America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #35: Excellence III

#35: EXCELLENCE III—187'10"Considering Herb Chambers, a successful car dealer, sold the larger successor he was building to replace this yacht, he decided to keep this "small" lady after all. She charters for F340,000 (about $462,400) per week in the Med and Caribbean, and she boasts a skylounge that converts to a theater, complete with Surround Sound.

By Mike Smith

November 1, 2008

#35: EXCELLENCE III—187’10”

Considering Herb Chambers, a successful car dealer, sold the larger successor he was building to replace this yacht, he decided to keep this “small” lady after all. She charters for F340,000 (about $462,400) per week in the Med and Caribbean, and she boasts a skylounge that converts to a theater, complete with Surround Sound. She also has her VIP stateroom on the bridge deck.

Y: 2001; B: Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany; N: builder; H: steel; E: 2/2,000-hp Caterpillars

America’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008

This article originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.