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The Dutch vow to egg Jeff Bezos' yacht if a bridge is dismantled to let his boat pass

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Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef." Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Rotterdam residents appear to be up in arms over a plan to temporarily dismantle the Koningshaven lift bridge, popularly called "De Hef."

It's not exactly smooth sailing these days in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where locals are voicing their objection to a plan that would temporarily dismantle a historic bridge to enable the passage of a record-breaking yacht reportedly owned by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

In fact, some are already making plans — albeit in jest — for what they will do if the project comes to fruition: throw eggs at the yacht as it traverses the water under the Koningshaven Bridge, known locally as "De Hef."

Some 13,000 people are "interested" and nearly 4,000 have said they will attend a Facebook event titled "Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos," which has been shared more than 1,000 times in the week since its creation.

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"Calling all Rotterdammers, take a box of rotten eggs with you and let's throw them en masse at Jeff's superyacht when it sails through the Hef in Rotterdam," wrote organizer Pablo Strörmann.

He told the NL Times that the protest started as a joke among friends and has quickly gotten "way out of hand." (The English-language news site also notes that this isn't Strörmann's first campaign to go viral.)

The news of De Hef's potential disassembly, however brief, has clearly struck a chord with both locals and international observers.

It all started last week when Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond reported that the city appeared willing to grant a request to dismantle the decades-old steel bridge so that Bezos' yacht could pass through.

De Hef was built in 1927 as a railway bridge, with a midsection that can be lifted to allow ship traffic to pass underneath, according to The Washington Post . It was replaced by a tunnel and decommissioned in 1994, but was saved from demolition by public protests and later declared a national monument.

The ship's three masts are apparently too high for the bridge's roughly 130-foot clearance.

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The sailing yacht in question was reportedly commissioned by the billionaire Amazon founder and is currently being built at the Oceanco shipyard in the Netherlands, according to Boat International . It will consist of three masts with aluminum and steel construction and will measure more than 415 feet in length.

"Once delivered, not only will she become the world's largest sailing yacht but she will also hold the title for the largest superyacht ever built in the Netherlands," it added.

The waterway where the bridge sits is the only way the ship can get from the shipyard in Alblasserdam to the open seas, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . So Oceanco asked Rotterdam officials to temporarily remove the middle section of the bridge.

City spokesperson Netty Kros told the CBC that "the applicant" would cover the costs of the project but did not clarify whether that refers to the yacht's owner, the shipbuilder or both. Bloomberg reports that Oceanco will foot the bill. NPR has reached out to Amazon and Oceanco to confirm these details.

The city appeared to agree to the arrangement last week, with municipal project leader Marcel Walravens telling Rijnmond that the project would proceed for logistical and economic reasons. He said an exact plan was being developed but estimated it would take about a week to prepare and another week to "put everything back in place."

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"At the Koningenne Bridge, we can press a button, and it opens. That's not possible here because De Hef has a maximum height," Walravens said, according to a translation from the NL Times . "The only alternative is to take out the middle part."

That prompted an immediate backlash from locals, lawmakers and social media users, with the Rotterdam Historical Society pointing out that city officials had promised never to dismantle the bridge again after completing a major restoration in 2017.

Officials then walked back the reports, with Rotterdam's mayor telling a Dutch newspaper on Thursday that "no decision has yet been taken, not even an application for a permit," according to The Guardian .

He said the municipality would consider an application and assess the potential impacts, like whether the dismantling can be done without damaging the bridge and who would cover the costs.

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Proponents of the plan say the project will bring more economic opportunities to the region, while critics say there's a double standard at play.

"Normally it's the other way around: If your ship doesn't fit under a bridge, you make it smaller," Strörmann told the NL Times. "But when you happen to be the richest person on Earth, you just ask a municipality to dismantle a monument. That's ridiculous."

With a net worth of more than $188 billion, Bezos is the third-richest person in the world behind Tesla founder Elon Musk and French businessman Bernard Arnault, according to Forbes' real-time list .

Hypothetically, if the project does come to pass, and locals do show up with eggs, just how hard of a moving target would the yacht be? The website Curbed set out to find out.

After examining several studies and making a few calculations, reporter Clio Chang says an egg would have to travel about 238 feet to hit the hull — "a difficult, but not impossible, feat."

This story originally appeared on the Morning Edition live blog .

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Jeff Bezos gets a historic Dutch bridge dismantled so his $500 million yacht can pass

The rich are different from you and me, as the writer Scott Fitzgerald once said. More proof (if any is needed) is a deal struck between Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos and officials in the Dutch city of Rotterdam to dismantle a historical landmark, so he can move his brand-new superyacht from the shipyard to the open sea.

In negotiations revealed this week, Rotterdam officials agreed to take apart (and later reassemble) the steel Koningshaven bridge that spans Europe’s busiest cargo port, and which has stood in place since 1927. That is in order for Bezos’s new 412-foot vessel—one of the biggest private yachts on the planet —to leave its construction site and set sail. The bridge is one of Rotterdam’s best-known local landmarks, called a “must-see” by one tourist on Tripadvisor.

It is a “must-remove” for Bezos, however. His vessel—estimated to cost about $500 million to build— includes three 229-foot masts , too tall to sail under the bridge, which has the height of a 13-story building and a clearance of 131 feet.

That meant the bridge, which locals affectionately call “De Hef,” or “the lever,” has to be temporarily taken apart sometime this summer and then reconstructed once Bezos’s yacht leaves town.

“On the one hand, economic importance, employment, due to the construction of this ship. On the other hand, our concern for De Hef,” Rotterdam spokeswoman Frances van Heijst told the Washington Post (which is owned by Bezos), to explain the thinking behind the decision. “We attach great importance to preserving employment,” she said, adding that the city would not cover the costs of removing and reassembling the bridge.

That was hardly reassuring to some politicians.

“This man has earned his money by structurally cutting staff, evading taxes, avoiding regulations, and now we have to tear down our beautiful national monument?” Stephan Leewis, a member of the Rotterdam council from the environmental party GroenLinks , told the local broadcaster Rijnmond, which broke the news on Wednesday. “That is really a bridge too far,” he said.

