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Shahid Khan listed his yacht Kismet for sale, we think he is building a new yacht.

2018-12-21T17:28:00.000+01:00

Who is Shahid Khan?
He is the owner of automobile parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate Corporation. Shahid Khan is also owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) and the English Premier League team Fulham FC.

The luxury yacht Kismet was built for Shahid Khan and his wife Ann Carlson. The first Kismet was built by Lurssen yachts and delivered in 2007. In 2014 Kismet was replaced by the 94 meter (308ft) motor yacht Kismet 2, also built at Lurssen. This yacht is now listed for sale

In September 2018 the yacht Kismet was listed for sale at Moran Yachts. Around that same time, Moran revealed a new 116 meter project at Lurssen yachts named Testarossa. We think this is the new Kismet (based on the timing and the color scheme of the new project.

More here: Shahid Khan

The Luxury Yacht Oneness is owned by Ukrainian Billionaire Victor Pinchuk

2016-05-18T09:18:00.001+02:00

The Luxury Yacht Oneness is owned by Ukrainian Billionaire Victor Pinchuk

Superyacht C2, owned by US investor and philanthropist Ronald Perelman

2014-07-06T14:41:00.001+02:00

Superyacht C2 leaving Monaco. C2 is owned by US billionaire and philanthropist Ronald Perelman. Perelman invests a US$ 14 billion fortune in companies as Revlon and AM General. He is an active philanthropist, donating more than US$ 200 million in 2013 alone.
http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_c2.html

Sailing yacht Alejandra, owned by Ferruccio Fiorucci

2014-05-26T22:35:00.000+02:00

#Sailing #yacht Alejandra, owned by Ferruccio Fiorucci. Alejandra was built for King Juan Carlos of Spain and acquired by Fiorucci in 1996. Fiorucci sold the Italian Fiorucci Food Group in 2005 to Vestar Capital Partners.

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/sailing_yacht_alejandra.html

Sailing yacht Alejandra

Superyacht Nafisa, owned by Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel

2014-05-26T22:34:00.001+02:00

Superyacht Nafisa owned by Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel. He is the owner of Abdul Latif Jameel Co Ltd (ALJ), the world’s largest Toyota dealership with operations in the Middle East, UK, Central Asia and China. Arabianbusiness.com estimates the net worth of Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel at more than US$ 5 billion, this makes him one of the Arab world’s richest people.

Superyacht Nafisa

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_nafisa.html

2014-03-16T08:14:00.000+01:00

Superyacht Lady Marina, owned by Sergio Mantegazza. Sergio Mantegazza is the owner of Globus travel group. Globus was founded by his father Antonio in 1928 and started with a rowboat to transport goods. Soon Mantegazza acquired motorcoaches and offered tours around Lake Lugano in Switserland and to the Cote d’Azur and to Italy. In the 60’s and 70’s the Globus expanded rapidly with international tours and activities for the US market. Currently the group employs 5.000 personnel and carries 500.000 passengers in a year. Sergio Mantegazza is also owner of the aviation group Monarch Holdings. Monarch operates a fleet of 30 aircraft with flights from UK airports. Before owning his current 64 meter Feadship superyacht Lady Marina, Sergio Mantegazza owned a 50 meter Hakvoort yacht with the same name.
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Superyacht Solemates - owned by Reebok USA founder Paul Fireman

