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Whisper, formerly known as Kismet, is a 95.2-metre (312 ft 4 in)-long superyacht which was built by Lürssen in 2014. It was managed by the Moran Yacht & Ship chartering business, and was owned by Pakistani-American billionaire Shahid Khan. [1] [2] [3] In September 2023, the vessel was sold to Eric Schmidt and renamed Whisper.
Koru is a luxury custom superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023. [3] [4] [5] It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 meters (417 ft) long with a navy blue hull. The superyacht is reported to have cost $500 million or more with an ...
Black Pearl, at 106.7 metres (350.1 ft) the largest sailing yacht, as of 2018 [12]. The "Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)" of Great Britain and its dominions defines a "large yacht" as one that is 24 metres (79 ft) or more at the waterline and is in commercial use for sport or pleasure, while not carrying cargo or more than 12 passengers, and carrying a professional crew.
[1] [2] It has been generally accepted by naval architects and industry executives that superyachts range from 37 m (≈120 ft) to 60 m (≈200 ft), while those over 60 m are known as megayachts and boats over 90 m (≈300 ft) have been referred to as giga-yachts. [3] [4]
[7] [8] [9] Also in 2009, the yacht was listed for sale with Merle Wood & Associates and Burgess at €75 million (US$98 million). [10] [4] In April 2011, the price was reduced to €67.5 million (US$88.2 million), [10] and in 2012 the price was reduced again to €59.9 million (US$78.3 million). [9]
The draught of Draak is 4 m (13 ft). The steel hull is strengthened to Ice Class E, with the superstructure made out of aluminium with teak laid decks. [9] The yacht is built to RINA classification society rules, issued by Cayman Islands. Draak was the first yacht designed and built to comply with the Passenger Yacht Code (PYC). [10] [11]
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The yacht is owned by Roman Abramovich, and was delivered on 9 December 2010. At 162.5 metres (533 ft 2 in) long [5] Eclipse was the world's longest private yacht until Azzam was launched in April 2013, which is 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) longer. [7] The yacht's cost has been estimated at €340 million. [2]