#37: SAMAR—252’6″Samar belongs to a Kuwaiti gentleman who named her after his daughter; the yacht visited Denmark, Sweden, and Latvia during her maiden summer season. One of her tenders is a pretty blue-hulled Chris-Craft that is stowed in a tender garage and launched outboard. This is an increasingly common practice these days, as it frees the
#33: AL DIRIYAH—257’9″Here’s a yacht with a line of interesting owners. She was built for Daniel K. Ludwig, an American shipping billionaire. Subsequent owners include Charles Revson of Revlon fame and the owner of Lady Moura (no. 11). Her current owner,
#10: LE GRAND BLEU—370’0″Christopher SuffeleersBritish tabloids had a field day last summer writing headlines for stories claiming Roman Abramovich (see
#21: CONSTELLATION—290’3″Sometimes mistaken for a cruise ship, since that’s what she was originally launched as, this charter yacht caters to large groups, with 13 guest suites and a palatial (nearly 256-square-foot) owner’s suite. An additional ten staterooms are available for nannies, personal assistants, bodyguards, or other staff members. A grand
Carnival Cruise Lines may have registered “fun ship” for its fleet, but judging from the amenities aboard Sun Chaser as well as a cruising calendar that leaves even larger yachts in her wake, the cruise-ship company may want to have its marketing department give up the rights to the catchphrase.Look out, Carnival Cruise Lines.
#7: TURAMA—381’11″Some yachts set aside a table or two inside the saloon or skylounge for card players, but Turama takes it to a new level: She features a dedicated card room. It’s conveniently mere steps away from both the sauna (if the competition gets too intense and the players need to relax) and the Internet lounge (so that charter guests can
#31: BART ROBERTS—265’0″Martin FineThe only ice that this former icebreaker, now a pirate-themed expedition yacht, finds in her travels are the cubes floating in guests’ drinks. A Saudi purchased the former charter yacht last year and keeps her and her assortment of toys strictly for
#2: PRINCE ABDULAZIZ—482’3″Until Dubai was launched, this queen ruled the seas as the largest yacht on the face of the earth. She belonged to King Fahd of Saudi Arabia for decades but passed to Prince Abdullah (now King Abdullah), his brother, upon his death.
#26: ALYSIA—279’8″Meet one of the most expensive charter yachts in the world, commanding an astounding weekly rate of 661,500 euro plus expenses (such as fuel), which at presstime was about $902,000. Her 47-foot beam makes her rooms all the more spacious, including
#16: ATTESSA—302’4″The yacht long known as Evergreen and long on the brokerage market is now the latest member of American industrialist and yacht-lover Dennis Washington’s fleet, which also includes a Feadship (see Attessa, no. 64). He had her taken to his
#27: DELMA—279’8″The charter yacht known as Annaliesse is in the hands of a new owner, who is from Dubai and is keeping her strictly for private use. In fact, the yacht was seen cruising the region in March, accompanied by some speedboat tenders.Y: 2004; B: Neorion
Sabre 52 Salon ExpressAbout 20 years ago, when Maine-based sailboat builder Sabre sought to expand its line, someone might’ve glanced at the workboats on nearby Casco Bay for inspiration: In 1989 the company launched the Downeast-inspired, 36-foot Fast Trawler. Today more than half of its models built at its South Casco facility
#34: DELPHINE—257’8″Christofer SuffeleersBy visiting ssdelphine.com, you can see an assortment of amazing early photos of this yacht when Horace Dodge, the American automobile magnate, owned her, as well as learn interesting
#12: CHRISTINA O—325’3″Named for Christina Onassis, Christina O charters for 455,000 euro per week (about $620,000 at presstime). During her two-year restoration that wrapped up in 2001, more than 560 tons of steel and aluminum were replaced, besides the customary soft-good upgrades and replacements. Was the work worth it? Ask anyone who’s sipped
#3: ISHAM AL BAHER—379’0″It’s not unusual to have difficulty obtaining information about a state yacht, but this one is particularly vexing. Searches for her in yacht and ship registries turn up nothing—as if she simply vanished. One thing we do know is that she was in Greece last summer.Y: 1973; B: Hellenic Shipyards, Greece; N:
