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All You Need to Know About Tilman Fertitta and his Yacht Boardwalk

Yacht Name: Boardwalk - Yacht Length: 50 m (163 ft) - Guests: 12 in 6 cabins - Crew: 10 in 5 cabins - Yacht Value: US$ 40 million - Owners Name: Tilman Fertitta - Fertitta Net Worth: US$ 3 billion - Owners Company: Landry’s - Owners Country: USA - Boardwalk is named after the Kemah Boardwalk on Houston's Clear Lake, which is owned by Fertitta. Fertitta lives with his wife Paige Fertitta in Houston.

Luxury Yacht Boardwalk

The yacht Boardwalk, the 7th hull in Westport Yacht’s 164 flagship yacht series, is a composite yacht of 49.98 meters in length (164 ft).

1 2 Guests in 6 Cabins

Boardwalk is a tri-deck superyacht which can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. The full beam master suite is on the main deck. The master suite integrates the finest fabrics, cabinetry, stone and leathers into a stylish design. The innovative interior layout arrangement also includes a top deck VIP suite which leads to its own sun deck.

20 Knot Top Speed

The yacht is powered by Twin MTU 16V4000 diesel engines which drive her to an impressive mid 20 knot top speed.

Named after the Kemah Boardwalk

The luxury yacht is named after the popular Kemah Boardwalk amusement complex opened by Fertitta on Houston's Clear Lake.

Charter Yacht Boardwalk

The yacht Boardwalk is not available for charter.

Tilman Fertitta

Who is Tilman Fertitta? He is an American businessman and CEO and shareholder of Landry's Restaurants. He is also a member of the board of regents of the University of Houston System. Fertitta has his own TV show, called Billion Dollar Buyer.

Galveston, Texas

Fertitta was born and raised in Galveston, Texas and he still lives their with his wife Paige. Fertitta attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston. He showed an entrepreneurial streak even in college when he started his own firm focused on marketing and sales and, after college, development and construction. From there, Fertitta began building homes while selling Shaklee vitamins on the side.

Landrys

He moved full-time into foodservice in 1986 working as a real estate specialist for Landry's. It was only a few short months before he bought the Landry’s chain. Fertitta expanded the chain to include nearly a dozen restaurant chains and individual entities.

Golden Nugget Casino

His company now owns 56 restaurant brands and 421 locations. He is a minor partner in the Houston Texans NFL franchise and owns Houston's Bentley and Rolls Royce dealership, Post Oak Motor Cars and is owner of Golden Nugget Casinos. Fertitta owns a large mansion in Houston, Texas. In 2013 Feritta bought a USD 19.5 condo in New York.

US$ 3.1 Billion Net Worth

Forbes estimates the net worth of Tillman Fertitta at USD 3.1 billion. See this Forbes article about Tilman Fertitta. Tilman Fertitta is the cousin of Frank Fertitta, CEO of Station Casino’s. In March 2014 Fertitta hosted a record breaking San Luis Salute Mardy Gras Party, with more than 1,600 guests.

Tilman Fertitta House

Tilman Fertitta and his wife own a large house in Houston, mansion is probably a better word for it (see photos hereunder). In a recent interview he mentioned owning 8 houses and his yacht. He and his wife Paige Fertitta own homes in Galveston, TX, New York, Colorado and Las Vegas. The annual city tax of his Houston home is more than US$ 400,000 per year.

Tilman Fertitta and wife Paige Fertitta

Private Jet

Fertitta owns two Gulfstream G550 private jets with registration N625TF (Tilman Fertitta) and N625GN (Golden Nugget). A G550 jet has a list price of US$ 50 million. He also owns a Eurocopter with registration N164TF, which is normally based on the yacht.

Houston Rockets

In September 2017 is was announced that Tilman Fertitta bought the Houston Rockets for US$ 2.2 billion. The Houston Rockets are a American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA).