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As you watch the following video, which shows you the world’s 10 largest superyachts, you will notice that they all look like boats. The are long and narrow and pointy at one end: What is about to become the world’s most expensive superyacht is nothing like that. Instead, it looks more like a floating town. [...]
For some race enthusiasts, a car just won’t cut it, and even a garden-variety rowboat won’t do. For these high-speed adventurers, there’s only one vehicle worth racing: a yacht. In this episode, Ben and Scott explore the unique world of yacht racing.
We’ve done a couple of posts before on big yachts:
- World Record #49 – The world’s biggest private yacht
And there are many amazing yacht concepts, as seen here:
But there this something about the new Wally Hermes Yacht that seems like it is trying to reconceptualize the whole space. It’s shape is different, its layout is different, and it is gigantic – nearly an acre of floor space. You can get a good view of it in this video…
How Megayachts Work – What would it be like on Tiger Woods’ Yacht?
by Marshall Brain | December 14, 2009
The dictionary defines a yacht as: “a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes”. The definitions for megayacht vary, but typically mean a yacht over 100 feet long, with a value over $1 million. The news about Tiger Woods has been raging since his car accident on November 28, about 2 weeks [...]
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