The world’s 100 largest yachts for 2006. Information for the one hundred biggest megayachts in 2006. Absinthe is one of the largest yachts in the world.

By Diane M. Byrne

#51: ABSINTHE—230'4"

Chartering in Alaska and the rest of the Pacific Northwest isn’t terribly unusual, but the way Absinthe does it sure is. For $252,000 per week, her guests get to partake in heliskiing in remote areas where the powder is untouched. In Mexico and Costa Rica, she does helitours for sightseeing and even heli fly-fishing excursions. But she can be yours and only yours for the purchase price of $16.9 million.

Y: 1973/2005; B: Astilleros y Talleres Celaya, Spain/Allied Shipyard, Canada; N: Sparkman & Stephens; H: Steel; E: 2/1,125-hp Caterpillars

World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2006: Index/List