#37: SAMAR—252’6″Samar belongs to a Kuwaiti gentleman who named her after his daughter; the yacht visited Denmark, Sweden, and Latvia during her maiden summer season. One of her tenders is a pretty blue-hulled Chris-Craft that is stowed in a tender garage and launched outboard. This is an increasingly common practice these days, as it frees the
#33: AL DIRIYAH—257’9″Here’s a yacht with a line of interesting owners. She was built for Daniel K. Ludwig, an American shipping billionaire. Subsequent owners include Charles Revson of Revlon fame and the owner of Lady Moura (no. 11). Her current owner,
#10: LE GRAND BLEU—370’0″Christopher SuffeleersBritish tabloids had a field day last summer writing headlines for stories claiming Roman Abramovich (see
#21: CONSTELLATION—290’3″Sometimes mistaken for a cruise ship, since that’s what she was originally launched as, this charter yacht caters to large groups, with 13 guest suites and a palatial (nearly 256-square-foot) owner’s suite. An additional ten staterooms are available for nannies, personal assistants, bodyguards, or other staff members. A grand
Carnival Cruise Lines may have registered “fun ship” for its fleet, but judging from the amenities aboard Sun Chaser as well as a cruising calendar that leaves even larger yachts in her wake, the cruise-ship company may want to have its marketing department give up the rights to the catchphrase.Look out, Carnival Cruise Lines.
#7: TURAMA—381’11″Some yachts set aside a table or two inside the saloon or skylounge for card players, but Turama takes it to a new level: She features a dedicated card room. It’s conveniently mere steps away from both the sauna (if the competition gets too intense and the players need to relax) and the Internet lounge (so that charter guests can
#31: BART ROBERTS—265’0″Martin FineThe only ice that this former icebreaker, now a pirate-themed expedition yacht, finds in her travels are the cubes floating in guests’ drinks. A Saudi purchased the former charter yacht last year and keeps her and her assortment of toys strictly for
#2: PRINCE ABDULAZIZ—482’3″Until Dubai was launched, this queen ruled the seas as the largest yacht on the face of the earth. She belonged to King Fahd of Saudi Arabia for decades but passed to Prince Abdullah (now King Abdullah), his brother, upon his death.
#26: ALYSIA—279’8″Meet one of the most expensive charter yachts in the world, commanding an astounding weekly rate of 661,500 euro plus expenses (such as fuel), which at presstime was about $902,000. Her 47-foot beam makes her rooms all the more spacious, including
#16: ATTESSA—302’4″The yacht long known as Evergreen and long on the brokerage market is now the latest member of American industrialist and yacht-lover Dennis Washington’s fleet, which also includes a Feadship (see Attessa, no. 64). He had her taken to his
#27: DELMA—279’8″The charter yacht known as Annaliesse is in the hands of a new owner, who is from Dubai and is keeping her strictly for private use. In fact, the yacht was seen cruising the region in March, accompanied by some speedboat tenders.Y: 2004; B: Neorion
Sabre 52 Salon ExpressAbout 20 years ago, when Maine-based sailboat builder Sabre sought to expand its line, someone might’ve glanced at the workboats on nearby Casco Bay for inspiration: In 1989 the company launched the Downeast-inspired, 36-foot Fast Trawler. Today more than half of its models built at its South Casco facility
#34: DELPHINE—257’8″Christofer SuffeleersBy visiting ssdelphine.com, you can see an assortment of amazing early photos of this yacht when Horace Dodge, the American automobile magnate, owned her, as well as learn interesting
#12: CHRISTINA O—325’3″Named for Christina Onassis, Christina O charters for 455,000 euro per week (about $620,000 at presstime). During her two-year restoration that wrapped up in 2001, more than 560 tons of steel and aluminum were replaced, besides the customary soft-good upgrades and replacements. Was the work worth it? Ask anyone who’s sipped
#3: ISHAM AL BAHER—379’0″It’s not unusual to have difficulty obtaining information about a state yacht, but this one is particularly vexing. Searches for her in yacht and ship registries turn up nothing—as if she simply vanished. One thing we do know is that she was in Greece last summer.Y: 1973; B: Hellenic Shipyards, Greece; N:
