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20.
Bart Roberts 265'0" · 1963/1986/2002 
If you’re
a regular viewer of the Today show on NBC, then you got a grand armchair
tour of Bart Roberts last October. (PMY was actually the first
to put the yacht on television, however, getting a CNBC film crew exclusive
onboard access about a year prior—but who’s counting?) From
the crossed-swords design on her funnel to her fun pirate-theme interior,
she has a flair for the dramatic. One great conversation piece is the
bar shown at left, which has gold doubloons and other pirate booty encased
in its glass top. You can get in on the action if you have $25 million,
as Bart Roberts is for sale. (A widely rumored deal around the
time of last fall’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show didn’t
go through.) And in case you’re wondering, yes, the 400-gallon, piranha-packed
fish tank in the saloon is included in the price tag.
B: Canadian
Vickers, Canada; N: Builder (original construction), Lennart Edström
(conversion); H: Steel; E: 2/2,000-hp Rustons
21.
Constellation 262'4" · 1999
Little information
is available about this yacht, other than that the owner is Middle Eastern
and possibly related to the Saudi royal family. At the time of her commissioning
in the late 1990’s, she was among the largest new projects in the
world.
B: Oceanco,
South Africa; N: The “A” Group; H: Steel; E: 2/8,160-hp MTUs
22.
Stargate 262'4" · 2001
Another Middle Eastern citizen owns Stargate, the sistership to
Constellation (see no. 21). Not much is known about her, either,
although she was commissioned within days of her owner learning that Constellation
was commissioned. The two yachts were built simultaneously.
B: Oceanco, South Africa; N: The “A” Group; H: Steel; E:
2/8,160-hp MTUs
23.
Delphine 257'8" · 1921/2003
Originally launched
for American car magnate Horace Dodge, Delphine emerged from a
long-awaited restoration last fall. Her first stop was Monaco Classic
Week in September, where fireboats heralded her arrival. Delphine
is remarkable mostly for the facts that her original steam engines were
completely overhauled and that her interior layout was preserved to keep
her true to her history. She also has a sundeck measuring more than 10,000
square feet and full-time musicians who are adept at playing the grand
piano and other instruments. She’s available for charter for 50,000
euros (about $60,000) per day.
B: Great Lakes
Engineering Works, USA; N: Henry J. Gielow; H: Steel; E: 2/750-hp Babcoq
& Wilcox steam engines
24.
Montkaj 256'0" · 1995
Montkaj
was seen in May in Antibes, France, which is one of her usual haunts (Monaco
and Cannes are the others). Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, son of Saudi Arabia’s
King Fahd and a former minister of communications for the country, has
owned her since launch. He’s never permitted Amels or any of the
design-team members to release information about her, but reporters for
Guardian Unlimited in England discovered a few years ago that he spent
£30 million, which today is the equivalent of about $53 million.
She’s a beautiful yacht to see, made even more so by an intricate
lighting system in her mast and superstructure as well as underwater at
her transom.
B: Amels, Holland;
N: Terence Disdale; H: Steel; E: 2/2,500-hp Caterpillars
25.
Lone Ranger 255'0" · 1973/1994
Seventy-year-old
Peter Lewis loved listening to the Lone Ranger radio programs while
growing up in Ohio. Later, when he faced challenges as the head of the
car-insurance company Progressive, he likened himself to the masked defender
of justice. Fitting, then, that the name of his converted ocean tug is
Lone Ranger. While health problems forced him to retire as CEO
of Progressive a few years ago, they’re sure not stopping him from
enjoying his yacht. In mid-May he was aboard in Panama; the Med and Caribbean
are also favorite cruising regions.
B: Schichau-Unterwesser,
Germany; N: Claus Kusch (conversion); H: Steel; E: 2/4,400-hp Deutz-MWMs
26.
Princess Mariana
252'3" · 2003 
It’s not
often a yacht gets launched without much fanfare, but that’s what
seemed to happen with this lady last fall. She features six decks, a floodable
stern garage, and a submersible stern platform. In late February she headed
through the Panama Canal for the Pacific. Apparently someone in the owner’s
party or crew is a yoga enthusiast, judging from a recent listing on the
Yoga Network Web site, an online community that connects yoga instructors
with students.
B: Royal Denship,
Denmark; N: Espen Øino; H: Steel; E: 2/2,570-hp Deutz-MWMs
27.
Lady Sarya 250'4" · 1995
Unfortunately
Lady Sarya rarely cruises, but you may see her on one of your trips
in the Med. She’s also unfortunately not one of the prettiest yachts
around, with two large stacks aft and an odd arch in the forward section
of her deckhouse.
B: Cantieri
Navale Apuania, Italy; N: Rinaldo Gastaldi; H: Steel; E: 2/3,340-hp MTUs
28.
Talitha G 247'4" · 1929/1994
If you’ve
ever wanted to charter an exceptional yacht, here’s your chance:
Talitha G is now officially available. We say “officially”
because the few individuals who vacationed aboard her in years past were
either friends of the late J. Paul Getty, Jr., her former owner, or celebrities
(Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman among them). Among the things you’ll
be able to enjoy—starting at $350,000 per week during high season—are
six staterooms and a vast main-deck dining saloon (too big to be called
a dining room), all decorated with period furnishings and details, thanks
to the late Jon Bannenberg and his son Dickie, who now runs the famed
design house.
B: Krupps Kiel,
Germany; N: Cox & Stevens; H: Steel; E: 2/1,400-hp Caterpillars
29.
Giant 247'0" · 2004 (refit)
You’d be
hard-pressed to miss this former icebreaker due to her bright-red hull.
She’s owned by Rene Herzog, a former racecar driver, and his wife
Brigitte. And then there’s Giant himself, the black spaniel who enjoys
this pleasurecraft’s vast decks as much as his human owners do. Take,
for instance, the master suite, a.k.a. the Hermitage suite. Named for
the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, it’s on the
bridge deck and includes a sitting area, a saloon with an electric fireplace,
and a bar that rivals one aboard a 100-footer. And oh yes, there’s
also a special garage down below that’s designed for a Dodge Durango
and a Bentley.
B: IHC Holland,
Holland/refit at various yards; N: Amels, ME Consulting; H: Steel; E:
2/3,400-hp Smith Bolnes
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