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America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #83: Casino Royale
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#83: CASINO ROYALE—163'4"Bertrand Devaux/Yacht-Images.com#77: TRITON—163'0"If this yacht’s name makes you think of James Bond, then you’ll make her owner proud. John Staluppi, a familiar face in yacht-ownership circles, christens all of his yachts in
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America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #84: Triton
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#84: TRITON—163'0"Bertrand Devaux/Yacht-Images.com#77: TRITON—163'0"It may seem strange stepping up from a 97-foot sailboat to a 163-foot motoryacht, but since both were designed to take on the oceans of the world on extensive voyages, it felt
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #85: Shandor
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#85: SHANDOR—162'10"If you look at this yacht’s specifications below, you’re not seeing a typo with her engine package: She really only has one powerplant. Few other details are known about her, other than the fact that she was originally built to hold a hot-air balloon on her foredeck. Y: 1986/1994; B: Fr. Schweers, Germany; N: Gerhard
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #86: Mystique
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#86: MYSTIQUE—162'4"Even though this yacht changed hands several months ago, Mystique still remains in American hands and still bears the same name. Over the summer whe it was spotted along he East Coast, specifically in Newport, Rhode Island. Y: 1989; B: Oceanfast, Australia; N: Jon Bannenberg/Phil Curran; H: aluminum; E: 1/1,960-hp
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America's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #87: Lady Michelle
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#81: LADY MICHELLE—162'0"Lady Michelle spent part of the spring in the Seychelles before heading to Greece, Croatia, and Sardinia, among other Med ports, for the summer. An Intrepid powerboat is among the variety of tenders and toys onboard. Y: 2007; B: Trinity Yachts, USA; N: builder; H: steel; E:
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #88: Te Manu
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#88: TE MANU—161'9"Te Manu was chartered by at least one high-profile person this year: Peter Munk, a Canadian property developer, who was interviewed aboard while cruising in Montenegro. It was fitting, since he’s one of several investors in a megayacht marina being built in that country. As for the yacht, she has six staterooms, including a king
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #89: Michaela Rose
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#89: MICHAELA ROSE—161'5"In keeping with her seemingly nonstop cruising schedule during the past several years, this 24-year-old has been seen on both sides of the pond this year. She departed the Med in midwinter for our side of the globe, stopping in New York, Boston, and then a few spots in Canada. Y: 1984; B: Fr. Schweers, Germany; N:
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #90: Anjilis
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#90: ANJILIS—161'0"Featuring a Glade Johnson interior design, a first for Trinity, Anjilis was expected to be delivered around presstime. She’s owned by repeat clients of the yard (their previous yacht was a 124-footer) and features a swim platform big enough for all eight guests to gather aboard and a circular skylounge with views out to a
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #91: Lohengrin
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#91: LOHENGRIN—161'0"Talk about a major step: The owner of this yacht bought his first boat, a 126-footer, about a year before he purchased this one, which was already under construction at Trinity Yachts (the person who commissioned her, Rick Hendricks of NASCAR fame, decided to sign a contract for a bigger yacht instead). A series of large oval ports
Read ArticleAmerica's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #92: Zoom Zoom Zoom
By Diane M. Byrne | Posted October 2008 | Add a Comment#92: ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM—161'0"Like Anjilis (see no 90), this lady has a 14-foot-deep swim platform. Imagine what it would be like to dine there, in a quiet anchorage-yes, dine there, possible thanks to sunshades that can be installed in holders in the deck. Y: 2005; B: Trinity Yachts, USA; N: builder; H: aluminum; E: 2/3,384-hp
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