She will be the largest sailing ship
Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko, known for his fondness for expensive floating toys, will soon be able to enjoy a new acquisition. The billionaire's sailing yacht, which begins sea trials in Germany, will be the largest vessel in its class and probably the most expensive.
The fact that the fruit of the design genius of Philippe Starck, worth about 400 million euros, is preparing to set off on a test voyage from the German city of Kiel, according to the British newspaper Daily Mail.
According to media reports, the eight-deck vessel has a width of 25 meters and a length of 143 meters. The crew will be 50 people. The yacht will accommodate three carbon fiber masts with a height of more than 100 m. The area of the largest sail will be 1767 square meters. Passengers, among other activities, will be able to observe the underwater world through the transparent underwater section of the hull.
For comparison, which became famous in connection with the wedding of the Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, has a length of only 88 meters.
The fact that Andrei Melnichenko ordered the construction of the largest sailing ship in the world became known in July. The yacht was built at the shipyard of the Nobiskrug shipbuilding company. She was named "Sailing Yacht A". Melnichenko already has a megayacht called “A”, but it is not a sailing yacht, but a motor yacht. Melnichenko attracted the famous designer Philippe Starck to the creation of both yachts.
VIDEO: The first yacht of the oligarch Melnichenko - the interiors are fascinating
Melnichenko owns controlling stakes in the energy company SUEK, Evrokhim, Siberian Generating Company. Forbes magazine estimates his fortune at $9.1 billion. In the rating "The richest businessmen of Russia", compiled by the publication, in 2015 he took 13th place.
This luxury yacht belongs to the president and co-owner of the private oil company LUKOIL, Vagit Alekperov. The yacht was built in the Netherlands by Heesen Yachts and delivered in 2016. The boat has already won at the international exhibition Monaco Yacht Show. Now she is "wintering" in Montenegro.The price of the super vessel has not been disclosed, and there is no information about it in the domestic media. But a Heesen spokesperson told Business Insider that yachts of this class are selling for $13.2 million per metre. In that case, Galactica Super Nova should cost somewhere around $900 million.
Alekperov can afford such an expensive vehicle. According to Bloomberg, in the past six years alone, he has become richer by $ 3 billion. During the third presidential term, the Russians generally did well and built up their fortunes, despite Western sanctions.
Eclipse
This is the largest of Roman Abramovich's yachts. Its length is 162.5 m, and the approximate cost is $400 million. The motor yacht has a music stage, an exhibition hall, two swimming pools, a gym with a sauna, a cinema, and even a small clinic where simple operations can be performed.
At the moment, the yacht is located in St. Barthélemy - the so-called island of millionaires - in the Caribbean. A few years ago, Abramovich bought 70 acres of land and a bungalow overlooking the ocean here. So if the UK decides to create problems for a businessman because of a conflict with Russia, the owner of the Chelsea football club has room to retreat.
Dilbar
Owned by oligarch Alisher Usmanov, the yacht is equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system that allows the vessel to cruise at a speed of 22.5 knots (about 42 kilometers per hour). The estimated cost is $600 million.
The yacht is named after the mother of the founder of USM Holdings, which combines assets in the mining and metallurgy industries.
According to the MarineTraffic vessel tracking map, on March 14, Dilbar passengers set sail from Spain and headed for the island of Sardinia.
Quantum Blue
The cost of the yacht is about $250 million. At the end of February, she went on the route from Gibraltar to French Nice.
According to the specialized site SuperYacht Fan, the yacht belongs to the founder of the Magnit retail chain. Sergey Galitsky has a helipad, a jacuzzi, a swimming pool, a spa, a gym, a cinema and an elevator connecting all decks on board.
“Spending a lot of time on a yacht is overkill. A week is enough for me to already yearn for Krasnodar, ”said Galitsky.
Yacht "A"
For coal tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, size seems to matter. The world's largest "sailboat" with the name of the first letter of the entrepreneur's name was built specifically for him. It is longer than a football field.
Owns Melnichenko and the Swiss chemical company Eurochem. But it is believed that he spends most of his time not at work, but on a boat worth between $300 million and $500 million.
She can accommodate 14 guests in 7 cabins. There are 20 cabins for 42 crew members.
