World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007 #82: Shemara

#82: SHEMARA—212'0"Harry Hyams, a retired British property developer, has owned this yacht for several years. If his name is familiar, it's because earlier this year he became the victim of Britain’s biggest-ever theft: 80 million (about $150 million) worth of art from his manor house. Incidentally, his art collection is said to be rivaled only by that

By Mike Smith

August 1, 2007

#82: SHEMARA—212’0″

Harry Hyams, a retired British property developer, has owned this yacht for several years. If his name is familiar, it’s because earlier this year he became the victim of Britain’s biggest-ever theft: 80 million (about $150 million) worth of art from his manor house. Incidentally, his art collection is said to be rivaled only by that of the Queen of England herself.

Y: 1938; B: J.J. Thornycroft & Co., England; N: builder; H: steel; E: 2/960-hp Atlases

World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007

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