Archive for the ‘Yachts’ Category
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 |

Anastasia is superyachts owned by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin. The yacht was completed in May 2008 in the shipyard Oceanco. The design was provided by Sam Sorgiovanni.
Undoubtedly this yacht is truly impressive and is equipped with the most modern technology available, such as the Quantum Zero Speed stabilizers virtually eliminate movement on board.
The Anastasia is a length of 75.50 m (247.7 feet). The hull is made of steel and aluminum superstructure.
It is equipped with two MTU Series 4000 engines with V16 power 2720 kW (3648hp) at 2100rpm. The yacht can reach a top speed of 21 knots, while cruising speed ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009 |

For a while we spent a little post to Rising Sun, one of the world's largest yachts. As we recall, this huge yacht, owned by Larry Ellison at the moment and it was designed by David Geffen who was one of the most prestigious and renowned naval architect, John Bannenberg (the same design which include the Kingdom 5KR, Carinthia VII and Limitless).
This huge yacht is equipped with:
- Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel generating a total of 36,000 kW (50,000 hp).
- Four propellers that allow it to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots (52 km / h).
- A total ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009 |

Called Octopus, this gigantic yacht is currently the eighth largest in the world. It is owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Octopus left the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen, Germany in 2003 and if we do not consider the large yacht owned by heads of state, then it is the second largest in the world, surpassed only by the Rising Sun, owned by Larry Ellison. The Octopus measures 414 feet in length (126 meters) and has 8 decks.
It also has two helipads on the main deck (one in the stern and one on the bow), the yacht also boasts a ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009 |

The boat houses are not an exclusivity of Amsterdam, although certainly abound in this city, this time the designer Espen Erikstad has proposed that his new show called Loup de Mer, could contribute greatly to meet the growing demand for housing in Oslo, Norway.
Each unit is very clean and spacious and also very attractive. This is a duplex with spacious rooms and social space or work. It is estimated that a large number of these boat houses are available in the coming months. It's somewhat bizarre to live in a residence of this kind, but certainly looks so good that ...
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Friday, February 27th, 2009 |

Sunseeker Predator is a luxury yacht, fast and very agile. With 33 meters in length is not a small boat, usually requires a crew comprised of around 3-4 people.
Kimi Raikkonen, the Formula One driver for Ferrari, just recently purchased one, paying 11,200,000 euros.
Spacious decks and minimalist design give the impression of being in a beautiful but unknown engine results. The bow deck has large spaces, including a large Jacuzzi rooms.
Sunseeker's designers are so important in and spend a lot of effort to select materials, to the extent that the result beyond any comparison with lavish hotels or houses.
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The Predator is ...
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