See it between those ships? It’s . . .
Utopia! And that’s within the dimensions of 207′ x 36′ and powered by 4 x MTU 16V 2000 M96L’s.
Well, Utopia IV, that is, the $50 million yacht of someone with the net worth . . . of Bob Dylan. Back to that later, the owner’s previous yacht, as you can imagine was Utopia III.
The IV is available to charter for a mere half million a week, chartered through Moran Yacht and Ship, which has no connections, that I know of, to Moran Towing.
The low-profile yacht is capable of 33 knots, with a range of 3600 nm. At 30 knots, it can cover the 950 nm between Miami and New York in a day and a half, if my math is correct.
Not visible here is the fold down transom that has a square footage greater than my Queens apartment!
All photos, WVD.
The Bob Dylan reference above . . . he sold his rights to his work recently for $300 million, said to be the net worth of JR Ridinger, owner of Utopia IV. Maybe he came up for the fireworks?
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July 3, 2021 at 9:36 pm
Lee Rust
These days it seems like it’s mostly internet, retail and financial stripminers, scammers & con artists who rake in enough extra megabucks to blow on überlarge yachts that look like Starfleet battle cruisers. Maybe it’s because they need to make up for some deficiency elsewhere.
Of course, for the tip-top dogs the ultimate yacht is your very own actual spaceship. Before this month is out we’ll see if the Icarus myth is going to get an update.
July 3, 2021 at 11:52 pm
Lee Rust
Naturally, when you’re the richest man on the planet, you can have a both a spaceship AND a superyacht:
https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/y721/
I must say that Bezos has a taste for a much more traditional type of yacht than does J.R. Ridinger.
July 4, 2021 at 5:37 am
tugster
Thx for that, Lee. I’d love to see the Bezos yacht under full sail.
December 31, 2021 at 6:01 am
tugster
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