Recently, "A" sailed past Cyprus, and the locals came to see the legendary yacht. Prior to that, she stayed in Israel. Now moored to the Spanish city of Cartagena.
Palladium
The yacht, almost 100 meters long and worth $200 million, belongs to Mikhail Prokhorov. Last October, she visited Ibiza and has been wintering in the Spanish port of Vilanova ever since.
Palladium has 8 cabins and can accommodate 16 guests on board. Experts note its stylish futuristic design. It was created by the British bureau Michael Leach Design by Michael Leach.
Prokhorov loves water sports, so the yacht has a complete set for them.
There is even a special area designed for drinking cocktails.
Last year, the oligarch's boat attracted the attention of the Spanish tax authorities. The case concerned non-payment of the sum for the mooring of the yacht.
Ice
While the Russian senator, accused of tax evasion in France, cannot leave Nice before the end of the trial, his yacht is also imprisoned. Last year, the media reported that Ice could be arrested at the request of the Geneva prosecutor's office.
According to state services, the $170 million boat has not left Morocco for a long time. But once even Bill Gates wanted to buy a yacht, but Kerimov refused to sell it.
Madam GU
The steel hull of this boat is painted in a unique sky blue color. Until 2015, she was the largest yacht built in the Netherlands. According to rumors, it belongs to State Duma deputy Andrei Skoch. In any case, journalists have repeatedly noticed him on board Madam GU. But this $150 million yacht is not listed in the official declaration. Perhaps framed for relatives or close friends.
Moored by Madam GU in Genoa. Interestingly, the last time they rode it was on February 27th. Just when there was a “regional week” in the State Duma according to the schedule and deputies had to meet with their voters. Perhaps he invited some of the inhabitants of the Belgorod region, which Skoch represents in the lower house, to ride along the Italian coast.
Ocean Victory
At the time of this writing, a $120 million yacht was sailing from the Seychelles towards Canada. Which is a little strange, since its owner is the head of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Viktor Rashnikov. He recently got on the "Kremlin list" of the US Treasury.
Really swam to negotiate so that the sanctions are still not introduced? After all, the Canadian port of Victoria is located on the very border with the US state of Washington.
Another version is that Rashnikov went to recruit Canadian hockey players to join his own Metallurg club. If only there were no accidents - a tragedy occurred a couple of years ago on board the luxurious Ocean Victory. An iron chain wrapped around a worker's legs while lifting an anchor in Thailand. The man, who received numerous injuries, lost a lot of blood in a short time and fell into a coma. Medics transported the victim to the nearest hospital in Phuket, but failed to save his life.
Number
180 meters - the length of the world's largest yacht Azzam, which means "Resolute" in Arabic. The width of the vessel is 20.8 meters. It belongs to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan..presidential grace
Superyacht graceful- one of the most mysterious in the world.It began to be built in Russia, at the state enterprise Sevmash. This is the largest shipbuilding complex in our country.
After Sevmash built the original hull in 2010, it was towed to German Bremen. There the boat was modified, put on the water and sent to Hamburg. German shipbuilder Blohm + Voss completed the equipment of the vessel in 2014.
On the specialized yacht websites they write that the “Graceful” is smaller in size (82 meters) than some megayachts, but in “luxury it is not inferior to them”. It has an indoor pool, which after certain operations can be converted into a dance floor; owner's apartment on two floors, two VIP cabins and three comfortable guest cabins.
One of the main advantages is a unique helipad on the upper deck, which allows you to comfortably arrive on the yacht.
In the Russian media, despite the domestic origin of Graceful, almost nothing was written about her. Little information can be found in Western publications. Deutsche Welle noted that Graceful was built at the same Hamburg shipyard as Roman Abramovich's yacht. This gave reason to the British edition of the Independent to suggest that the oligarch could have presented the boat as a gift. After all, the Daily Mail previously wrote that Abramovich had already donated one ship.
Rumors that Putin or someone close to him owns Graceful may be true, according to Superyacht fan, a UK site that tracks billionaire superyacht acquisitions. But the authors stipulate that they found "only circumstantial evidence." In addition to the above, it is that the yacht is under the command of the captain of the Russian fleet.
The source studied the routes of Graceful and found additional arguments in favor of the fact that Putin can swim on it. The dates of the ship's sailing coincide with the president's schedule.