The deal also sparked anger among preservationists. “Jobs are important,” Ton Wesselink of Rotterdam’s historical society Historisch Genootschap Roterodamum told Rijnmond . “But there are limits with what you can and should do with our industrial heritage.”

Yet there are few limits, it seems, to what can be negotiated by a tech titan like Bezos, whose wealth grew by $5 billion last year to $195 billion, making him the world’s second richest individual after Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Last September, Bezos committed $1 billion to climate projects—including those focused on restoring the oceans.

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Rotterdam May Dismantle Part of Bridge for Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht

The Dutch city of Rotterdam walked back earlier comments that the historic Koningshaven Bridge would be briefly dismantled. On Thursday, officials said a decision had not yet been made.

By Jenny Gross

The Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday walked back plans to dismantle part of the historic Koningshaven Bridge so that a superyacht built for Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, could pass through the city’s river, saying that a decision had not yet been made.

This week, city officials had told the news media that Rotterdam had agreed to briefly dismantle the middle section of the 95-year-old bridge for the yacht’s passage this summer.

But on Thursday evening, officials said in another statement that the city had not yet approved the plan, though it had received a request from the shipbuilder to temporarily lift the middle part of bridge.

The city’s statement said the full cost of the dismantling, if approved, would be covered by the shipbuilder. The bridge, known locally as “De Hef,” would be restored immediately afterward.

A city spokeswoman had said that she did not have an estimate of how much the deconstruction would cost. The city statement said that officials would assess the environmental and economic effects of the plans.

A representative for Amazon did not respond to requests for comment about the cost or the yacht’s destination. A spokeswoman for Oceanco, the Dutch custom yacht company that is building the boat, said in an email that she could not comment on projects under construction or clients because of confidentiality reasons.

The city of Rotterdam’s decision to remove part of the bridge was reported on Wednesday by a regional Dutch public broadcaster, Rijnmond . Boat International, which publishes articles about the superyacht industry, reported that the 417-foot sailboat is set to become the largest sailing yacht in the world when it is finished later this year, surpassing the Sea Cloud , a 360-foot sailboat built in 1931 and owned by the Yacht Portfolio, an investment company based in Malta.

The superyacht Mr. Bezos commissioned is likely to cost more than $500 million to build, Bloomberg reported . Mr. Bezos is the world’s second-richest person , after Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk.

The bridge, which has a boat clearance of 130 feet, is not currently in use. A Rotterdam tour guide, Eddy le Couvreur, said that the bridge, designed by the Dutch architect Pieter Joosting and a fixture in the Rotterdam skyline, was once used for railway traffic. A vertical lift bridge, it was the first of its kind in the Netherlands, and was copied from similar bridges in the United States. The modern industrial aesthetics of the bridge inspired a short film in 1928, he said.

Until now, tall ships passed under the bridge before assembling their masts and taller structures, he said.

Dennis Tak, a Labor Party city councilor for Rotterdam, said he was fine with the bridge being dismantled — since the city would not be paying for it — because of the jobs the process would create. “As a city, this is a great way to take some of his money,” Mr. Tak said.

The structure is more than a bridge to the people of Rotterdam, said Siebe Thissen, the author of the book “The Boy Who Jumped From the Bridge,” about a working-class man who jumped from the bridge in 1933. “It’s a monument,” he said. “It’s the identity of Rotterdam.”

When city officials tried to take the bridge down in the 1990s since it was no longer in use, there were major protests, he said, calling the bridge a reminder of “the old days” in Rotterdam.

“I think that’s why there is so much turmoil about Jeff Bezos and his boat,” he said, before referring to accusations against Amazon . “People say, ‘Why this guy?’ It’s a working-class town, and they all know that Jeff Bezos, of course, he exploits his workers, so people say, ‘Why should this guy be able to demolish the bridge for his boat?’”

As of Thursday, more than 600 Facebook users said they would attend an event, titled “Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos,” where they plan to gather by the bridge to throw eggs at the boat. “Rotterdammers are proud of their city and don’t tear down iconic buildings just because you are super rich,” said Pablo Strörmann, the event organizer, who said he started the Facebook group “mostly” as a joke.

Mr. le Couvreur, who works for the company Tours by Locals, which connects tourists with local guides, said that Rotterdammers would likely enjoy the international attention that the spectacle had brought, he said. “On the other hand, it shows the unimaginable wealth that people like Bezos have created for themselves, that nothing can stand in the way for them living out their dreams and hobbies,” he said, adding that the outlook was “worlds apart from those who will be watching the ship pass through the city.”

Claire Moses contributed reporting.

Jenny Gross is a general assignment reporter. Before joining The Times, she covered British politics for the The Wall Street Journal. More about Jenny Gross

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The shipyard that’s building Jeff Bezos’ massive 417-foot-high super-yacht reportedly has scrapped plans to ask the Dutch city of Rotterdam to dismantle a landmark bridge to make way for the Amazon founder’s seaborne plaything.

Oceanco, the company that was commissioned to build Bezos’ $500 million vessel, has abandoned a plan to have Rotterdam temporarily take apart Koningshavenbrug, known locally as “De Hef,” according to the Dutch language news site Trouw.

It is unclear what Oceanco plans to do now that it has abandoned the option of pursuing the bridge’s dismantling.

The article, which cited a backlash from local residents for the about-face, was translated by the site DutchNews.nl. The site obtained documents through the country’s freedom of information laws showing that Oceanco was so taken aback by the public backlash to the original plan that it decided not to go through with it.

The company had said that it needed to have the bridge taken apart in order to allow the super-yacht to sail into the North Sea.

The landmark bridge, known locally as "De Hef," was restored after Rotterdam was bombed in World War II. The bridge became a national monument.

Rotterdammers were so up in arms over the plan that they organized Facebook groups to mount protests. Some have even threatened to pelt Bezos’ super-yacht, which is said to be among the largest vessels in the world, with rotten eggs .

