![]() ![]() Crazy- money vessels, fresh from the shipyard, are paraded in much the same way that the rest of us show off a new pair of sandals or sunglasses. Vajoliroja, previously captained by Mr Johnny Depp, arrives in the Med this year rechristened Amphitrite, having been purchased in 2016 by Ms JK Rowling. Some crafts will have changed hands over the winter, having been refitted and occasionally even renamed. ![]() Over the coming months, its course will take in Ibiza, Porto Cervo, Mallorca, Portofino, Monaco, Cannes, St Tropez and Antibes’ Quai des Milliardaires (“Dock of the Billionaires”) – the marinas closest to the swankiest restaurants, most happening shops and most hedonistic nightlife… and butted up to rows of similarly horizon-eclipsing examples of ocean-going audacity. Earlier this month, a multibillion-dollar armada of the world’s most luxurious mega-yachts, sailing boats, modernist ketches and sleek, cigarette-shaped power boats weighed collective anchor at its Caribbean (or United Arab Emirates) winter berth place and pointed its helms to the Mediterranean. Like D-Day for the super-rich, it’s an operation that marks the beginning of the summer with the same reliability as the first sign of cherry blossom or the unveiling of the latest Orlebar Brown swimsuit collection. Built into the stern is an opening garage for a speedboat and personal water craft.Seven party boats and pleasure cruisers worth boarding and where to find them. A vast saloon, with separate formal dining room, opens onto the aft deck. There are five double cabins, all with ensuites, for the owner and his guests and four crew cabins and a separate crew mess. There are enormous deck spaces for entertaining, dining and sunning - but below there is another world. It is only when observers get closer that its vast size becomes apparent. Arctic P, which Kerry Packer kept circling the world, has been located in the Tahitian islands for the past two years and has been used as a floating holiday home for the Packer family and their friends.įrom a distance, Z-Ellerston looks like sleek sports cruiser. Packer now has two large nautical playthings, the Mangusta and the 270 ft Arctic P, the ice strengthened oil platform supply vessel that was converted to a private cruiser by his father, the late Kerry Packer. The smaller boat is now expected to sold on the Australian or Asian markets rather than being shipped back to Europe. While he was waiting for the $50 million yacht to be launched, Packer was given a Mangusta 107 by the building company to keep him happy. Named Z-Ellerston after Packer's Hunter Valley property and his world-class polo team, the 165 foot yacht is driven by three, 4446hp engines that give it a top speed of 37 knots. The yacht is expected to be permanently based Sydney but will probably be seen up and down the east coast with the changing seasons. The yacht, the largest open-style motor yacht in the world, was spotted heading out of Newcastle this week after being recommissioned following its voyage as deck cargo on a freighter from Europe. Casino magnate James Packer bought the second Mangusta 165 to come out of the Italian shipyard last year and now, after a summer cruising the smartest ports in the Med, the giant open yacht has reached Australia. ![]()
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