Maps from VesselFinder, a civilian ship tracking website, show that the Graceful is constantly running between Russia and Spain. On May 23, 2017, the yacht was spotted off Sochi. The site Fleetphoto, where users post their photos of ships, even has a picture of Graceful standing in the bay.
According to the Kremlin website, Vladimir Putin spent these May days in Sochi. He had a meeting with members of the Security Council and a meeting on the development of the space industry. Similar coincidences in the simultaneous presence of Putin and Graceful in the Krasnodar Territory have been noted for two years. But not only. On September 15, 2016, the President travels to Kerch, where he holds a meeting of the Presidium of the State Council. And Graceful also follows in the Crimea.
As of March 14, the yacht was in the port of Barcelona. Surrounded by three other boats in close proximity: Ona, Titan and Symphony. The first belongs to the oligarch Alisher Usmanov, the second to Roman Abramovich, and the third to the president of the Louis Vuitton group of companies, Bernard Arnault.
Arno is the richest man in France. You can call him a friend of Russia. He visits Moscow, and a few months ago Putin even awarded him the Pushkin medal.
The owner of Graceful has signed a confidentiality agreement with Blohm + Voss. However, according to the website Fleetphoto, the owner of the vessel is a company from the Bahamas.
The Bahamas is a well-known offshore zone. Thanks to the leak (Bahamas Leaks), it became known that at one time the US-Russian offshore company was led by former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Rosneft also had its share in it.
A company called O'Neil, which appears as the owner of the Graceful yacht, was registered in the Bahamian jurisdiction in November 2003. Exactly one month earlier, in October, Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. True, O'Neil's status is no longer active.
If a lot of circumstantial evidence is enough to talk about the ownership of Graceful by the Russian president, then it has the right to be considered the most expensive in Putin's personal flotilla. Earlier, a source found another "galley" at the head of state - a 46-meter Shellest worth about 1.5 billion rubles. The Graceful yacht is valued at $5.7 billion.
Buy Sell
The owner of the Monaco football club and one of the richest people in Russia, Dmitry Rybolovlev, ordered the construction of a new 110-meter yacht at the Dutch shipyard Feadship. His last yacht, the 67-meter "Anna", he put up for sale at a price of 65 million euros.But Putin's longtime judo partner Arkady Rotenberg (more precisely, the partner of this partner Grigory Baevsky) purchased the Rahil yacht worth $60 million. It was originally built for the British billionaire Graham de Zille.
One of the top yachts in the world, the $220 million Pelorus, recently lost its Russian owner. After the divorce, Roman Abramovich left her to his ex-wife Irina. She sold it, after which the boat changed several owners. Now members of the royal family of Abu Dhabi swim on it.
the first rating of yachts of Russian billionaires. The largest yacht was owned by Roman Abramovich, its length is 162.5 m.Note that once Eclipse was the largest in the world - until a yacht was built for the President of the United Arab Emirates.
Take a look at the 5 longest yachts of Russian billionaires:
1.Eclipse
Shipyard: Blohm+Voss (Germany)
Estimated owner: Roman Abramovich
Yacht length: 162.5 m
Estimated value: $460 million
The yacht was built in 2010 by the German shipyard Blohm+Voss (purchased by Lurssen). Then she was considered the largest yacht in the world, but a few years later the 180-meter Azzam was commissioned for the President of the United Arab Emirates. The Eclipse has nine decks, a displacement of 13,500 tons, and a crew of 70. It can carry two helicopters, four pleasure boats, 20 scooters and a mini-submarine. The boat has a cinema room, a wine cellar and a 16-meter pool that turns into a dance floor. The yacht is equipped with bulletproof glass, a missile attack warning system, and a paparazzi-fighting system.
2. Dilbar
Shipyard: Lurssen (Germany)
Estimated owner: Alisher Usmanov
Yacht length: 156 m
Estimated value: $550 million
The boat is named after the mother of Alisher Usmanov. She is the most capacious yacht in the world, her gross tonnage is 15,917 tons. The vessel can move at a cruising speed of 22.5 knots (about 42 km/h). Dilbar set several more records: it hosts the largest yacht pool - 180 cubic meters. m and the most powerful diesel power plant of 30,000 kW. The total area of the interior premises is 3,800 sq. m. m. The length of the electrical wiring on the ship exceeds 1,100 km. Dilbar has two helipads, a cinema, an elevator, a jacuzzi. Up to 40 guests can be on it at the same time.
