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22-08-2013, 12:03
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This Just Floated Into Seattle
1 of world’s largest private yachts ties up on Elliott Bay
The Serene, 440-foot personal yacht of Russian vodka titan Yuri Scheffler, sits in calm waters reflecting its green neon glow while docked at Pier 90 in Seattle on Monday.
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22-08-2013, 12:12
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Saw this one in Nassau a few years ago. How come all these big ones are owned by Russians? In addition to the sailboat and the helicopter there is a large motor yacht on deck on the starboard side.
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22-08-2013, 12:28
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
I saw this Russian's yacht at Mustique in the Grenadines in 2010.
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22-08-2013, 12:30
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim R.
I saw this Russian's yacht at Mustique in the Grenadines in 2010.
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She was in the Berrys and Lake Worth in May.
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Toronto in summer, Bahamas in winter.
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22-08-2013, 13:14
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
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Originally Posted by Vasco
(...) How come all these big ones are owned by Russians? (...)
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Oh but don't you know Russians are a bunch half wits and know nothing about anything?
This fact has long ago been established by some CF members.
Frankly, very simple answer: 1) they cost money, and 2) Russians are mostly new money and new money wants to show off.
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22-08-2013, 13:49
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
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Originally Posted by barnakiel
1) they cost money, and 2) Russians are mostly new money and new money wants to show off.
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Not mostly, they are all new money. "Russian billionaire" is a phenomenon that has not existed until mid 1990s.
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22-08-2013, 13:55
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Port Everglades 2013
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22-08-2013, 14:38
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
This is Larry Ellison's yacht Rising Sun. Larry is the CEO of Oracle/Sun, and yes that's his boats in the AC. One New Years Eve in St Barth's I anchored close by and he had a 30' guard boat standing by. Oracle/Sun builts most if the servers for the internet.
Here's some more pics.
Rising Sun yachet - Bing Images
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22-08-2013, 14:49
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Paul Allens "Big Boat" is pretty impressive as well. It's starting to look like there's some Billionaires convention going on.
His "Baby Boat" ain't too shabby either.
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22-08-2013, 15:04
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Remember folks, there is never enough to go around..........
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22-08-2013, 15:14
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim R.
I saw this Russian's yacht at Mustique in the Grenadines in 2010.
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I saw that thing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale about a month ago
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22-08-2013, 15:16
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Is it just my old-fashioned sense of aesthetics, or are some of those yachts profoundly ugly?
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22-08-2013, 16:18
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Ya gotta call it a Mega Yacht when you must have a Helicopter on the bow and the stern.....
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22-08-2013, 16:29
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Re: This Just Floated Into Seattle
Roman Abramovich's "Eclipse" floated around New York Harbor most of last winter, something like 533 feet. Someone told me it's got anti-aircraft missiles on board, not sure about their source.....
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