Who owns the world's largest private yacht 'Eclipse' and three other yachts `Pelorus', Ecstasea' and `Sussurro'?
Pelorus (yacht) Pelorus (yacht) Pelorus (from the Latin "Pelorus", meaning "keeping on course") is the world's twenty-ninth largest luxury yacht at in length. Commissioned by a Saudi Arabian businessman Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh, "Pelorus" was built at the Lürssen yard in Bremen, Germany, to the design of Tim Heywood and launched in 2003. It was sold to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who had it refitted by Blohm & Voss, adding a second helicopter pad (forward), four zero-speed stabilizers, and modifications to the exhaust, mast, and stern. "Pelorus" is powered by two 5,500-hp Wärtsilä 12v 26 engines with a maximum speed of
Eclipse (yacht) for charter through SuperYachtsMonaco, a Monaco-based yacht brokerage company. However, according to "Motor Boat & Yachting" magazine, the yacht is not actually available for charter, and the charter listing is aimed to avoid European taxation (charter yachts are exempt from property tax). "Eclipse" travels to St. Martin in the Caribbean each winter to pick up guests who fly in to St. Martin's airport. The yacht then travels to Abramovich's home on nearby St. Barts. Eclipse (yacht) M/Y "Eclipse" is a luxury motor yacht built by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, Germany. Her exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The yacht