MEGA YACHT PROFILES

Photo Overview Rising Sun is owned jointly by Larry Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle, and David Geffen, the owner of Geffen Records and a founder of Dreamworks SKG. Rising Sun was commissioned by Larry Ellison specifically to be larger than Paul Allen’s mega yacht Octopus. At 452’8″ feet in length, Rising Sun is [...]

Photo Overview As a government commissioned vessel for the head of state, mega yacht Abdul Aziz does not qualify as a privately owned motor yacht, but it is still one of the largest mega yachts in the world and the largest built in the 20th century. Abdul Aziz boasts a length of 482’3″. She was [...]

Photos Overview Octopus is owned by Paul Allen, the co-Founder of Microsoft, and is currently one of the largest privately-owned super yachts in the world. Octopus was delivered to Paul Allen in 2003. At the time she was the world’s largest yacht. Octopus gained additional notoriety for its 2004/2005 New Years bash, in which Paul [...]

Photo Overview Le Grand Bleu is a 370 foot mega yacht (114 meters) built in 2000 by Bremer Vulkan under the supervision of Claus Kusch. In May 2004, Le Grande Bleu received international attention as the home base for Roman Abramovich during Chelsea Football Club’s attempt to beat AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League. [...]

Photo Overview Lady Moura is a private mega yacht owned by Nasser Al-Rashid, a multi-millionaire businessman from Saudi Arabia. Lady Moura is 344 feet in length. She is an elegant, luxurious vessel beautifully designed and easily recognizable from her name and escutcheon carved in 24 carat gold. She was launched in 1990 and has retained [...]

Photo Overview Ice is a privately owned mega yacht of 295 feet and one of the largest mega yachts in the world. She was originally owned by Ernesto Bertarelli, a Swiss-Italian businessman, under the name Air, but was sold to Russian billionaire in 2005. Ice is distinguished for being the most environmentally-friendly yacht of her [...]

Photo Overview Eclipse is the newest and largest mega yacht in a fleet of four owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (the others are Pelorus, Sussurro and Ecstasea). Eclipse is still under construction and no details have been officially released about her dimensions, but she is rumored to be between 508 and 550 feet, which [...]

Photo Overview The mega yacht Dubai, formerly known under the project names Golden Star and Platinum, was the largest and most expensive mega yacht on the ocean in 2008. Dubai cannot necessarily be classified as a private yacht since she belongs to the head of state of Dubai, the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and [...]

Photo Overview Arabian-owned mega yacht Al Said, built under the name Sunflower, was launched in September 2007. She is a faint sandy color and a replacement for the previous mega yacht named Al Said, which also has a sandy color. Al Said measures in at 508 feet (155 meters) making her one of the largest [...]

Photo Overview Al Salamah is measured at 456’10″ feet and belongs to the Saudi Arabian Defense Minister, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. With no mast, no sails, and no rope, she is completely motorized. Currently one of the largest yachts on the water, she looks and handles more like an ocean liner than a yacht. [...]