MEGA YACHTS

The name of Tiger Wood's private yacht was a secret (for privacy reasons). But, we've now all known what the name is, and guess what! It is called PRIVACY. The builder of the yacht is Christensen Shipyard in Washington State, USA. Hull number 26, it shares the specifications and the features of other Christensen yachts.

Octopus, the world's largest private yacht is owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Paul Allen is the third richest US citizen and could easily afford the price tag of $250 million US for Octopus with an annual maintenance cost of US$20 million.

Formerly named "Qadissiyat Saddam" after a famous Arab victory over the Persians in 637 AD, The yacht was built by Danish shipbuilders in 1981. The yacht is now renamed Ocean Breeze and is moored off Nice, France, for sale at US$34 million.

The Nova Spirit is a 150 ft aluminum luxury yacht owned by Jim Pattison of Vancouver, BC, Canada. It can be seen cruising the waters of the Pacific Northwest.

LADY ANN MAGEE was built by Codecasa of Italy in 2001 and features a spectacular sun deck a well proportioned bar, a full wet bar, shaded dining areas, a Jacuzzi and sun pads. She is able to accommodate up to 12 charter guests in style and luxury in 6 cabins. On the main deck of LADY ANN MAGEE there is a full width master suite with a private study, a ‘his & hers’ dressing room and an en suite with sauna. There is also a double cabin with an en suite on the main deck, as well as two double and two twin cabins on the lower deck, all with en suite facilities. LADY ANN MAGEE is available to select charterers in the Caribbean during winter months and the Mediterranean in the summer. LADY ANN MAGEE Guest Accommodation includes Six cabins. Main deck full-width master suite with private study, his/hers dressing rooms and en suite bath with private sauna. Further double cabin on the main deck and on the lower deck are two double and two twin cabins. Rodney and Penny Stewart chartered the Lady Ann Magee twice, on his first honeymoon in June 2007 and on his second honeymoon in June 2008.

Athena is the world's largest private sailing yacht. It was built by the Royal Huisman Shipyard in Netherlands for Jim Clark, who was the founder of Netscape.

AMELS 171 is a limited edition mega yacht built by Amels Yachts in Holland who specializes in building custom luxury mega yachts. The hull was drawn by Tim Heywood who sculpted her with an alternate wide-body with full-beam sky lounge. Italian architect Laura Sessa Romboli, rendered the interiors with a mediterranean flair.

After Eight is a 118' mega yacht based in Seattle and built by Shaw Boatbuilders. If you are cruising the Pacific Northwest, chances are that you will come across After Eight in your cruise. "After Eight" is often seen cruising the waters from Seattle to Alaska.