The 150-year-old steel structure, which has a 130-foot clearance and which spans the Meuse River, was refurbished in 2017 after it was bombed during the Second World War. The bridge has gained landmark status and was converted into a national monument.

Rotterdammers noted that city officials pledged it would not dismantle the bridge after the recent renovations from five years ago.

Bezos had hoped to have the bridge dismantled in order to allow the vessel to sail into the North Sea.

The city of Rotterdam reportedly opposed making the information obtained by Trouw public due to the threats it is said to have received from opponents of the plan.

Bezos’ Y721 super-yacht will be one of the biggest sailing vessels ever made in the Netherlands, which is a hub for boat construction for the very wealthy, according to Bloomberg .

The yacht’s towering height has presented other problems for the world’s second-richest man . The boat’s tall masts would present a hazard to helicopters, so the former Amazon CEO commissioned a support yacht with a helipad to follow in its wake, the outlet said.

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Bezos Commissions a $500 Million Mega Yacht That Comes With Its Own Support Yacht The vessel is reportedly one of the largest sailing yachts ever built in the Netherlands.

By Euni Han • May 10, 2021

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Jeff Bezos has commissioned a $500 million mega yacht, Bloomberg reports . The yacht is reportedly longer than a football field, features several decks and will have a support yacht with a helipad.

Bezos placed the order two years ago for the luxury ship, which is being built by Dutch company Oceanco. The vessel will be one of the largest sailing yachts ever built in the Netherlands, the unofficial capital of boat-building for the super rich, according to Bloomberg. The project is known as Y721 and has been a closely guarded secret.

What's not a secret is Bezos's fondness for yacht travel. In 2019, the Amazon founder and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez were spotted on entertainment mogul David Geffen's yacht off the coast of Spain and later sailing with designer Diane Von Furstenberg and her partner. This year, the couple was spotted on a yacht in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Sam Tucker, research head of London-based company VesselsValue, says the boating industry has particularly exploded amid the luxury industry boom.

"It's impossible to get a slot in a new-build yard," Tucker says, in an interview with Bloomberg. "They're totally booked."

Second-hand is probably not an option for Bezos, who reclaimed the title of world's richest man from Elon Musk this year, according to Bloomberg Wealth. Bezos is worth an estimated $191 billion.

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Historic Dutch bridge will be DISMANTLED so Jeff Bezos's newly-built £400m Y721 superyacht with three giant masts can pass through (and the Amazon billionaire will foot the bill)

Y721 will be the biggest sailing yacht in the world when it is completed this year
Currently being finished at Oceano shipyard in Alblasserdam in The Netherlands
But in order for it to reach the ocean, the iconic Koningshavenbrug bridge in Rotterdam, known to locals as De Hef, will have to be dismantled for a day
Despite being 130ft when fully raised, there will still not be enough clearance

By Chris Jewers For Mailonline

Published: 07:18 EST, 2 February 2022 | Updated: 07:24 EST, 2 February 2022

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A historic Dutch bridge will be dismantled to allow Jeff Bezos 's newly-built superyacht to pass through, with the bill being footed by the Amazon billionaire.

The £400million, 417ft (127 metre) Y721 will be the biggest sailing yacht in the world when it is completed this year in the Netherlands, overtaking the current largest ocean-going passenger ship Sea Cloud.

It is currently being built at the Oceano shipyard in Alblasserdam in the west of the Netherlands , but in order to get out to sea the iconic Koningshavenbrug bridge in Rotterdam, known to locals as De Hef, will have to be dismantled.

The the iconic Koningshavenbrug bridge in Rotterdam, known to locals as De Hef will be dismantled to allow Jeff Bezos's newly-built superyacht to pass through, with the bill being footed by the Amazon billionaire

The £400million, 417ft Y721 will be the biggest sailing yacht in the world when it is completed this year in the Netherlands, overtaking the current largest ocean-going passenger ship

Bezos's ownership of the yacht was confirmed in the book Amazon Unbound, which described the boat as 'one of the finest sailing yachts in existence'. Pictured: Bezos (left) with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez

The Amazon founder's secretive yacht - a glimpse of which was caught in October - will feature three enormous masts and three decks, and it will be unable to fit under the bridge, even with its full clearance of 130ft (40 metres).

When the bridge was renovated in 2017, the local council pledged that it would never be dismantled again.

However, according to Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond, that promise is set to be broken to accommodate Bezos's giant ship, with the Amazon founder promising to cover the costs needed for the work.

De Hef was first built over the Nieuwe Maas river in 1927 and has been a key feature throughout Rotterdam's history since its construction.

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In 1933, a Dutchman named Lou Vlasblom made a then-record breaking dive from the top of the bridge. Two weeks later, Jan Tabbernee died trying to match the stunt.

The bridge, characterised by its two towers and the green tint to its steel, was heavily damaged in 1940 during the bombardment of Rotterdam, and is now officially protected as a landmark.

Previous attempts to permanently demolish the bridge, such as one in 1993, were met with fierce resistance from locals, who succeeded in blocking the plan.

And for a brief period between 2014 and 2017, the De Hef lost its footbridge between the two towers, with the council promising to not dismantle it again.

Despite its iconic status, Oceano and Bezos have successfully lobbied the local council in order for the bridge to be dismantled to allow his yacht to pass.

Despite the bridge's iconic status, yacht builder Oceano and Bezos have successfully lobbied the local council in order for the bridge to be dismantled to allow his yacht to pass

The Amazon founder's secretive yacht will feature three 'enormous' masts and several decks. It is being built by custom yacht builder Oceanco and is thought to be based on the company's Black Pearl ship

Rijnmond reported that councillors agreed to the request despite facing opposition from local history experts and other residents.

Ton Wesselink, a member of the local history society Historisch Genootschap Roterodamum, told the broadcaster: 'Jobs are important, but there are limits with what you can and should do with our industrial heritage.'

But the leader of the project Marcel Walravens praised the council's decision, saying there was no other option, and hopes only have to remove the top section.