2014-03-02T15:24:00.006+01:00

Solemates - 60.0m (197ft) - Lurssen - 2010

Paul Fireman - net worth USD 1 billion - USA

Reebok - www.reebok.com

Paul Fireman is the owner of the superyacht Solemates. Fireman was the CEO of Reebok from 1979 until 2005. In 2005 he sold the company to Adidas for US$ 3.8 billion, netting himself US$ 650 million for his 17% stake. Paul Fireman founded Reebok USA in 1979, after he bought the rights to the Reebok line of running shoes from the British shoe manufacturer J. W. Foster & Sons. In 1981 he sold 60% of the company to Pentland Industries, a London based investment company, to raise cash. Reebok became very successful and turned into one of the fastest growing companies of all time. The companies first success was the introduction of women athletics support shoes, which were comfortable and colorful. Sales grew from US$ 3 million in 1982 to US$ 919 million in 1986. In the 1990’s Paul Fireman’s annual salary amounted US$ 30 million a year. In 2005 sales were US$ 3.8 billion, when Adidas acquired the company. In the 1990 Paul Fireman has his own investment firm named Fireman Capital Partners. Fireman Capital Partners invests in consumer-focused companies through both growth equity and buyout transactions, focusing on consumer businesses with revenues between $10 and $150 million. Fireman is an active philanthropist: he and his wife Phyllis are co-founders of the Paul & Phyllis Fireman Family Foundation, one of Massachusetts' largest private foundations. Fireman’s yacht Solemates is available for charter.

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_owners_register_r_z.html

Superyacht White Cloud owned by Graig McCaw

2013-02-26T21:47:00.001+01:00

White Cloud (formerly New Horizon L) is a 67.30m (220.80ft) superyacht, custom built in 1983 by Van Lent in Kaag, the Netherlands. Luxury yacht White Cloud was built for Dutch millionaire Bram van Leeuwen, also known as Prince de Lignac. For long New Horizon L was known as one of the most expensive yachts ever built. With most of the interior fittings in gold and bathtubs made of Lapiz Lazuli. The yacht was Bram van Leeuwen’s fulltime residence. After Van Leeuwen's death White Cloud was purchased by Craig McCaw. McCaw became a billionaire after selling McCaw Cellular to AT&T. McCaw sent White Cloud for a refit in 2004 to Peters Schiffbau in Germany.

Feadship's new 99 meter superyacht Dream

2013-02-24T14:06:00.001+01:00

Superyachtfan's spotter photos of Feadship's new 99 meter luxury yacht Dream. Dream seems to be just a project name as the real name is behind a plastic sheet. Superyacht Dream is built for a - yet - unknown Russian billionaire.

Superyacht Ability owned by Andreas Panayiotou

2013-01-06T09:17:00.004+01:00

The yacht Ability is owned by Andreas Panayiotou, founder of The Ability Group. The Ability Group is active in the UK and European real estate development. The group has developed more than 7,000 properties in the UK. The Ability Group has 800 employees. Andreas Panayiotou was the son of Cypriot immigrants and was raised in London. He wanted to become a professional boxer, but his parents asked him to join their dry cleaning business. His first action in real estate was the development of flats above the dry cleaning shop. The group is now one of the largest real estate developers in the UK. Pictured here is his first yacht, a 54 meter built by CRN. He sold this yacht, she is now called Alouette. His current yacht Ability is a Mangusta 130. Read more about Andreas Panayiotou and other yacht owners at Superyachtfan.com

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Bernard Arnault -superyacht Amadeus

2011-08-06T13:38:00.000+02:00

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_amadeus.html

Superyacht Amadeus is owned by French industrialist Bernard Arnault. Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH, the largest luxury-products company in the world. According to Forbes Magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion.

LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France formed after the merger between the champagne producer Moët & Chandon and manufacturer of cognac Hennessy in 1971becoming Moët Hennessy which in 1987 merged with fashion house Louis Vuitton creating the current group It controls around 60 subsidiaries that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. The subsidiaries are often managed independently.

Christian Dior, the luxury goods group, is the main holding company of LVMH, owning 42.36% of its shares, and 59.01% of its voting rights. Bernard Arnault, majority shareholder of Dior, is Chairman of both companies and CEO of LVMH.[ His successful integration of various famous aspirational brands into the group has inspired other luxury companies into doing the same. Thus Gucci (now part of the French conglomerate PPR) and Richemont have also created extended portfolios of luxury brands. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer Château d'Yquem, which dates its origins back to 1593

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Martin Bouygues, superyacht Baton Rouge

2011-06-18T09:12:00.000+02:00

Superyacht Baton Rouge is owned by France industrialist Martin Bouygues.