3. Sailing Yacht A
Shipyard: Nobiskrug (Germany)
Vessel's country of registration: Bermuda
Yacht length: 142.8 m
Estimated value: $425 million
In mid-2015, Melnichenko ordered Sailing Yacht A in Germany. The boat has six decks, and its masts are higher than Big Ben (more than 100 m). The sailboat has eight decks, the hull includes one of the largest curved glass in the world - a sheet area of 58.8 square meters. m, and it weighs about 2 tons. The ship has an underwater room. More than 50 people are needed to service the boat. The yacht is capable of speeds in excess of 20 knots per hour (37 km/h).
4 Ocean Victory
Shipyard: Fincantieri (Italy)
Estimated owner: Viktor Rashnikov
Vessel's country of registration: Cayman Islands
Yacht length: 140 m
Estimated value: $310 million
The contract for the construction of the yacht was signed at the end of 2009, the boat was handed over to Rashnikov in December 2014. The yacht has seven decks, several pools up to 8 m long, a helipad, a beach club and an elevator connecting the decks. The boat has a floodable dock that houses a 14m tender. In 2016, Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler filed a €20.9 million lawsuit against the Italian shipyard Fincantieri, which built his 134-meter yacht Serene in 2011. He accused the Italians of using the design of his yacht when creating Ocean Victory.
5. Motor Yacht A
Shipyard: Blohm+Voss (Germany)
Estimated owner: Andrey Melnichenko
Vessel Registry Country: Marshall Islands
Yacht length: 119 m
Estimated value: $255 million
Melnichenko's first big boat was built in 2008 by the German company Blohm & Voss. The yacht has an avant-garde design and looks like a submarine. The maximum speed is 24 knots (44 km/h). Motor Yacht A is designed for 14 guests and 42 crew members. There is a helipad, amphibious boat, car garage and three swimming pools. It is known that some interior details, such as the handrails of the stairs, are made of silver. Melnichenko's main cabin has an area of 240 sq. m, 44-mm glass on the windows can withstand a grenade explosion.
One of the domestic businessmen included in the Forbes list became the owner of the largest yacht in the world. A supership called Dilbar in its displacement exceeds the size of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet - the missile cruiser Moskva.
German shipyard Lurssen has confirmed that the 156-meter superyacht Dilbar, owned by an oligarch who is one of the top three businessmen in the Russian Forbes list, has a gross tonnage of 15,917 tons. This is reported by the specialized Western publication Yacht Harbor. For comparison, the displacement of the guards missile cruiser Moskva is 11,490 tons.
It turns out that Dilbar is currently the most spacious private yacht in the world. The second and third places are owned by the Sultan of Oman superyacht Al Said (15850 tons) and the yacht of the Emir of Abu Dhabi Azzam (13136 tons).
Dilbar's propulsion system is diesel-electric, and it allows the yacht to reach speeds of 22.5 knots, which is more than 41 kilometers per hour. The ship's hull is made of steel, while the superstructures are made of aluminium. 3800 square meters - the total area of the ship's premises. The length of the ship's electrical wiring exceeds 1100 kilometers, which is approximately equivalent to the distance from Moscow to the Crimea. The yacht also has two helipads, as well as a huge swimming pool with a capacity of 180 cubic meters of water.
The construction of the supership lasted more than 4 years. The price of the yacht has not been disclosed, but experts estimate its value at approximately $600 million.
By the way, our wealthy compatriots own almost every fifth luxury yacht from all those plowing the expanses of the world's oceans. According to one of the Western specialized publications, six months ago, Russians owned 18 out of 101 superships, the names of whose owners are public. The British newspaper The Times wrote about this in December 2015, which referred to a calculation carried out by the trade publication Boat International.
So, six months ago, the citizens of our country owned 18 out of 101 superships, whose owners are known. In second place in this luxury hit parade were US citizens, they owned 16 such boats. In third place are the Saudis, who owned 10 superyachts. In fourth place are the Greeks (6 yachts), in fifth place are the citizens of Dubai (5 yachts).