'This mainly concerns the passage of a ship with high masts through De Hef. At the Koninginnebrug we can press a button and it opens,' he said.

'That is not possible here, because De Hef has a maximum height. The only alternative is to take out the middle part.'

Walravens said that he hopes that, if managed well, the middle section of the bridge should only be removed for a single day to allow the yacht to pass through.

In October last year, the superyacht known as Y721 was rolled out of the Zwijndrecht shipyard, before being moved to Alblasserdam to be given its final fittings.

It is being built by Oceanco and is thought to be based on the company's Black Pearl ship, one of the largest and most ecological yachts in the world.

De Hef was first built over the Nieuwe Maas river in 1927 and has been a key feature throughout Rotterdam's history since its construction. The bridge was heavily damaged in 1940 during the bombardment of Rotterdam, and is now officially protected as a landmark

Pictured: The Black Pearl, the largest DynaRig sailing yacht in the world, with three 230ft tall (70 metre) carbon masts, and was built in 2018

The Black Pearl is the largest DynaRig sailing yacht in the world, with three 230ft tall (70 metre) carbon masts, and was built in 2018.

Bezos's ownership of it was confirmed in the book Amazon Unbound, which described the boat as 'one of the finest sailing yachts in existence'.

Bezos lost his place as the richest man in the world last year to space tech rival Elon Musk. He currently has a net worth of $175billion (£130billion).

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Tesla just unveiled the design for its self-sustaining, all-electric Model Y yacht, and it represents just about everything you’d expect from the extremely creative and game-changing company. After all, Tesla has already made head-turning inroads in the automotive market and in outer space, so it seems reasonable that it might venture into the marine sphere with something new as well. (See the video below.)

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JAW-DROPPING plans for a $1billion mega-yacht that comes with its own detachable AIRSHIP have been unveiled.

Dubbed Colossea the flashy floater stuns in a presentation video flaunting its sleek design - while making a cheeky plea to multibillionaire Elon Musk.

Plans for a incredible mega-yacht with its own detachable airship have been unveiled

The 699 ft-long vessel is the brainchild of Italian design studio Lazzarini and features an incredible airship that's independent from the main yacht structure.

The craft can launch from Colossea and set off on adventures - taking passengers on scenic aerial tours of whatever paradise they're anchored in.

When the captain decides it's time for flight, the yacht follows the procedures to unlock the electromagnetic blocks that keep the airship mounted and unhook the winches to release the airship's lift.

In a presentation video the mega-yacht can be seen in all its glory cruising along the ocean.

Onboard guests can expect to receive five-star treatment and features include a huge pool which sits on the top deck next to the helicopter launch pad.

The sprawling ship also has four floors with a lavish interior and wood panelled flooring.

But, the star of the show is the breathtaking airship, which can be seen slowly hatching from a pod on top of the vessel and becoming airborne.

The aircraft can be seen soaring alongside the ship - towing a cheeky plea for funding which reads: "Elon get in touch."

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The aircraft, which boasts a 10,000 kg payload capacity, will be able to accommodate up to 24 passengers, plus ten crew members.

The yacht offers 22 guest suites and multiple pools for a total load capacity up to 44 guests and 20 crew members.

Lazzarini say: "On the Colossea yacht, the airship reimagines its iconic design with the materials and technologies of today, proposing the same measurements of the 1924's model with upgraded materials, layout and propulsion.

"The Colossea mega-yacht is an itinerant floating docking station for the detachable airship.

"Colossea is a concept design, but the estimated cost for the real construction is about $1B."

The swanky vessel pays homage to the N1 airship, later renamed Norge, that completed the first journey to the North Pole in 1926.

The Norge was a semi-rigid Italian-built airship that was also the first aircraft to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America.

It comes as a new 230ft superyacht is set to be built that focuses on giving guests an elegant wellness experience out at sea.

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The fancy boat dubbed a "floating spa" comes with a beautiful infinity pool, state of the art gym, massage room, plunge pool and six luxury suites to live in.

Having four floors, this spacious yacht named Rise has everything a person would ever need for the ultimate week of relaxation.

The ship has a huge pool on the top deck

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Jeff Bezos’ New $500 Million Yacht Will Break the Record as The Largest Sailing Boat to Hit the High Seas

By: Sean van der Merwe on May 19, 2022
Categories: Luxury Lifestyle

Not many people need an introduction to Jeff Bezos. As the founder and CEO of Amazon, he is the world’s most successful retail magnate, earning him a net worth that is slowly closing in on the $150 billion mark. As the third richest man on the globe, behind Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault, Bezos certainly is respected as one of the most powerful businessmen around.

While we may have tinkered with the idea of what kind of yacht Elon Musk would purchase for himself in one of our previous articles, we won’t have to wait too much longer to see what kind of vessel the world’s richest men can afford. In fact, it’s touted that Bezos’ new Oceanco acquisition will cost half a billion dollars and is set to be the longest sailboat in existence. Its mammoth size has actually posed a challenge to the boat makers, which they will need to overcome before the vessel can ever reach the sea.

The Commission

It is well understood that Jeff Bezos approached the renowned Dutch maritime company, Oceanco, several years ago to undertake the construction of a 127-meter-long (417 feet) sailing boat. In 2021, a book named Amazon Unbound confirmed the rumors about the once-secret build which is set to be completed sometime in 2022. Once on the water, it will claim the prize as the largest sailing vessel, an accolade currently held by a vessel named Sea Cloud which was commissioned in 1931.

What We Know About the Vessel

The project will make the record books as the biggest private vessel ever manufactured in the Netherlands. The black-hulled craft, only known as Y721 , is longer than a football pitch. So, it only begs the question… what sort of amenities would a boat the size of an expensive mansion have onboard for its travelers to enjoy?

First reveal of Y721 in October 2021 – Credit: Tom Van Oossanen

The first thing we need to mention about this floating mansion is the fact that Jeff Bezos has commissioned a secondary support vessel to be constructed alongside the main craft which is suggested to be over 70 meters in length on its own. This boat will boast a helipad and house all the maritime toys, like jet skis, paddle craft, and more.

