The Worlds Biggest

Eclipse 557ft and built by the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany.Is currently the largest privately owned yacht in the world. This yacht is owned by Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich who is currently worth around 13.4 billion which makes him the 53rd richest man in
the world according to the Forbes 2011 rich list. Eclipse took the top spot in being the largest privately owned yacht away from another monster of a yacht "Dubai" 531ft built by the Lurrsen shipyard. the difference between the two yacht is 36ft. Dubai is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum the head of state of Dubai.
Eclipse can accommodate her guests in 11 staterooms, not too many rooms for a yacht of this size. some of the features that she has include 2 swimming pools, 2 heli pads, multiple hot tube situated around the decks, 3 tenders, a submarine that can reach depths of 165ft, a gym, and a disco room for the late night parties that this yacht will definitely see. If that wasn't enough she is rumored to have a missile detection system.
She has a crew of 50 and has a cruising speed of 22kts and a max speed of 25kts. Quite a staggering speed for a yacht of this size. Her stylish and smooth lines makes her look very sleek and compliments her sheer volume. What will be the yacht that knocks Eclipse of the Number 1 spot? how big can these MegaYachts get? can we even call them MegaYachts? maybe GigaYacht is a better fit. Well how big they will get and who will be the next owner of the worlds largest privately owned Yacht is anyone's guess.

Hermitage 223ft - Lurrsen & Espen Oenio Design

He does it again, Espen Oeino has designed another stylish Yacht. The 223ft Lurrsen "Hermitage" which was launched in October of 2010.


Hermitage was the 5th Yacht to be launched by the Lurrsen Yard in 2010. one of the other yachts launched in 2010 was Phoenix 2 285ft. Hermitage has features such as as a gym, a spa, and a beauty salon, also an elevator with a wrap around stairs in the center of the decks. A distinctive look with the yachts exterior design is the use of blue tinted glass. with her sharp looks and the blue tinted glass makes for a very stylish yacht. The beam of the boat is 13m so with lots of internal space for catering for her 12 guests and owners.




She is on her way to Antibes in France, go on to the Yacht tracker and see if she has arrived yet.

The 3 Musketeers

The Three top names in MegaYacht Design will come to most of you not as a shock but as legends for the modern and artistic designs that they have produced over the years they have been in the yacht design industry.

We have Donald Starkey probably the most known of the three. Then we have Espen Oeino who has been at the top of his game for years. The final designer to form the 3 Musketeers of yacht design is Nuvolari Lenard with his sleek and sharp designs.

Donald Starkey has been designing some of the worlds most extravagant and well known yachts since the late 80s and over that time has gone on to win 26 design awards worldwide. This is why owners of yachts look to Donald Starkey for top class design in the interior and exterior of their yacht. one of his newest designs is the Westport 163ft Wabi Sabi, this yacht benefited from the interior design skills of Donald Starkey. Another yacht that Donald designed was the strong and bullish looks of the MegaYacht Luna 377ft built by Lloyd Werft and belongs to the growing fleet of MegaYachts owned by Roman Abramovich see the picture below.

Espen Oeino is a world renowned MegaYacht designer. He started his own design company in the early to mid 90s and has gone on to produce some of the leading yachts from the Lurssen shipyard. Some of his earlier yachts are the infamous Octopus 414ft owned by Microsoft guru Paul Allen and the sharp desgin of SKAT 233ft Lurrsen owned by Charles Simoyni another Microsoft guru.

Some of Espen Oeino's newest designs include CandyScape II 203ft from the Italian shipyard Viareggio and RoMa 203ft from Viareggio. See the picture below.

Nuvolari Lenard Design work alot with Oceanco shipyard and with Palmer Johnson. With these combination some of the worlds most elegant MegaYachts are produced. One of the wolds most famous yachts Alpha Nero 269ft Oceanco was designed by Nuvolari Lenard and the Palmer Johnson 130ft Hokulani. The newest design from Nuvolari Lenard is the newly launched Oceanco Seven Seas 282ft and was built under the yard name of Y706. this yacht will probably be seen around the Mediterranean this summer. See the picture below.

Watch out for new world class designs from these top designers.

MegaYacht Mecca

North Sound, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (BVI) is where you will find one of the best, if not the best MegaYacht Mecca. this closed bay can only be entered by one channel and on entering you will come across one of the best that nature has to offer "Natures little secret".

This is a haven for MegaYacht's to come with their owners and also when the the crew have time away from owners and charters its one of their favorite places to come chill out and unwind.
Some of the worlds biggest and most extravagant yachts arrive here during the Caribbean
season. As seen in the picture above Alpha Nero
269ft one of the most well known yachts to come from the Oceanco Yard
.

On the right we have Princess Mariana 252ft
Denship, the owner of this boat is said to be a Mexican Business man.

Below we have one of the most extraordinary MegaYachts right now. SKAT is the 233ft built by Lurssen and designed by Espen Oino. The owner of this boat is Charles Simonyi the chief architect at Microsoft. The sharp angles of this boat make it stand out among others.





For all you MegaYacht spotters out there this place is really a true Haven to see up close some of the most spectacular yachts in the world.
This picture below was taken with Martha Ann 230ft Lurssen on the dock at The Bitter End Yacht Club beside Charisma 153ft Feadship. The difference in proportion between these two yachts is just mind blowing.