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This list of motor yachts by length, is a table of the world's longest active superyachts, with an overall length of at least 75 metres (246 ft) and up. These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length.
Bayesian was a 56-metre (184 ft) sailing superyacht, built as Salute by Perini Navi at Viareggio, Italy, and delivered in 2008. [9] It had a 72-metre (237 ft) mast, one of the tallest in the world.
In January 2020, Boat International listed 4,621 professionals connected to the superyacht industry since 1856, [25] including 1,806 builders. [26] Superyacht builders and yacht charter companies are predominantly based in Western Europe and the United States but are also found in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Eastern Europe. [26] [27]
The company is responsible for many luxury yachts around the Mediterranean Sea. Former clients include billionaires such as Mohammed Al-Fayed who bought his yacht the Sokar, originally built in 1990 as the Jonikal, in the spring of 1997. [5] It has a length of 208 feet (63.5 m) making it the 89th largest yacht in the world in 2007. [6]
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Paul Allen's Octopus, David Geffen's Rising Sun, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Azzam, the second largest private yacht in the world at 180 m in length after the REV Ocean. [2] [3]
Heesen Luxury yacht Man of Steel, at Bahia Mar marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, in 2009. Frans Heesen sold the yard to Russian billionaire Vagit Alekperov in 2008 for a reported $150 million. [15] Heesen Yachts was featured in Voyages of M/Y AlumerciA, a 2011 book written by Andrew Rogers. The book documents the voyages between 2001 and ...
[5] [6] It was built by Corsair Yachts in China at Yantai Raffles Shipyard. [5] [6] The ship launched in 2008. [8] In 2009, Nero won Best Motor Yacht over 75 metres (246 ft) at the 2009 ShowBoats International Design Awards. [7] [8] [9] Also in 2009, the yacht was listed for sale with Merle Wood & Associates and Burgess at €75 million (US$98 ...
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
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