The main vessel will incorporate all the amenities you would enjoy on a yacht over three decks. This will include a jacuzzi, bar areas, galleys, salons, seating areas, and even a swimming pool. The living area will be able to house hordes of guests and will require a crew of at least 40 seamen to operate. That would bring its running costs to around $25 – $35 million per annum on a slow year. Then we must factor in fuel. Fortunately, the vessel will meet the eco-friendly mark quite nicely.

Firstly, the vessel can harness the power of the wind using its three gigantic masts/sails and can power itself using cutting-edge propulsion engineering that harnesses kinetic energy when the yacht is a sail. This means that diesel engines may only need deployment in emergency scenarios, if at all.

Jeff Bezos’s yachts design reflects a classical style black hull with a white superstructure. It seems that the idea behind the design is to remain with a more old-school approach rather than embracing the more modern style maritime trend.

Sky view of the Y721 under construction – Credit: Guy Fleury

The sheer size of Jeff Bezos’s yacht means that the vessel could include just about anything a billionaire could wish for, including a cinema, underwater observation areas, office space, sprawling lounges, and a bowling alley. Hopefully, we’ll gain access to all these mysteries the moment the mini luxury liner hits the water.

Obstacles in the Manufacture

Without masts hoisted, the mammoth vessel is already around 40 meters (131 feet) tall. Add masts of around 70 meters to that and you have a vessel height close to 110 meters (360 feet). Now here’s the problem…

To get the vessel from where they are building it to the sea, it must pass by the historic Koningshavenbrug (also known as De Hef ) port bridge in Rotterdam which only has a 40-meter clearance. See the problem? Unfortunately, it’s impractical to carry out partial construction on one side of the bridge and then finish it off on the other side. As a result, Oceanco has approached the local government with the prospect of dismantling a portion of the historic bridge and then reconstructing it after the vessel has sailed clear of it.

Koningshavenbrug Bridge – Credit: Jansenkruseproductions

The request seems to have received the green light. The main reason for this is that this area of the Netherlands draws huge revenues from the maritime business. If they were to stand opposed to the proposal, it could severely hurt the industry near Rotterdam in the future. It makes sense to preserve a market that has grown tremendously since 2020 . While officials have caved on the idea, the public seems a little less accepting of the interruption to their beloved landmark.

Jeff Bezos’s Current Yacht

Now, you may be thinking, why did it take Jeff Bezos so long to order a yacht? In truth, he already owns one of the largest yachts in the world. His current ‘Flying Fox’ is a mammoth craft, boasting two helipads, a 13,000 square-foot spa, several guest cabins, a 40-foot pool, and a 328 square foot master suite that takes up the entire top deck of the yacht.

Jeff Bezos’ current yacht (Flying Fox) – Credit: King Luxury (YouTube)

It’s hard to see how Jess Bezos’ new Y721 could come close in stature. But with the size increase, we can only believe that it will be a serious upgrade from his current boat. Keep an eye on our news board for updates on any Jeff Bezos yacht developments.

Sean van der Merwe

Sean is a senior writer at PokCas. He is an Entertainment, Gaming & Cryptocurrency News Reporter. He has more than 5 years of full-time writing experience.

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Starlink: The lowdown on Elon Musk's satellite internet system

Starlink Maritime is rewriting the rulebook when it comes to connectivity at sea – but how does it compare?

It’s not just Tom Cruise who feels the need for speed. For guests and crew alike, fast, ubiquitous internet access at sea is now seen as a must-have provision. Everyone wants to surf on the surf.

“Connectivity is no longer regarded as a luxury,” says Nick Maynard, marketing director for communications company OneWeb. “It’s now right up there with reasons why a superyacht might not go to sea, such is the expectation from principals.”

This rise in demand goes way beyond Netflix and TikTok users on board. From audiovisual systems to artificial intelligence, fast, reliable data connections have become de rigueur and in demand – and there’s a revolution afoot.

The transformative technology everyone’s talking about is Elon Musk’s Starlink Maritime. A SpaceX offshoot, Starlink currently comprises a constellation of 3,300 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites circling the planet at an altitude of 550 kilometres, give or take. In time, this is expected to increase to 12,000 satellites. It’s a radically different approach to the traditional VSAT system yacht owners will be familiar with: geostationary (GEO) networks that rely on satellites parked at some 36,000 kilometres and MEO (medium-earth orbit) satellites hovering around 20,000 kilometres.

The system is exciting to those in the connectivity business because LEO satellites can outperform GEO and MEO satellites by offering faster internet speeds. They’re also far cheaper to make and deploy, mainly due to their size. GEO satellites are physically bigger (around the size of a large van) and can only be launched one at a time, whereas Starlink’s LEO satellites weigh just 260 kilograms and 64 can be launched at once.

Why the need for so many? Simply put, fewer GEO and MEO satellites are required for coverage as they see so much more of the planet, given their distance from earth, whereas LEO satellites only see a fraction of the planet at any one time. GEO satellite coverage is planetary (barring the poles) but latency – the delay in data transmission – is high; LEO satellites can deliver much quicker speeds, but lots of them are needed to guarantee coverage. Imagine a torch shining on a globe – move it in and the beam gets tighter and brighter; move it out and it gets broader and dimmer.

Currently providing internet service to around 40 countries, Starlink is proving to be quite the disruptor. Compared to more conventional satcom systems, it also promises lower running costs and simpler installation, as there’s no requirement for a satellite dome. Instead, a flat antenna can be unobtrusively accommodated on deck. The only requirement is a clear line of sight with the sky overhead.

Starlink’s antennas can be flat because LEO satellites fly so low; the “look angle” of the receiver, therefore, is always close to vertical, so it doesn’t need a wide range of movement. The panels can also be smaller, given the strength of the signal. At the time of writing, Starlink was not yet offering global coverage, with internet provision restricted to the Mediterranean and coastal areas of the US, Europe and parts of South America and Australia. The company is expecting to achieve global coverage by around March this year.

