Most Famous Mega Yacht

Probably Octopus, owned by Microsoft co- founder Paul Allen

9. The World’s Ugliest Yacht.

Probably Yas, a converted navy frigate (re)built for Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. The yacht design is complex.

Yas

10. The World’s Richest Yacht Owner.

Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle with a net worth of US$ 54 billion

11. The Man with the Most Yachts (in private use).

The late Paul Allen, with Octopus, Tatoosh and Meduse. He sold Meduse in 2016. He died in 2018.

12. The Man who ordered the Most New Yachts in his life.

Probably the late Jim Moran, who ordered 8 new Feadships

13. The World’s Largest Explorer Yacht

The 116 meter Ulysses, owned by Graeme Hart

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What is the definition of a Super Yacht?

A superyacht (or or mega yacht) is a large and usually, privately-owned luxury yacht. She is professionally crewed and extremely expensive. A few are owned by state organizations. There are few shipyards capable of building such a complex vessel.

What does a Yacht cost?

A luxury yacht generally cost more than US$ 10 million. Although the most expensive superyacht launches can stretch to several hundred million dollars. Eclipse is thought to be the most expensive yacht. She is rumored to have cost more than a billion US dollars.

The actual build price of the yacht will probably have been considerably less. We guess around US$ 500 million.

Based on the data of several hundred projects, we created this rough indication of prices (in US$ millions). The price is related to the length (in meters). See our list of the world’s top yacht builders here.

yacht prices

Or in a simplified table. There is an obvious exponential influence of the yacht’s length to the yachts price. Which can easily be explained by the fact that longer yachts have more decks. And they are wider and thus have more volume.

yacht price table

Mega yachts are owned by the Richest People on Earth

Most luxury yachts are owned by extremely wealthy individuals. For example someone who purchases a US$ 10 million yacht, will probably have to have a net worth of more than US$ 20 million. As he will not want to spend all his money on a boat.

The larger yachts (longer than 80 meters or 260 feet) are invariably owned by billionaires. Most billionaires also own or charter a private jet.

The Running cost

What are the cost of owning a luxury yacht? The yearly running costs (including crew, maintenance, interest on yacht loans, insurance and fuel) roughly account for 10% of the build price. So US$10 million a year on a US$100 million vessel. It seems smarter to charter a yacht…. Or you have to win big at a casino.

The Biggest Mega Yachts in the World

Nowadays the largest yachts are owned by Arabs or Russians. The biggest yacht in the world is Azzam (180 meters/590ft). She is built for the Emir of Abu Dhabi.

The second largest is Eclipse (172 metres/564ft) owned by the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Abramovich currently has two yachts: Eclipse and Sussurro. Although Sussurro is rumored to be owned by his ex-wife. She was part of a divorce settlement.

Until 2014 Abramovich also owned the expedition yacht Luna, but he sold her to Azerbaijani billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. The third largest yacht is Dubai, owned by the Ruler of Dubai.

The largest by Volume (or gross Tonnage)

The largest mega yachts are not necessarily the world's longest. One of the largest boats measured by interior volume is Al Salamah. Built for Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia, it was put up for sale in 2012. This was after Prince Sultan died. Her asking price was EUR 250 million (US$350 million).

The new Dilbar, built for Alisher Usmanov also seems to be one of the largest yachts in the world. The largest sailing yacht is ‘Sailing Yacht A’. She is built for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. The longest yacht is Azzam.

Modern SuperYachts

One of the most modern (styled) luxury yachts is called simply A . She was built for the Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko. Another very modern boat is YAS, a 140-meter yacht. Which Sheikh Hamdan of the United Arab Emirates converted out of a warship.

Famous yachts

The most famous of them all is probably Kingdom 5 KR owned by Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. He is a cousin of the King of Saudi Arabia. It was featured in the James Bond movie “Never Say Never Again”. The members of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia own dozens of yachts.

Superyacht Owners - UHNWI

Mega yachts are often purchased by UHNWI or Ultra High Net Worth Individuals.

A UHNWI is someone with net assets over US$ 30 million. Although some experts calculate with an amount of US$ 50 million.

It is estimated that the world population of UHNWI is around 200,000 individuals. Around 5% of these UHNWI, or 10,000 individuals, own or frequently use a yacht.

The mean net worth of a yacht owner is estimated at US$ 680 million. A figure no doubt influenced by the relative high number of billionaire Russians. The average age of a buyer of superyachts for sale is estimated around 65 years.

Many yacht owners have a house in Fort Lauderdale. The area is also a nice yachting destination.

Famous Yacht Owners

The most famous UHNWI owners include Roman Abramovich, Larry Ellison and Google’s Larry Page.

US President Donald Trump has been owner of Trump Princess. The world’s richest man Bill Gates does not own a yacht. He owns an extremely large house though, watch Bill Gates’ house here.

The SuperYacht Industry

It is expected that the amount spent on luxury yachts worldwide is increasing 25% the coming 5 years. There is a trend towards expedition vessels. In stead of (fast) displacement yachts.

But also new built yachts seem to grow bigger over the years. The yacht industry is doing well. And there are many yachts for sale. And the yacht charter brokers have a busy time.

Yacht and Yachting Definitions

Displacement - Displacement or displacement tonnage is the weight of water that a ship displaces when it is floating, which in turn is the weight of a ship (and its contents).

Gross Tonnage - Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, G.T. or gt) is a unit less index related to a ship's overall internal volume

Beam - The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline. Beam may also be used to define the maximum width of a ship's hull, or maximum width plus superstructure overhangs.

Draft - The draft (American) or draught (British) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included. Draft determines the minimum depth of water a ship or boat can safely navigate.

Sloop - A sloop is a sailing boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig. A sloop has only one head-sail.

Ketch - A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts. The distinguishing characteristic of a ketch is that the forward of the two masts (the "mainmast") is larger than the after mast. The mizzen mast is stepped forward of the rudder post.

Yawl - Similar to a ketch but the mizzen mast is stepped aft of the rudder post.

Range - The distance a motor yacht can sail without refueling

Rudderpost - The vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung

Naval architects - Naval architecture, or naval engineering is an engineering discipline of vessel engineering. It is incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering. It is applied to the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and operation of marine vessels.

Nautical Mile - A nautical mile (symbol M, NM or nmi) is a unit of distance, set by international agreement as being exactly 1852 meters (about 6,076 feet), compared with the 5,280 feet in a statute mile.

Knot - The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph

UHNWI - A UHNW is some one with net assets over US$ 30 million

Yatch - A frequently used type error.

Yacht Broker - A yacht broker is a specialist who serves yacht builders or boat sellers. He can also server buyers with superyachts for sale. He acts as a representative for the sale or purchase of a yacht or boat. Yacht brokers are paid an agreed commission.

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