World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #66: Sherakhan

#66: SHERAKHAN—229'7"Sherakhan is a far cry from the abandoned commercial ship she once was, boasting a library, a dining room for 26 that sits beneath an atrium more than 20 feet high, and a revolving bed in the master suite. She's christened in honor of the same-named tiger in the famous book (and Disney film) The Jungle Book.To find out

By Mike Smith

August 1, 2008

#66: SHERAKHAN—229’7″

Sherakhan is a far cry from the abandoned commercial ship she once was, boasting a library, a dining room for 26 that sits beneath an atrium more than 20 feet high, and a revolving bed in the master suite. She’s christened in honor of the same-named tiger in the famous book (and Disney film) The Jungle Book.

To find out what a week’s charter aboard Sherakhan is like see: “Exclusive Elegance.”

Y:1965/2005; B: Vuyk en Zonen, Holland (original builder); N: unknown; H: steel; E: 2/2,145-hp Caterpillars

World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2008

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