One of the first yachts to install Starlink Maritime was the 54.9-metre Loon . Captain Paul Clarke reports the installation was easier than previous VSAT systems. “Almost six months after installing Starlink, we’re still in love with it,” he tells us. “We were able to turn off our satellite TV dishes and we now stream everything on all the TVs throughout. There’s no need to be locked into expensive, high-maintenance sat TV provider contracts, so it saves us $20,000 (£16,200) a year.”

Starlink Maritime’s pricing is also appealingly straightforward: $10,000 for two flat-panel antennas (only one is needed to provide internet, but two are supplied for redundancy in case of an output failure), and a monthly charge of $5,000 for unlimited data. Resellers, meanwhile, have recently started making the pricing even more attractive; connectivity company Anuvu is now selling single a Starlink Maritime antenna for as little as $2,500.

The upfront cost of the equipment is well below the tens of thousands you’d expect to pay for a sat dome on a superyacht, but the monthly subscription cost is similar or higher – but then again, so are the speeds.

Under optimal conditions, Starlink can offer a maximum upload speed of 40Mbps, and 350Mbps download per installation, which is considerably faster than most home broadband users experience. Of course, it won’t deliver this level of performance consistently in real-world conditions, particularly when coverage is patchy, or when you’re in port, competing for bandwidth.

Clarke notes that the system’s growing popularity does appear to be slowing things down. “We are definitely noticing congestion as more and more people make the change to Starlink,” he says. “We’ve also noticed that when in the same ports as cruise ships, we have a massive reduction in bandwidth. There is nothing official from Starlink about this, but it seems that they get priority.”

Still, Clarke remains enthusiastic. “You’ve got to understand that Starlink is still in its infancy and will continue to grow and get better over time as it launches more satellites.” He’s also a fan of the design: “Starlink dishes are flat, so no more need for the big sat domes. I think we will see some more sleek yachts coming out of the yards in the near future as a result.”

What are the alternatives to Starlink?

Of course, Starlink isn’t the only LEO game in town. Its sole competition – for now – is OneWeb, which has been steadily building up its own network of LEO satellites since 2019, with the aim of offering global coverage during 2023. Amazon, meanwhile, is about to muscle in with Project Kuiper, its proposed constellation of 3,000 LEO satellites. The company’s first prototype satellites will be launched this year.

Further providers are coming, too. If all the proposed constellations make it into space, it would increase the current number of satellites orbiting the earth 40-fold to around 200,000.

OneWeb’s Maynard says that the creation of a global constellation has been “a monumental, even Herculean” challenge for the company. “Each day our team has grappled with some big questions and decisions, for example how to efficiently manage a fleet of spacecraft from down here on earth, devising space-based connectivity service propositions that are relevant and easy to use, preventing orbital debris and cleaning up what’s already up there.”

Each OneWeb satellite is about the size of a washing machine and orbits the earth at 26,000km/h, at an altitude of 1,200 kilometres, which is described by Maynard as the “sweet spot” for delivering high-speed, low-latency connectivity globally.

A key differentiator between OneWeb and Starlink is that OneWeb’s constellation operates further away from earth, with a smaller fleet of satellites that each have a wider beam width. “We’re delivering global coverage with an agile, efficient and responsible fleet of just 648 satellites, far fewer than some other planned constellations,” says Maynard.

While OneWeb won’t be drawn on pricing (“We are an indirect business, we can’t really comment on pricing as this would be determined by our distribution partners,” says Maynard), the company says it’s more cost-effective than the traditional VSAT hardware.

Using a dual parabolic antenna (more like a traditional satellite dish), yacht owners can expect up to 125Mbps download and 25Mbps upload speeds. OneWeb’s antennas are also smaller than those picking up higher-earth-orbit satellites, so they don’t need so much space on the radar mast.

It is offering a flat-panel version called OW1 for land-based installations, teaming up with Intellian to make it, but a marine version is not yet available, although market watchers don’t expect it to be too long before one is announced. Third-party flat-panel antenna company Kymeta, meanwhile, has been around the yachting scene for some time and offers a flat-panel antenna for superyachts that can integrate with OneWeb’s constellation.

Cardiff-based Excelerate has been in the satcom business for more than 20 years and is a OneWeb partner. “I’ve often said that in a technology business, I spend half my time being totally excited and enthused and half being terrified. Things never stand still, and the pace of change seems to be getting faster,” says David Savage, the group’s executive chairman.

The complexities of LEO are staggering compared to a GEO network, he says, which is why the technology has taken so long to realise and has led to several high-profile failures. The concept of LEO connectivity was first proposed 30 years ago, but the high costs scuppered the first companies through the door, including Iridium, which was forced into bankruptcy.

“LEO satellites are travelling at 25,000km/h, so when a yacht connects to just one it can only ‘see’ it for about 10 minutes and then it’s gone, so during that process, the yacht has to be handed over to the next one and so on and so on. LEO satellites have to work with each other as well as the ground – all at 25,000km/h – and there might be thousands of them, or at least hundreds, depending on which network,” says Savage.

Does this mean the end of satellite domes?

So is the writing on the wall for traditional VSAT linking to high-orbiting satellites? According to the owner of the 38.8-metre sailing yacht Atalante , an early adopter of Starlink Maritime, LEO is a serious contender. He describes Starlink’s tech as “transformational”, adding: “When the Atlantic and Pacific coverages are complete in March 2023 it will be revolutionary.”

Atalante had one of the first Starlink Maritime systems fitted in October 2022. “We have trialled it in port and on the recent transatlantic crossing from Palma to St Martin. In Palma, we would regularly see speeds of 35 to 50Mbps and sometimes even 80 to 90Mbps. There was not a noticeable difference between Palma and on passage to the Canaries.” He says the crew lost Starlink coverage about 430 nautical miles southwest of the Canaries and picked it up again about 175 nautical miles off St Martin.