Together with his brother he controls 19% of Bouygues Group, diversified industrial conglomerate founded by their father in 1952. Martin Bouygues is chairman and chief executive; Olivier Bouygues is deputy chief executive. Company derives 40% of its $40 billion in sales outside of France; has interests in telecom, media, construction. Well-known projects have included the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco; the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia; the English Channel Tunnel; the Kwun Tong viaduct in Hong Kong; motorways in Hungary and the Sydney CityRail airport link. Martin Bouygues is a close confident of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and godfather of the president's son. His net worth is estimated at approx. USD 2 billion.

Superyacht Baton Rouge was built by Dutch superyacht builder Icon Yachts. Her interior styling is done by REDMAN WHITELEY DIXON and her exterior by TIM HEYWOOD. She was delivered to her owner in 2010.

Alisher Usmanov, superyacht Dilbar

2011-06-16T14:50:00.001+02:00

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Superyacht Dilbar is owned by Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.
Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov (born 9 September 1953, Chust, Namangan Province, Uzbek SSR, USSR) is a Russian businessman of Uzbek origin. According to the 2011 edition of Forbes magazine, the oligarch is one of Russia's richest men, with a fortune estimated at US$17.7 billion, and the world's 35th richest person.

Usmanov is married and is a graduate of Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

He has accrued his wealth from mining, lumber and investment. He is the majority shareholder of Metalloinvest, a Russian industrial conglomerate, which he founded to manage Gazprom's metals interests.

He is also a co-owner of the media holding which comprises 7TV and Muz-TV federal television channels and 33 regional TV broadcasting stations. Besides this, Alisher Usmanov personally owns the Kommersant and Sekret Firmy Publishing Houses, shares in the company SUP, which controls Internet website Livejournal.com and internet newspaper Gazeta.ru.

Mr.Usmanov is a co-owner of Russia's second-largest mobile telephone operator MegaFon and Russian investment fund Digital Sky Technologies (DST), which owns stakes in popular web portals like Mail.ru, Odnoklassniki.ru, Vkontakte.ru, Facebook.com and others.

Usmanov is the president of the FIE, the international governing body of fencing as has since invested in fencing programs and fencing development around the globe.

Usmanov is a major shareholder in London's Arsenal Football Club.

Superyacht Boardwalk, Tilman J Fertitta

2011-06-16T09:35:00.002+02:00

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_boardwalk.html

Superyacht BoardwalkSuperyacht BOARDWALK, the 7th hull in Westport Yacht’s 164 flagship yacht series, is a composite yacht of 49.98 metres in length (164 ft). Motor yacht Boardwalk is a tri-deck superyacht which can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. The full beam master suite is on the main deck. The master suite integrates the finest fabrics, cabinetry, stone and leathers into a stylish design. The innovative interior layout arrangement also includes a top deck VIP suite which leads to its own sun deck. There is also a large formal dining room situated adjacent to the yacht’s commercial grade galley. Superyacht Boardwalk is powered by Twin MTU 16V4000 diesel engines which drive her to an impressive mid 20 knot top speed. The yacht is named after the popular Kemah Boardwalk amusement complex opened by Fertitta on Houston's Clear Lake.

Tilman J. FertittaTilman Joseph Fertitta (born June 25, 1957) is an American businessman and CEO and shareholder of Landry's Restaurants. He is also a member of the board of regents of the University of Houston System.
Fertitta was born and raised in Galveston, Texas.
Fertitta attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston where he studied business administration and hospitality management. He showed an entrepreneurial streak even in college when he started his own firm focused on marketing and sales and, after college, development and construction. From there, Fertitta began building homes while selling Shaklee vitamins on the side. He moved full-time into foodservice in 1986 working as a real estate specialist for Landry's. It was only a few short months before he bought the chain. Fertitta expanded the chain to include nearly a dozen restaurant chains and individual entities. He is a minor partner in the Houston Texans NFL franchise and owns Houston's Bentley and Rolls Royce dealership, Post Oak Motor Cars, Ltd. Fertitta ownes a large mansion in Houston, Texas. His wealth is estimated at more than USD 200 million, some even suggest he is a billionaire.

