Billionaire Superyacht Celebration: Who's Who in St. Barths for New Years 2019

St. Barth skyline and harbor


My annual visit to St. Barths for the holidays is one of the most exciting times of the year and especially now since the island has bounced back from the devastating Hurricane damage with numerous resorts open for action. There are now almost 800 luxury villas available for rent on the island, and its popular beaches are also back to normal. Among the resorts open for the holiday are; Cheval Blanc, Hotel Le Toiny, Hotel Christopher, Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa, Hotel Manapany and Le Sereno most featuring new suites and villas.

The legendary superyacht showdown also made a comeback this year with many high profile billionaires and celebrities anchored outside of Gustavia and the surrounding areas. There was also superstar New Years Eve entertainment this year including Mariah Carey who performed for an intimate crowd at Jack and Lucia Penrod's newly re-opened Nikki Beach.

Nikki Beach owners Jack and Lucia Penrod with Mariah Carey in St. Barth's for their Nikki Beach New Year's Eve party

Nikki Beach

Other hot ticket events included My Yacht Group and Bvlgari hosting the ultimate New Years weekend Charity Superyacht event with Tradewind Aviation & SiBarth, to benefit the Association Saint-Barth Handicap. The super-exclusive after party was aboard Roy Carroll's yacht SKYFALL.

Here is a selection of some of the largest and most spectacular yachts that were in St. Barths for the holidays.

Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of the superyacht ECLIPSE


ECLIPSE (533 feet) owned by Russian Steel magnate Roman Abramovich

Superyacht RISING SUN owned by billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen

David Geffen

RISING SUN (454 feet) owned by entertainment mogul David Geffen

Superyacht ULYSSES owned by Graeme Hart


ULYSSES (380 feet) owned by New Zealand packaging magnate Graeme Hart

Superyacht LE GRAND BLEU in St. Barth's


LE GRAND BLEU (371 feet) owned by Russian oil billionaire Evgeny Shvidler

Superyacht SYMPHONY owned by Louis Vuitton's Bernard Arnault


SYMPHONY (333 feet) owned by Louis Vuitton billionaire Bernard Arnault.

Superyacht LIMITLESS owned by Victoria Secret's Leslie Wexner


LIMITLESS (316 feet) owned by Victoria Secret's Leslie Wexner

Superyacht TATOOSH owned by the late Paul Allen estate


TATOOSH (303 feet) owned by the Paul Allen estate

Superyacht AQUARIUS owned by Steve Wynn


AQUARIUS (302 feet) owned by casino billionaire Steve Wynn

Superyacht INFINITY owned by Eric Smidt


INFINITY (290 feet) owned by tool billionaire Eric Smidt

Explorer yacht ARCTIC P owned by James Packer


ARCTIC P (287 feet) owned by Australian resort billionaire James Packer.

ECSTASEA (282 feet) owned by Pakistani shipping magnate Alshair Fiyaz

SUNRAYS (280 feet) owned by Indian steel billionaire Ravi Ruia.

HERE COMES THE SUN (272 feet) owned by Russian Alexander Dzhaparidze

SECRET (271 feet) owned by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie

ALFA NERO (269 feet) owned by Russian fertilizer magnate Andrey Guryev

ROMEA (268 feet) owned by Russian steel mining billionaire Alexander Nesis 

C2 (257.3 feet) owned by U.S. cosmetics billionaire Ronald Perelman

MOGAMBO (242 feet) owned by Saudi magnate Khalid bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim

ODESSA II (242 feet) owned by Russian billionaire investor Len Blavatnik

GLOBAL (242 feet) owned by German financier Lars Windhorst

HASNA (240 feet) owned by Australian loan magnate John Symond

YALLA (240 feet) owned by Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris

INTREPID (226 feet) support yacht to INFINITY owned by tool retailer Eric Smidt

LADY S (225 feet) owned by Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins

SYCARA V (223 feet) owned by US luxury car dealer Ray Catena

ARCHIMEDES (222 feet) owned by billionaire New York invest0r James Simons

LIONESS V (208 feet) formerly owned by British retailer Sir Philip Green

LADY BRITT (207 feet) owned by Swedish jewelry magnate Sten Warborn

LUCKY LADY (205 feet) owned by American news publisher Duane Hagadone

MINE GAMES (203 feet) owned by American mining magnate Chris Cline

BLUE MOON (198 feet) owned by investor Richard Duchossois

MIA ELISE II (198 feet) owned by American car dealer Terry Taylor

ROCK IT (198 feet) owned by sandwich guru Jimmy John Liautaud

EXCELLENCE V (197 feet) owned by Boston auto billionaire Herb Chambers

CONSTANCE (197 feet) owned by Alan Dabbiere owner of Airwatch

MINDERELLA (193 feet) owned by Mortgage magnate Glenn Stearns

SKYFALL (190 feet) owned by real estate developer Roy Carroll

GALAXY (184 feet) owned by Swiss entrepreneur Hans Thomas Gross

EJI (180 feet) owned by Australian magnate James Packer, named after his kids

ELIXIR (180 feet) owned by Dutch investor Rob Thielen.

GENE MACHINE (180 feet) owned by Engineer/Scientist Jonathan Rothberg

MARIDOME (177 feet) owned by Solomon Lew, Australian owner Just Jeans

KISSES (175 feet) owned by Florida car dealer Norman Braman

DENIKI (171 feet) owned by Dutch telecom magnate Marcel Boekhoorn

LAZY Z (170 feet) owned by New York newspaper publisher Mort Zuckerman

BROADWATER (168 feet) owned by Matthew Voorhees, founder of Anybill

HELIOS (168 feet) owned by corrugated packaging magnate Dennis Mehiel

ANNASTAR (164 feet) owned by Stanley Star creator of juice maker Cliffstar

HIGHLANDER (162 feet) former Malcolm Forbes yacht now owned by investment banker Roberto de Guardiola

GLADIATOR (147 feet) owned by Google billionaire Eric Schmidt

MUCHOS MAS (144 feet) owned by construction magnate Juan Carlos Mas

RELENTLESS (142 feet) owned by Jamie Coulter, Lone Star Steakhouse

*special thanks to and MarineTraffic for their yacht sourcing and details.


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