“Class rules and insurance will mean we have to maintain our FleetBroadband service for safety communication, but if the reliability of the Starlink service continues to be good, I cannot see the point of paying for two parallel services when Starlink appears to be superior.”

As to whether Starlink is the future, Savage is sceptical. “For sure, I am in the ‘how cool is this’ camp, but I am also in the ‘where’s the catch’ camp, too. The Starlink Maritime option has a lower contention rate, which means that the service is shared by fewer users than the recreational vehicle or consumer offering, but as far as I am aware, unlike the current GEO offerings, there is no way to guarantee a minimum level of service.”

Echoing the view of Loon ’s Captain Clarke, Savage adds, “The jury is out on what will happen when a large group of yachts are all trying to use Starlink in a crowded port or bay simultaneously. When it comes to guaranteed connectivity, a yacht needs as many plan Bs as possible. To rely on a single public or private network is courting disaster.”

A number of satcom equipment companies are now starting to offer solutions with as many of these plan Bs integrated as possible – taking advantage of the high speeds of LEO satellites, but with the ability to switch to higher-earth-orbit satellites if required. Whereas Starlink receivers can only see Starlink satellites, these companies have spread their bets.

Launched in January, Intellian’s latest offering, the XEO Series, automatically switches between GEO, MEO and LEO satellites – depending on which is offering the best coverage and speed. The XEO series requires the installation of a dual-band antenna, but its ability to operate across multiple frequencies means fewer domes are required.

Fort Lauderdale-based FMC GlobalSat, meanwhile, also offers a solution that packs in as much redundancy as possible, able to pick up GEO, MEO, LEO satellites across 210 countries, as well as 5G and 4G wireless networks. Emmanuel Cotrel, CEO and founder, says the best option for yacht owners is a hybrid solution.

Connection and navigation specialist KVH recently launched TracNet H90, a hybrid system that marries VSAT with 5G and Wi-Fi. Of Starlink and other LEO and MEO services in development, KVH’s Chris Watson says: “People are eager to learn about what they’ll offer. LEO services may be enough for some customers, and if they’re willing to accept the occasional outages, lack of live support and additional services and more.

“However, we’ve always believed that ‘good enough’ is never good enough when you’re on the water. That’s why we see the new LEO services as part of a genuinely robust connectivity solution for yachts. We designed our TracNet systems to offer that hybrid concept by seamlessly combining VSAT, 5G and Wi-Fi into a single antenna, while integrating and managing additional services, like Starlink, through intelligent, automatic switching for the best connections all the time.”

Savage’s company Excelerate, meanwhile, has launched a product called Hybrid Edge, which can pull in feeds from OneWeb, Starlink, 4/5G and higher-earth orbit satellites to offer the ultimate in redundancy and speed, since the device is able to combine bandwidths. It should be noted, however, that users will still need the relevant receivers on their radar masts for each connection to work.

“Starlink is grabbing the headlines now because it is the first LEO service to hit the mass market,” says Savage. “And while it isn’t the only LEO service out there, it is enjoying a period of very little competition, particularly because of the low capital outlay required by users to enjoy the service and the relatively low monthly connectivity costs compared to anything else out there.”

But competition for Starlink is growing as space gets more and more crowded with LEO constellations. Astronomers aren’t happy, but your teenager will be when they’re streaming the latest Netflix release in the middle of the Pacific.

First published in the March 2023 issue of BOAT International. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.

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23.96m / 78'7 leopard 2007 / 2022.

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Recent refit in 2022
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Sleeps 6 guests
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Zeus offers guests ample areas to unwind and kick back, as well as 4 generous suites, perfect for relaxing yacht charters

The 23.96m/78'7" motor yacht 'Zeus' by shipyard Leopard offers flexible accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 cabins.

If you're looking for a family-friendly yacht with plenty of onboard amenities, Zeus is the perfect choice, promising superb charter vacations whatever the destination.

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Built in 2007, Zeus offers guest accommodation for up to 6 guests in 3 suites comprising a master suite, one double cabin and one twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

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Zeus benefits from some excellent features to improve your charter such as Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. You can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she has impressive speed and great efficiency thanks to her planing hull. Zeus comfortably cruises at 34 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 36 knots. With a shallow draft of 1.2m/3'11" Zeus can anchor closer to coves and sheltered bays overnight.

When not cruising Zeus has onboard an incredible selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to connect with the waters around you. If that isn't enough Zeus also features fishing equipment, scuba diving equipment and snorkelling equipment.

Based in the magical waters of the Mediterranean all year round Zeus is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Zeus Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Mediterranean.

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The World’s Richest Man Has A Surprisingly Modest Taste In Superyachts

The same can't be said for his taste in private jets, however...

Many rich people seem to be compensating for something when they buy f*ck off Ferraris and stonking superyachts. Elon Musk, however, was recently spotted off the coast of Greece in a relatively small charter yacht called Zeus.

In recent years, Elon Musk has kicked Jeff Bezos off this throne as ‘world’s richest man.’ Musk’s current net worth is $234.4 billion. Jeff Bezos’ net worth, for comparison, is $143.9 billion. Elon Musk’s companies include SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink and OpenAI. He can be a bit awkward, as seen on Joe Rogan’s podcast , and some people hate his Promethean attitude , but he is a fan of dry humour, a genius and is apparently (sometimes) able to manipulate crypto and stock markets at whim (make of that what you will).

Elon Musk also owns a $70 million (AUD $101 million) private jet, but – surprisingly, when you consider the spending habits of many of his contemporaries – does not own a superyacht. To this end, on a recent vacation to Greece, Musk was spotted on a boat called Zeus, which can be charted for some $7,000 (AUD $10,109) a day.

This isn’t cheap by most people’s standards. But when you compare it to Jeff Bezos’ US$500 million, 127 metre long superyacht – which is going to be the biggest in the world – or any one of these Russian oligarchs’ outlandishly luxurious oceanic steeds , Musk’s rented 24-metre yacht starts to look positively ‘Marie Kondo.’