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Superyacht Lady K II in Monaco

2011-01-16T12:23:00.000+01:00

Lady K II (ex: Radiant II; Lisboa II; Princess Tanya)

Superyacht Lady K II was built in 1961 als Princess Tanya by UK yacht builder Austin & Pickersgill Ltd.
She is 57,8 meters in length and has a displacment of 810 tonnes.
Last refit was done in Greece in 2007.

Do you know who owns Lady K II? Please sent an email to superyachtfan@hotmail.com

New Super Yacht Site

2010-12-15T23:44:00.000+01:00

Dear visitors,

Please visit my new super yacht site: http://www.superyachtfan.com/
I totally renewed this site and included a Super Yacht Owners Register.
The site is still under construction, but worth visiting!

Roman Abramovich - Eclipse - Blohm Voss- 162 meter - 2010

2010-12-10T20:23:00.000+01:00

After five years of intensive design, development and construction at Germany’s Blohm + Voss, the 162.5m motor yacht Eclipse finally left the yard today for Scandinavia, taking her place as the largest superyacht in the world. Sea trials took place in May 2010 but there were months of delays subsequently.

Superyacht Eclipse features dramatic styling and a stunning interior by London-based Terence Disdale Design. Her accommodation includes a 56m owner’s deck and facilities for up to 92 crew and staff. Her interior boasts many all-custom features, while her deck areas feature a 16m swimming pool, the largest on any yacht, which can also be converted into a dance floor. Superyacht Eclipse has heli-pads for three helicopters.

Abramovich' superyacht Pelorus

2010-11-25T22:02:00.002+01:00

Superyacht Utopia DV and superyacht Wedge Too

2010-11-21T08:09:00.000+01:00

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Superyacht Ecstasea carbon offsets her fuel

2010-10-27T20:20:00.000+02:00

M.Y. Ecstasea, the 86m Feadship superyacht, has introduced a policy of carbon offsetting her fuel, effective from 2009. Yacht Carbon Offset has worked through the yacht’s Abu-Dhabi based managers Al Seer Marine to balance Ecstasea’s carbon footprint.

Al Seer’s Managing Director Alexander Drinkwater said “The UAE is a fantastic superyacht destination, with the beauty of the Gulf waters and several excellent marina facilities, together with the luxury lifestyle ashore. Abu Dhabi is rapidly building its sustainable energy capability, and low carbon developments are a high priority for the Emirate. For the Owners of yachts such as Ecstasea that choose the UAE as a home base, a practical response to the vessel’s greenhouse gas emissions makes perfect sense.”

Ecstasea’s Captain Lee Mann commented “Ecstasea takes pride in the highest standards of environmental performance, and a response to the yacht’s greenhouse gas emissions is part of this. It is vital that carbon offsetting is done rigorously with proper audit records and we are pleased to be working with the specialists at Yacht Carbon Offset to put our decision into action.”

Yacht Carbon Offset’s Managing Director Mark Robinson added: “Ecstasea is amongst the most impressive superyachts afloat, and we are delighted that her Owner has decided to balance her carbon footprint. We are honoured to be part of her comprehensive environmental management programme.”

Sjoerd Kooistra - Three Sisters - Ferreti Navetta - 27,45 metres - 2001

2010-09-29T17:00:00.000+02:00

Three Sisters was built by Ferreti in 2001 for the late bar and restaurant tycoon Sjoerd Kooistra.
Sjoerd Kooistra was the biggest bar-owner of the Netherlands. At the age of 14 he had to stop school and started working for his father. When his father died in 1965, Sjoerd took over the business of his father when he was only 21 years old. A few years later he moved to Groningen, where he bought his first own bar.

After a few years he was the owner of a series of popular bars at the central square of Groningen. Rapidly he bought one bar, club or restaurant after another and this made Sjoerd Kooistra the biggest bar-owner of the Netherlands. In 2010 he owned some 85 venues spreaded all over the country.
By the end of 2009 some serious problems with the Heineken Brewery started. Heineken claimed rent hasn't been paid for almost a year. With a court order Heineken closed several clubs.

Later Heineken went to court with the intention to close even more bars. A court sentence for 8 bars was expected on Monday, June 28, 2010.

