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Another article about it:
1. OCTOPUS ? L: 413'4"; Y: 2003
In a game of inches, every single one counts?and in the case of this yacht, there are 4,960 of them. To put it another way, Octopus beats Savarona (see no. 2) for the top spot on our list by a mere 64 inches. It could actually be more, as we?ve heard Octopus? LOA could be 120 meters (the length given above) or even 127 meters (416'7"). Regardless, there?s nothing like laying claim to owning the largest private vessel in the world. Congratulations, Paul Allen, you?ve done what no other private individual has done in the 18 years that we?ve been compiling this list. The Microsoft cofounder (and owner of the Portland Trailblazers and investor in about, oh, a billion other things) sure knows how to play the game known as yacht ownership?a.k.a. one-upmanship. Not only did he topple Savarona from her perch, but he?s also become the first private individual to simultaneously own three yachts measuring 60 meters (about 197 feet) and up. So besides her sheer size, what makes Octopus so special? While the firms involved in her construction and design are keeping mum due to Allen?s wishes, some people associated with the project have revealed that there?s both a cinema and a music studio onboard, just like one of Allen?s other yachts, Méduse (see no. 65). We?ve also learned that the interior was designed by Seattle-based Jonathan Quinn Barnett. Despite her astonishing size, she only has about a year to retain her number-one title, as Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is widely rumored to be taking delivery of a new cruiser that exceeds her length.
B: Lürssen, Germany; N: Espen Řino Naval Architects; H: Steel; E: MTUs (hp unknown)
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