America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007 #43: Platinum

#43: PLATINUM—179'4"Don't bother to Google “Platinum” to find out more about this lady—you'll come across way too many links for the 500-foot-plus, Dubai-based yacht that was code-named Project Platinum. This one has been the pride of a pretty private American who splits time between the Keys and New England waters.Y: 1962; B: Lrssen,

By Mike Smith

November 1, 2007

#43: PLATINUM—179’4″

Don’t bother to Google “Platinum” to find out more about this lady—you’ll come across way too many links for the 500-foot-plus, Dubai-based yacht that was code-named Project Platinum. This one has been the pride of a pretty private American who splits time between the Keys and New England waters.

Y: 1962; B: Lrssen, Germany; N: builder; H: steel; E: 2/2,130-hp MTUs

America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007

This article originally appeared in the November 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.