beautiful yacht in gustavia harbor

[dmed]

A very nice yacht sailed into Gustavia late on Wednesday. Here are some pictures. It looked like a mini cruise ship, very impressive. Named "Boardwalk" - I think it belongs to the owner of Landrys Restaurant chain based in Texas. He's got a helicopter onboard! We heard teenagers on the deck talking to one another in decidedly american accents. I am thinking the adults went to a nice St Barts restaurant and left the kids with pizza on the boat.

 

[rivertrash]

I think you are correct about the ownership of that yacht. Tilman Fertitta is the CEO of the Landry's group. Earlier this year he supposedly offered $1.4 billion to buy all the outstanding stock of the company and take it private. I don't know if he was able to get it done. He owns, among other businesses, the Rolls Royce and Bentley dealerships in Houston. Not bad for a guy who started out selling Shaklee products.

 

[dmed]

I read that he paid over 8 million for the yacht.....

 

[KevinS]

It shows up on Liveships.

BOARDWALK

Vessel's Details
Flag: Cayman Is
Ship Type: Pleasure Craft
Status: Anchored/Moored


Looking at Liveships, the real question is Where is Mystery Machine, a perpetual fixture near Baz Bar?

 

[Peter NJ]

I read that he paid over 8 million for the yacht.....

8M sounds like a bargain?

 

[rivertrash]

Mystery Machine is missing! We'd better call out Scooby-Doo.

 

[tim]

I saw the helicopter on the upper deck when I pedaled past this quay the other day. With all those antenna and other features protruding vertically in the area of the heli-pad, I wouldn't want to be in that helicopter when it was anywhere near this vessel.

 

[Eve]

can someone post a daytime picture? and a little wider? i am dying to see this beauty

 

[jroyer]

$8M?? Per deck, maybe, without the chopper...

 

[Voosh]

And here to think, I told them not to take that scow out of the Great Lakes. Burp. :crazy:

 

[rivertrash]

Looking at Liveships, the real question is Where is Mystery Machine, a perpetual fixture near Baz Bar?

We are now happy to report that Mystery Machine is back . . . albeit not near Baz Bar.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?centerx=-62.8506&centery=17.897&zoom=15

 

[JEK]

 

[rivertrash]

Never knew what it looked like. Just knew it was the only thing that shows up on the Live Ships map a lot of the time.

 

[JEK]

If you click on the name, the picture pops up. Magic

 

[rivertrash]

Oooooooooo!