The court sentence was delayed by one day, but Sjoerd Kooistra would never hear the ruling. As he was found dead by his driver at his residence.

The yacht Three Sisters was named after one of his favorite bars: De Drie Gezusters.

Dutch magazine Quote estimated his wealth at EUR 130 million.

Three Sisters is currently for sale at De Valk yacht brokerage http://www.devalk.nl/

Mangusta 130 - 30 knots - approx EUR 12 million

2010-09-05T12:41:00.000+02:00

No owner information just a short movie of a nice Mangusta!

Update superyacht Nafisa

2010-08-24T21:09:00.000+02:00

Thanks to a superyachtfan visitor I have been able to update the information about super yacht Nafisa

http://superyachtfan.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html

She is owned by Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel of Saudi Arabia and not by Wolf Chitis, from Italy.
Chitis seems to own a similar named yacht, but clearly not the Nafisa built in 1986 by Schweers.

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http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_nafisa.html

Niarchos family - Atlantis II - Hellenic - 115 metres - 1981

2010-08-08T15:42:00.000+02:00

http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_atlantis_ii.html

Superyacht Atlantis II was built for Stavros Niarchos (3 July 1909 – 16 April 1996) and is still owned by the Niarchos family.
She is a sistership to Issham Al Baher, built in 1973 also for Stavros Niarchos. Superyacht Issham al Baher was later sold to John Latsis who gave her to Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

These are rare interior pictures of superyacht Issham Al Baher.

Stavros Niarchos founded Niarchos Ltd., an international shipping company that at one time operated more than 80 tankers worldwide. In 1952, he built the first supertankers capable of transporting large quantities of oil. His naval rival, Aristotle Onassis, did the same in 1952. In 1956 the Suez Canal Crisis considerably increased the demand for the type of large tonnage ships that Niarchos owned. Business flourished and he became a billionaire. After the oil crisis of 1973, Stavros Niarchos sold off some of his companies and launched into finances and the diamond trade. In the 1980s, he came more and more often to Geneva, from where he managed his business around the globe. The Golden Greek, as his fellow countrymen liked to call him, retired in the nineties to his main residence in Saint-Moritz, in the Swiss canton Graubünden, where he devoted a lot of time to his favorite sport, skiing.

In 1956 Niarchos acquired the important art collection of actor Edward G. Robinson and over the years put together one of the world's most significant collections with more than one hundred Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings. In 1989, he purchased Picasso's self-portrait "Yo Picasso" for $47,850,000, plus he acquired works by Van Gogh, Goya, El Greco, and Rubens.
Stavros Niarchos began investing in thoroughbred horse racing in the early 1970s when he put together a highly successful stable of racehorses that competed in France and the United Kingdom. He eventually acquired the Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard horse breeding farm in Neuvy-au-Houlme, France and Oak Tree Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where in 1984 he bred his most successful horse, Miesque. Niarchos was the leading owner in France twice (1983, 1984) and topped the breeders' list three times (1989, 1993, 1994).

After his death in 1996, his daughter Maria Niarchos-Gouazé took charge of the racing operations. She continued to build on his success, and in 2004 her colt Bago won France's most important race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Stavros Niarchos died in 1996, in Zurich. He is buried in the family tomb in Lausanne.

Technical details (http://www.superyachttimes.com/)

Yacht type: Motor Yacht

Length Overall (m): 115.82 Length Overall (ft): 379.99
Length Waterline (m): 104.40 Length Waterline (ft): 342.52
Beam (m): 14.40 Beam (ft): 47.24
Draught Max (m): 4.29 Draught Max (ft): 14.07

Shipyard: Hellenic Shipyards S.A.
Year: 1981
Naval Architect: Maierform Maritime Technology GmbH
Exterior Designer: Caesar Pinnau

Hull Material: Steel
Gross Tonnage: 3243

Engines: 2 x 4800 HP 12V No Stops Pielstick Diesels

Propulsion: Twin Screw

New updates soon

2010-07-31T09:09:00.000+02:00

New updates soon!
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