World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2009Dubawi | 297’2″A lot of effort goes into any refit, but converting a 20-year-old passenger ship that’s six decks tall and just one yard short of a football field into a private yacht is one serious undertaking. That’s exactly
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
#1: DUBAI—531’5″GUSHL / Yacht-Images.comDubaiHas the Crown Prince of Dubai finally finished fiddling with the interior of the world’s largest yacht? It seems so, based upon a few twirls around the port of Dubai that the yacht has made over the past
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
#9: PELORUS—377’3″Pelorus was in Denmark earlier this year, after having spent several months at Blohm + Voss’ facility in Germany for some maintenance work. While we don’t have details on what was done, we do know about one cool feature she has: a dedicated elevator for taking guests up to the helipad. She then went on to visit Stockholm (an
#9: PELORUS—377’3″There’s been a lot of talk—and a lot of laughter—about how Pelorus, belonging to Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, is equipped with an antimissile system and a submarine to detect limpet mines. From what we can tell, an
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
Gentle reader, it’s time we had a talk. We’ve noticed you’ve been behaving rather, well, peculiar lately. You know, like how you’ve been describing leaving your car in your driveway as Med-mooring. And how you’ve been referring to 30-odd-foot speedboats as tenders.There are a few other things we’ve noticed, too:—you’ve been insisting that your “crew” (a.k.a. your kids) paint
#8: PELORUS—377’3”Pelorus and her owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, spent the winter cruising in the Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles and the Maldives. The yacht has a clever assortment of hatches that open up or fold down to reveal various tenders and their respective launching systems as well as
World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2009Dubawi | 297’2″A lot of effort goes into any refit, but converting a 20-year-old passenger ship that’s six decks tall and just one yard short of a football field into a private yacht is one serious undertaking. That’s exactly
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
There’s no denying that, economically speaking, this has been a turbulent year all over the world. And yet flipping through the 2009 edition of “The Power & Motoryacht 100” you’d hardly know it. That’s because this year’s lineup of the world’s 100 largest yachts features more than ten humungous newcomers—some conversions, some new-builds, all of them
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
#1: DUBAI—531’5″GUSHL / Yacht-Images.comDubaiHas the Crown Prince of Dubai finally finished fiddling with the interior of the world’s largest yacht? It seems so, based upon a few twirls around the port of Dubai that the yacht has made over the past
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
Missile detection systems. Fifty Navy SEALs and/or Royal SAS servicemen as crewmembers. Escape pods that jettison under water to let their high-profile owners get away from paparazzi or pirates. These are just some of the crazy concepts the mainstream media has about megayachts.Christopher SuffeleersOh,
#9: PELORUS—377’3″Pelorus was in Denmark earlier this year, after having spent several months at Blohm + Voss’ facility in Germany for some maintenance work. While we don’t have details on what was done, we do know about one cool feature she has: a dedicated elevator for taking guests up to the helipad. She then went on to visit Stockholm (an
#9: PELORUS—377’3″There’s been a lot of talk—and a lot of laughter—about how Pelorus, belonging to Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, is equipped with an antimissile system and a submarine to detect limpet mines. From what we can tell, an
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
It started as a simple idea, really: Since everybody loves lists and we at PMY love yachts, why not create an annual register of the world’s largest yachts, complete with photos and stats on everything from who built them to where they’re spotted and to whom they belong? It’d be a lot of work to put together, but no doubt boaters like you would get a kick out of reading it.
Gentle reader, it’s time we had a talk. We’ve noticed you’ve been behaving rather, well, peculiar lately. You know, like how you’ve been describing leaving your car in your driveway as Med-mooring. And how you’ve been referring to 30-odd-foot speedboats as tenders.There are a few other things we’ve noticed, too:—you’ve been insisting that your “crew” (a.k.a. your kids) paint
#8: PELORUS—377’3”Pelorus and her owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, spent the winter cruising in the Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles and the Maldives. The yacht has a clever assortment of hatches that open up or fold down to reveal various tenders and their respective launching systems as well as
