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Tony
08-27-2009, 06:16 PM
Sweet boat, I'd say;

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Venere-45699-octopus-Worlds-Largest-Privately-Owned-Yacht-Statistics-Docking-as-Education-ppt-powerpoint/

:beer:

Ghost
08-27-2009, 07:33 PM
I got as far as "63 foot tender" and then my laptop blue-screened...

Lenny
08-27-2009, 11:53 PM
We see Octopus once or twice a summer here as Bill Gates is in the genaral area, as are his realatives. This boat ( one of three that Paul Allan owns ( owned at the same time ) are now "small" :banghead:
I tried to catch up to Octopus once in a friends 17' runabout with a 90 Johnson. I could not :(

Dennis Washington, another USA local here that owns a number of Islands, ( number 80-ish on Forbes 500) is having built the worlds LARGEST private yacht as we speak. 577' long, I believe by Laurus in Europe. He was close to that recently but sold it to someone in the United Arab Emirates and got this one going.

Funny you bring up this boat. Tonight, coming back to the Cottage, Attessa ( another of his boats ) 205' was parked in front of William ( Bill )Gardens island. Quite a site. :yes:

Lenny
08-28-2009, 11:19 AM
Coming across from the Cottage this morning, (7am) this arrived overnight and is tied up about 1500' away, at a little 1 acre Island. Another "nice" one :rolleyes: http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/westport-164-evviva/

He is from Bayliner :D ( seriously )

Lenny
08-28-2009, 11:37 AM
I can not even begin to fathom what it must cost to just keep it running and current AFTER it is bought and paid for... :( The chopper camo is a nice touch I must say :yes:

I might try that with my 1987 GMC van :D