Luxury Yachts

Yacht Mirabella V, owner Joe Vittoria

2010-11-10T00:13:00.000-08:00

Joe Victoria on yacht Mirabella V

Ex general director of Avis company, Joe Victoria, owns the world's largest single mast ship - Mirabella V. It's length - 74 m.

The construction of 740-ton vessel was completed in 2004 at the shipyard, VT Shipbuilding (port of Southampton, UK). Its cost is estimated at more than $ 50 million. Aboard Mirabella V has an outdoor movie theater, fitness center, swimming pool and three cruisers. Weekly boat rental cost $ 300,000.

Yacht Maltese Falcon, owner – Tom Perkins

2010-10-29T02:44:00.000-07:00

Yacht Maltese Falcon

Thomas James Perkins (born in 1932) is an American businessman, capitalist, and was one of the founders of leading venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Tom Perkins

Despite the enormous length (86.7 m) this yacht can be managed by just one person. Yacht Maltese Falcon - the world's largest sailing and motor yacht klipernogo type. Her sails are attached to three large towers, made of carbon fiber. If necessary, the yacht can be used for the movement not only sail, but also a power plant consisting of two 1,800-horsepower engine. As you know, Mr. Perkins, being successful businessman, earned his fortune once invested in such profitable Web-based projects like Google and Amazon. But he can easily lend lend his yacht, which cost about $100 million, for a couple of days. Seven-day cruise on the Maltese Falcon cost you $ 450,000.

Yacht Pelorus, the owner - Roman Abramovich

2010-10-25T04:35:00.000-07:00

Abramovich Yacht Pelorus

Pelorus - one of four yachts owned by Russian billionaire and owner of English football club "Chelsea" Roman Abramovich. Its length - 131.1 m design concept yacht developed by the renowned British studio Terence Disdale. The main feature of Pelorus - unprecedented security system, including bulletproof windows, missile defense and the armed guards who are former акщь Special Forces soldiers.

Yacht Pelorus

Roman Abramovic - a major Russian businessman and former governor of the Autonomous District Chukotka.

Yacht «Privacy»

2010-10-25T03:18:00.000-07:00

Yacht "Privacy"

Yacht «Privacy» — is yacht, which built Tiger Woods. It is yacht of his dream.

Tiger Woods is a famous American golfer, 14-time winner of tournament "Major" (second place in the history after Jack Nicklaus with 18 victories). Athlete of the Year in Laureus World Sports Awards: 2000, 2001.

Tiger Woods

Specialists of shipbuilding company Christensen Shipyards have worked well over the yacht Privacy (estimated at $ 30 million). Yachtt can travel at a speed of 18 knots and able to go on a trip at distance of 6500 km. The main elements of interior decoration at yacht Privacy are marble and stainless steel. There is an elevator, a gym and jacuzzi on board of the yacht. Despite the exemplary work of Christensen Shipyards engineers, Tiger Woods has not missed an opportunity to emphasize, how seriously he is ready to defend the right to his own private property. In November 2004, he sued the U.S. shipyard, on the grounds that its employees without permission, used images of yacht Privacy for advertising purposes. Subsequently, the dispute was resolved without a trial, but it was a good lesson for shipbuilders.

Tiger Woods "Privacy"

With this publication we ыефке a series of articles about the mega-yachts of famous people.

Yacht Club

2010-10-22T08:05:00.000-07:00

Yacht Club

Yacht Club - public or private organization for sailors with or without collection of annual contributions to the club. Yacht Clubs aimed to the protecting the industry and rights of boaters. They provide rent vessels, equipment, repair, provide a place for anchorage. Complex of yacht clubs structures includes shops, boathouse, marinas and moorings for yachts, the mechanisms for lifting and lowering boats. They are usually in a bay or estuary.History
It is usually assumed that the first yacht clubs have appeared in the beginning of XVIII century in the UK («Water Club», now known as the Royal Cork Yacht Club, in 1720, the city of Cork).

Service
Yacht clubs usually do different works:

Repair and provide maintenance of motors of ships.
Hull works - from removing scratches on board or full painting to the flooring teak decks.
Underwater painting the ship with not overgrowing paint.
Works on wet and dry cleaning of the ship and its interior, including dry cleaning and polishing.

Now we suggest you to watch interesting video about MSC Yacht Club:

And remember, that a yacht club is first of all a sports club specifically related to yachting and sailing.

John Kerry yacht

2010-10-22T04:04:00.000-07:00

John Kerry yacht

John Kerry - from the 1985 junior senator, since the 2009 senior senator from the sovereign state of Massachusetts, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign policy. A member of the Democratic Party. John Kerry is from a prominent American family Forbes, he received a privileged education. At Yale University began to show interest in politics and pronunciation public speeches, took part in the election campaign of President Kennedy, was awarded a personal meeting with the president and his family. After finishing university, attended in the Vietnam War (1966-1970), commanded a river boat. After the third injury was demobilized, and participated in the antiwar movement. In 1972 he ran for senator, but failed due to the sneer in the press. He graduated from law school, worked in the office of District Attorney, worked in a private law firm. In 1982 he was elected Michael Dukakis Vice-Governor of Massachusetts. In 1985 he was elected to the Senate where he resides till today. He was a candidate for President of the United States from the Democratic Party in the 2004 elections, but lost the presidency to George W. Bush (35 electoral votes). After the death of Senator Edward Kennedy in August 2009, Kerry became the senior senator from Massachusetts (post of junior senator from September 25, 2009 temporarily occupied Paul G. Kirk Jr., and from January 19, 2010 post occupied Republican politics - Scott Brown).

John Kerry

John Kerry yacht

John Kerry built a $7 million dollar yacht. It is moored in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The name of this yacht is Friendship 75. The article in Boston Herald claimed, that building this yacht in New Zealand allowed him to avoid paying Massachusetts taxes on the property. If he didn't do this, he should have paid approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $70,000.

However, on July 27, 2010, Kerry stated he had yet to take legal possession of the boat, had not intended to avoid the taxes, and that when he took possession, he would pay the taxes whether he owed them or not.

Yachts

2010-10-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

Yacht

Yacht is originaly light, fast boat to transport wealthy people. Lately yacht became motor-sailing vessel, intended for sport or tourism purposes. Sailing yachts are most popular. The first mentions ablout the sport sailing yachts belong to the XVII century.

The modern usage of the term yacht

In modern usage of the term yacht means three different classes of vessels: sailboats, sailing-motor and motor yachts. Traditionally, yachts were different from working ships mainly purpose - as a quick and comfortable way to transport rich people. Almost all modern sailboats have auxiliary engine (outboard motor) for maneuvering in port or cruising at low speed in the absence of wind.

Sailing Yachts

According to the purpose sailboats divided into cruising, with a cabin and designed for long hikes and races, dinghy - for walking the coastal zone.

By the shape of the body yachts differentiate into keel yachts, which bottom goes into the ballast keel (false keel), increasing stability of the yacht and prevents its demolition (drift) during the course of sailing, shallow-draft (dinghy), with a retractable keel (centerboard) and compromises with the ballast and sliding keels.

There are double-hulled yachts - catamarans, yachts three-hulled- trimarans and multihulled - polimarans (eg pentamarans).

Yachts cfn be single-mast and poly-mast with different rigging.