There goes the neighborhood!

[Hud3]

Look what dropped anchor off Pinney's Beach here in Nevis yesterday!




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[Just one Fish]

Thats a big boat

[Southern Star]

Bloody boat-bums! I say sink it.

[hugosalt]

Looks close to shore... wind shifts and you may not have to get your feet wet to welcome them to the neighborhood!

[Wotname]

Love your new boat, Hud.

[Hud3]

Originally Posted by Wotname

Love your new boat, Hud.

I couldn't afford the fuel for the generators for 10 minutes on that one!

[High Cotton]

I hope he's single!..... a married man doesn't need that!

[shadow]

EEEHHHH... The guy is living a total lie!! It is obviously a tanker painted to look cool and expensive. He just wants to get girls.. LOL

Nah, just kidding, pretty cool boat, would love to get a grand tour of the thing. There is obviously a heli-pad in the back section.. All in all, will definitely turn heads. I would also love to hear the total running cost on that monster. Fuel, staff, maintenance, etc...

[S/V Elusive]

ehhhh .. s'okay I suppose. The one *I* saw in Long Beach was about 30 foot longer, BUT .. it had a helicopter AND a 35 foot sailboat on davits amidships.

[Joli]

Looks like Larrys boat. May he brought a couple of maxi's to play with also? I know one of his maxi's is sitting in a barn here in Michigan.

[Celestialsailor]

Well...If ya gots da bucks...why knot??? he he he

[johneri1]

If I had his money, I'd throw mine away!

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by shadow

EEEHHHH... The guy is living a total lie!! It is obviously a tanker painted to look cool and expensive. He just wants to get girls.. LOL

Nah, just kidding, pretty cool boat, would love to get a grand tour of the thing. There is obviously a heli-pad in the back section.. All in all, will definitely turn heads. I would also love to hear the total running cost on that monster. Fuel, staff, maintenance, etc...

Figure 10 to 14% of replacement cost annually.

Probably worth around USD 290mil in today's dollars.

[Rangiroo]

so they must have read sully's thread on here and kicked the bums out of Tampa....go them!!!!!.....

[Hud3]

I did some poking around on the Internet, and am 99% certain that it's Larry Ellison's superyacht, "Rising Sun".

They're anchored right off the Four Seasons Resort, and also off Sunshine's Beach Bar. Maybe Larry will stop by for a Killer Bee or two. I should probably wander down there tonight and check out the action!

There was another BIG one anchored here around Christman/New Years that had a helicopter on deck.

For your Viewing Pleasure...

Photos of "Rising Sun" at Larry Ellison's 452.5 ft "Rising Sun" Photo Gallery by Ramsey Haig at pbase.com and Yacht-Images.com

Info from Wikipedia:

"The Rising Sun yacht, designed by the late Jon Bannenberg, and built by Germany's Lürssen, is currently co-owned by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and David Geffen. The yacht is the 5th largest in the world with a length of almost 138 meters (453 ft). She reportedly cost over US$200 million to build.
She is equipped with:

• Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines giving an output of 36,000 kWhp) (50,000
• Four propellers that enable her to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots
• 82 rooms on five stories with a total living area said to be in excess of 8,000 square meters
• Onyx countertops
• Jacuzzi bathrooms
• A gymnasium/spa and sauna
• An extensive wine cellar
• A private cinema with a giant plasma screen
• 3,300 m² of teak-layered deck space
• A basketball court on the main deck (can be used as a helicopter pad if necessary)"