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On board the world's first 'gigayacht' (dailymail.co.uk)
5 points by gibsonf1 on March 23, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


Check out Wally's site over at http://www.wally.com

They really do some interesting designs, very different and very stylish. I'm into yachting (I live on a boat) and all the younger guys in this segment are in total awe over the Wally 118 foot poweryacht.

They are the Apple of yachting: Different, daring and beautifully designed.


I heard somewhere the annual maintenance cost for a megayacht is around 10% of its price. That would mean each year the money that goes into maintenance alone could buy you 7 Eclipse 500 jets. Somehow I think I may have trouble sleep at night, even if I'm a billionaire.


A large cruise ship (2600 passengers) costs about twice as much:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Princess


I feel kind of sorry for the person who will buy such a ship. There are so many more interesting things in the world, yet for all that persons money, those things seem to be out of reach.




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