Looming soon off Gustavia

The world's largest sailing yacht. Pretty close to the ugliest as well.




Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko's 'Sailing Yacht A' is an upgrade to the Russian billionaire's current multi-million pound 'Motor Yacht A,' that set him back £190million.
At 468ft in length, with ship masts nearing 300ft high, the 'mega-yacht,' has eight floors and includes an underwater observation room.
Superyachtfan.com reports that the boat is powered by a 'hybrid diesel-electric package with controllable pitch propellers,' and is designed to accommodate 20 guests and a crew of 54.
The yacht was designed by Frenchman Philippe Starck and built by German Naval Yards, Nobiskrug.
Mr Melnichenko is expected to recover some of the costs by licensing the technology developed for the vessel for commercial applications.


See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...eight-floors-underwater-observation-room.html for many pictures.

Have eye bleach handy.

Agree it sure is an eyesore!

I wouldn't want to be the helicopter pilot to land or take off between those two masts.

[h=1]This Is Officially the World's Largest Superyacht And It Is Massive[/h]We're not gonna need a bigger boat.




TECHSeptember 22, 2015 By Jared Keller
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This may be the yacht to end all yachts.

Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, the coal and fertilizer baron with an estimated personal wealth of $9.2 billion, unveiled a massive superyacht on Monday. Clocking in at 468 feet long and boasting masts near 300 feet high, 'Sailing Yacht A' — named as such to "ensure it is listed first in shipping registers," according to the Daily Mail — is reportedly the largest superyacht on the planet.
Here's a video of this bad boy in action from radio station NDR 1 Welle Nord:








This thing is an absolute beast, featuring eight stories, an underwater observation room, a helicopter pad, and God knows what other amenities. The Daily Mail's overview of the ship's schematics is particularly fascinating:

Sure, it's a beaut, but you'll never, ever afford a boat like this. Melnichenko shelled out £260 million (or almost $400 million) for this luxurious behemoth, which is set to take its first se trial in Kiel, Germany later this month.
But that doesn't make it any less impressive: as Benjamin Maltby of global yacht consultancy MatrixLloyd told the Mail,"not since the days of mighty clipper sailing ships such as the Cutty Sark has such a large sailing vessel been built."



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Spent some time on a Laser out on Lake Michigan chop. Coast Guard helo flew over (maybe they were concerned cuz I was so far out?) I waved. They waved. I felt like a billion dollars. Life is schweet.

Those mast cranes remind me of something.

Nice bird shots, Bart.

Thanks, but that was Josh...........!!

Thanks, Bart, but the egret and sandhill crane shots were someone else's.

Thanks for being here, Bart and Josh.

Not impressed (yea I know, a negative comment again but really that thing is so ugly, I can't help it).

Please someone quickly post a beautiful picture of Endeavour asap. I need a fix for talent & beauty.

goldold25 said:

I wouldn't want to be the helicopter pilot to land or take off between those two masts.

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yeah. You'd hit the boom, for one.

islander said:

Not impressed (yea I know, a negative comment again but really that thing is so ugly, I can't help it).

Please someone quickly post a beautiful picture of Endeavour asap. I need a fix for talent & beauty.

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Nah. FWIW, I wouldn't %$## on this if it was on fire...

OK, want a positive post? Here you go: http://lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr/

This is what I call beauty on the water...

D-4, and counting!

Philippe Starck has jumped the shark.

He could have stopped at M/Y 'A'



Instead he ruined S/Y 'A'
And did no favor for Andrey

Did they not see the J-class sail
or know that Endeavor is for sale?

you want beauty on the water?...power boats...

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The Hinckley picnic boat looks good for a powerboat but I like the quiet beauty of sail.

try dealing with saillboat skippers as a launch boat driver..

"the wind is free..isn't everything else free too?"...LOL

I'd take just about any sailboat over a power boat... this one was an eye-catcher at The Bucket

Yeah, wide and flat seems to be the racing monohull design these days. Not for quiet contemplation.