A great friend of mine, who is
member, I guess you would say, of the Lucky Sperm Club, since his father is a billionaire, has already finished his car phase (the culmination of which was winning the rally sport championship of a large European country), and is nearing the end of his helicopter phase (he's in the middle of a
circumnavigation of the world by helicopter by way of Tierra del Fuego,
Alaska, Bering Straits, etc.). He's just about to start his yacht phase. I have not managed to get him interested in sailing yet, although I think this is natural and will eventually come, but he's ready for a
motor yacht, at least, but on one condition -- it has to be able to accommodate his helicopter -- a Robinson turbine job, which might get traded in for a Eurocopter after the circumnav is over.
He has turned to me for
advice, not realizing that being a sailor does not mean that I know even diddlysquat about
motor yachts, much less giant gigayachts. He is from a
family which does not believe in ostentatious displays of wealth, and he will not want a Roman Abramovich-style megayacht. But what size does a motor yacht have to be, in order to have a decent helipad??? I can't even imagine. This is a very, very different task, than trying to figure out what kind of
davits are needed to safely carry a 25 horsepower
RIB (ha, ha, ha!!).
One idea I had, to avoid the vulgar Roman Abramovich type of situation, was that he might like to have some kind of expedition vessel. He could donate the use of it for scientific expeditions when not using it himself, and it would suit his values and lifestyle. But in this, as in megayachts, I am utterly clueless -- anyone here have any words of wisdom?
Interested in smart boat technology, networking and all things tech
That being said I wish I had those types of problems.
Linear Mode
Recent Discussions