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Musk reportedly rented Zeus from SamBoat, which is a European online boat-rental company. According to Insider , the Zeus yacht that Musk was spotted on takes 20 people and is made for full-day excursions (when DMARGE checked SamBoat’s website , we could only find a boat called Zeus which takes 11 and is 12.3m long, however).

Insider isn’t alone though. Yahoo News has also reported that the Zeus vessel Musk was spotted on is 24 metres long. So presumably there is another, bigger Zeus out there than the one we could find. In any case, Musk appeared to enjoy his day of leisure, being hosed off on the back deck and joking about it on Twitter (he wrote: “I should take my shirt off more often”).

Features and activities of Zeus include swimming off the back, chilling on the deck, sitting down for a meal (or sipping a cocktail) inside, sleeping in one of the four indoor berths and exploring the marvellous waters of the Aegean Sea with a snorkel and flippers.

C’est la vie .

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Let’s just hope he applied sunscreen with a high SPF.

A shirtless Elon Musk was seen soaking up the sun aboard a luxury yacht in Mykonos, Greece, on Sunday, per exclusive photos obtained by Page Six.

The multibillionaire was with a small group that included newlywed pals Ari Emanuel and Sarah Staudinger as they sailed the Aegean Sea on the “Zeus” — an almost $20,000-per-week motor yacht that can accommodate six guests in over three cabins and comes with a professional crew.

Musk, 51, boarded the swanky boat wearing a plain white T-shirt, black swim trunks, dark sunglasses, a black baseball cap and matching flip-flops.

The Tesla CEO soon stripped down to just his bathing suit and took a dive into the ocean. Once back on the yacht, Endeavor CEO Emanuel — long held to be the inspiration for fictional Hollywood agent Ari Gold in “Entourage” — hosed him down.

Musk was later seen enjoying a cocktail before the group headed out to explore the island.

The SpaceX founder — who recently confirmed to Page Six exclusively that he had welcomed his 10th child — did not seem the least bit bothered by Twitter’s massive lawsuit against him.

Musk first agreed to buy the social media website for $44 billion in April but pulled out of the deal earlier this month on the belief the platform may be lying about what percentage of its users are bots.

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Elon Musk’s Maritime Marvel: A Closer Look at His Extravagant Yacht

If you’re an avid follower of Elon Musk, you’ve probably heard of his latest addition to his impressive collection of toys – a yacht. Yes, you heard it right. The billionaire tech entrepreneur has recently purchased a massive yacht, and it’s turning heads for all the right reasons. Dubbed as the “ultimate luxury escape on water,” the Elon Musk yacht is not your ordinary sea vessel. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at its specifications, features, photos, and price.

Elon Musk’s yacht is an impressive display of wealth and technological prowess. It merges luxury with innovation, bringing together the best of both worlds. This seafaring sanctuary is much more than a floating mansion. It’s an embodiment of Musk’s unique style and penchant for the extraordinary.

Specifications:

The Elon Musk yacht, also known as the “Dragon,” is a sleek and sophisticated vessel that spans a whopping 367 feet in length, making it one of the largest yachts in the world. It was built by Italian shipyard Benetti, and designed by the award-winning team at H2 Yacht Design. The yacht boasts a modern and futuristic look, with clean lines and a distinctive metallic gray finish.

The Dragon is powered by a hybrid propulsion system, featuring diesel-electric engines and battery packs. This setup allows for a maximum speed of 17.5 knots and a cruising range of 6,500 nautical miles. The yacht can accommodate up to 14 guests in seven luxurious cabins, and it’s operated by a crew of 25.

The Elon Musk yacht is packed with impressive features that cater to its guests’ every need. On the main deck, you’ll find a spacious salon, a formal dining area, and a cinema room. The upper deck houses a panoramic lounge, a bar, and an outdoor dining area. On the bridge deck, you’ll find the master suite, which features a private balcony, a study, and a lounge area. The yacht also has a helipad and a garage that can store a submarine or a car.

Aboard the yacht, one is treated to an array of amenities designed to offer unrivalled comfort. From the plush, spacious cabins to the state-of-the-art kitchen, every element radiates Musk’s commitment to creating an unparalleled maritime experience. It is the amalgamation of high-end luxury and advanced technology that makes this vessel a marvel.

One of the most notable features of the Dragon is its “floating island.” This feature consists of a large pool, surrounded by a circular deck that can be raised or lowered to adjust the water level. The deck can also be transformed into a dance floor or a stage, making it the perfect spot for a party or a concert.

Staying true to his ethos of sustainability, Musk’s yacht incorporates various energy-efficient solutions. The yacht boasts solar panels and an advanced propulsion system, reinforcing Musk’s commitment to renewable energy. His yacht not only stands as a symbol of wealth and luxury but also of sustainability and environmental consciousness.

he sleek design of Musk’s yacht is a nod to his futuristic vision. Its streamlined structure and modern aesthetics not only exude elegance but also improve its performance at sea. The elegance is not just confined to the exterior. Inside, the yacht is a haven of refined taste, with every detail carefully considered and executed to perfection.

The Elon Musk yacht reportedly cost around $200 million to build. However, the actual price may be much higher, considering the customization and additional features that Musk might have added.

Elon Musk’s yacht is more than a luxurious possession. It’s a nautical representation of his vision – the perfect blend of comfort, technology, sustainability, and style. From its sustainable features to its breathtaking design, it serves as a testament to Musk’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

In the end, the yacht stands as an embodiment of Musk’s forward-thinking approach. It isn’t merely a vessel that sails the seas; it’s a testament to the tech mogul’s inventive spirit and his relentless pursuit of excellence.

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The yacht has capacity for 20 people and is intended for full-day excursions.

A skipper is included with the rental — the skipper serves as your captain during your trip.

Passengers can swim off the back platform, like Musk did ...

... or lounge with a cocktail on the rear deck.

If guests need a break from the sun, there's room to sit down for a meal inside. And if anyone needs a nap, there are four berths onboard that can sleep up to eight people.

And for anyone looking to explore the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, there's snorkeling gear onboard.

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