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#1: RISING SUN—452'8"Rising Sun kicked off 2008 by anchoring in one of her preferred places: North Sound in the British Virgin Islands. Good choice, Larry (that’s Larry Ellison, head of Oracle Corporation, to the uninitiated). Given the expanse of windows lining her upper decks, we’re sure Ellison and his guests thoroughly enjoyed the views in the

#2: OCTOPUS—414'0"There’s no way Paul Allen’s Octopus was going to host the wedding of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (a.k.a. Brangelina) this spring, despite the breathless claims made by our celeb-rag brethren: The yacht was scheduled for a maintenance visit to a shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France. She’s been there since May and is expected to

#16: KISMET—223'1"Persian carvings flank the elevator in Kismet’s lobby, just outside the master suite. Guests have no reason to complain about their accommodations, considering the four staterooms are each 323 square feet. And there’s also a massage room aboard. Y: 2007; B: Lrssen, Germany; N: builder/Espen ino Naval Architects; H:

#11: SKAT—233'0"To get a good sense of just how big this yacht is, visit mefeedia .com/entry/lum-120-simonyis-yacht/9910193/, You’ll see a video of bicyclists and people passing her by while she was docked in Copenhagen in June (after she’d already visited New York

#4: LIMITLESS—315'8"Eleven years after her delivery, despite being eclipsed by larger yachts, this blue-hulled lady continues to impress. Apparently so does her owner, clothing titan Leslie Wexner. A 2006 article in Slate magazine stated that he’s the exception to the Yacht of Doom Rule, which holds that "When someone who’s supposed to be looking out for

#14: LIMITLESS —315'8"If the largest yacht to fly the American flag from her transom is too rich for your blood—she'd easily cost a few hundred million dollars to build today—then how about a $2,900 scale model of her? It's yours if you visit

#13: CARINTHIA VII—321'5"Carinthia VII is the largest yacht in the world owned solely by a woman, Heidi Horten, a German retail giant. The vessel rarely leaves the International Yacht Club of Antibes in the South of France, but when she has within the past few years, it's been for Dubai. Y: 2002; B: Lrssen, Germany; N: Builder/Tim

#2: AL SAID—508'5"Code-named Project Sunflower, Al Said was delivered in March to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman. Yacht-spotters worldwide were surprised when the nameboard was revealed, since they were convinced the yacht was going to be the new

#21: ICE—295'3"Do you remember your 40th birthday party? As cool as it might have been, it has to pale in comparison to what Suleiman Kerimov, the owner of Ice, did: The Russian oilman and investor paid singers Christina Aguilera and Shakira to perform. (When your estimated worth exceeds $17 billion, you can do things like that.) Seems he views

#1: AL SALAMAH—456'10"When it comes to private yachts, oftentimes a small group of people is paid to keep quiet. But in reference to this nearly 500-footer, a lot of people seem to be getting paid—and apparently pretty well—because few details (well, at least reasonably reliable ones) have come out. We know she spends most of her time

#2: RISING SUN—452'8"One and a half football fields long. About 140 feet longer than the distance from home plate to the Green Monster in Fenway Park in Boston. And 16 feet longer than the height of the iconic Arch of Wembley Stadium in London. No matter how you measure her, Rising Sun is just huge, and that means it's hard to find docking

#3: OCTOPUS—414'0"Leave it to The New York Times to refer to this yacht as "relatively miniscule." In a wide-ranging article that ran last March, the paper compared Octopus

#3: LIMITLESS—315'8"Smile, you're on candid camera—or at least the undersea world is. Limitless is equipped with a dolphin cam in her bulbous bow. Here's a little story you can impress your friends with at your next yacht-trivia party: When the yacht was still undergoing tests on the river outside of Lrssen’s build shed, everyone initially

#14: LIMITLESS —315'8"You're apt to see this lady in St. Barts around the holidays, as the island is a favorite of her owner, Leslie Wexner. Wexner, who heads the clothing company Limited Brands, made it clear to Lrssen when he commissioned her that he wanted a 25-knot yacht, and he got his wish. (Picture something roughly the size of a football field

#1: AL SALAMAH—456'10"If this yacht’s length astounds you, then her beam—all 77 feet of it—will give you pause. Everyone ever associated with the project has kept tightly sealed lips, as per the wishes of her owner, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the Saudi Arabian defense minister. Rumors abound as to what she has onboard, including 13-foot