The citizens of the emirate of Abu Dhabi owned 4 yachts, as well as the citizens of Qatar. Even in winter, Ukrainians owned 3 yachts, Indians - the same number, and Omani citizens owned two such luxurious boats. Such superyachts are designed for long cruises over long distances to remote parts of the planet and are capable of sailing in the most difficult conditions.
The main superyacht registration flags are the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands (BVI), partner of Paragon Advice Group, international lawyer Alexander Zakharov told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Moreover, the registration of the vessel in the first two jurisdictions is similar to the registration in the UK itself. But if in the UK the registration fee for registering a yacht is very high, then in the British Caribbean the cost of registering and maintaining a yacht is comparable to registering and maintaining an expensive luxury car, the expert says.
"As a rule, foreigners register their luxury boats on transparent structures, without hiding themselves. In such structures, the shareholder is visible. And Russian businessmen are no exception. The transparency of ownership of such yachts by Russians is due to issues of limiting the liability of the owner for boats. This is done in order to make it clear , who to ask if such a yacht becomes a participant in a marine incident, for example, rams a seiner," says Alexander Zakharov.
At the same time, there are opportunities for Russian oligarchs to remain anonymous, and they are willing to use them. "When registering in the Caymans, BVI and Bermudas, this can be done in two ways: either by registering the shares of the company that owns the ship on a trust, or through the use of nominal owners," the expert knows.
According to him, since the registration of a yacht occurs through the establishment of a corporate structure (for example, a trust) in these Caribbean islands, this may entail an obligation for Russian taxpayers to notify the Russian tax service as part of the disclosure of information on controlled foreign companies. "However, such an obligation will not arise if a Russian loses the status of a tax resident in Russia," the source concludes.
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Yacht "A"
The world's largest sailing vessel, megayacht "A", belongs to Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and is named after the first letter of the name of the owner and his wife Alexandra (by the way, she is pictured with a pool). "A" cost the owner $ 300 million plus, designed by famous designer Philippe Starck. The length of the yacht is 120 meters (almost a football and basketball field, if you put them side by side). There are 3 pools on the yacht, and one of them has a glass bottom, which is also the ceiling of the disco on the deck below.
"Maltese Falcon"
The high-speed yacht Maltese Falcon, which looks like an 18th-century pirate ship, is equipped with “smart” equipment, so that 1 person can operate it. When she rushes across the sea under full sail, this is a beautiful and bewitching sight. There are a lot of different entertainments here: guests can ride water skis, boats and scooters, and in the evening watch a movie on the deck while drinking cocktails. And all this pleasure for a measly $ 400 thousand a week.
"Streets of Monaco"
Monaco, which is always with me. The "Streets of Monaco" yacht is still only a project, and if some rich man builds it, it will be the craziest boat in existence. And all you need is $ 1.1 billion. The most famous sights of Monaco are collected on the mega yacht - from the famous Monte Carlo casino to the Formula 1 race track.
"Azzam"
Yacht "Azzam" (Azzam) in 2013 was the largest yacht in the world, its length is 180 meters. According to rumors, the owner of a luxury yacht is the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On board there is a helicopter and submarines, it is served by 500 people, and so much fuel is poured into the tanks that you can travel around the world without ever entering the port. By the way, the president himself lives widely and is famous for his broad gestures - when he was elected, he raised the salaries of all residents of the state by 100%.
"Jazz"
The beautiful yacht "Jazz" looks like a swift and graceful marine animal, and was designed by Zaha Hadid. The avant-garde look of the vessel will definitely turn the head of all the millionaires and movie stars you meet on classic yachts.
"Dubai"
This yacht is not the most expensive - "only" $ 350 million, but definitely one of the most beautiful - it is decorated with mosaics, luxurious furniture and decoration, works of art. The yacht belongs to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the UAE. "Dubai" is usually moored on the artificial island of Logo Island (Logo Island) in the form of a palm leaf, which also belongs to Sheikh Mohammed.
"Skyback"
The Skyback is a baby compared to the other yachts in this selection - "only" 80 meters long. But the luxury of the cabins and halls is amazing, and there is also a cinema, a gym, a spa, and the main highlight is the pool on the deck. In winter or in cold latitudes, it can be covered with a transparent dome, and discos can be arranged at night.
"Eclipse"
