Posted on November 23, 2008 by celebrityvacation
Larry Ellison owns a private luxury yacht – The fifth largest in the world, in fact. She has a length of almost 138 meters (453 ft) and reportedly she cost over US$200 million to build.
Despite RISING SUN’s huge size she is actually sleek in profile and doesn’t blot out the sun like many luxury yachts [...]
Filed under: Yacht Owners | Tagged: Alinghi, America’s Cup, americas cup, billionaire, BMW Oracle, Larry Ellison, life, lifestyle, luxury yachts, motor yacht, Oracle, Paul Allen, RISING SUN, sailing, Team Alinghi, wealth, yacht, yacht racing, yachting | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 21, 2008 by celebrityvacation
Mike Sanderson when talking about the failed 2008 Transatlantic Record attempt on virgin Money: “Next time I tell you I’m going to take a 100ft sloop into 30-40 knots in the North Atlantic, I want you to push me in a room and lock the door.”
Mike Sanderson is well known by insiders as one of [...]
Filed under: Yachting Superstars | Tagged: americas cup, atlantic, kiwi, Mike Sanderson, new zealand, Richard Branson, Rolex, sailing, salior, Team Origin, Transatlantic, Virgin Money, Volvo Ocean race, yacht race | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 21, 2008 by celebrityvacation
Yacht racing as a sport has produced its own superstars. In this section I would like to cover sailing sportspersons, famous racing yachts and the sponsors that make the great yacht races possible.
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Posted on June 29, 2008 by celebrityvacation
Lewis Hamilton the British Formula One Grand Prix (F1) superstar was onboard racing sailing yacht HUGO BOSS when it crashed into another competing yacht before the start of the Round the Island Race. Hamilton was on board a yacht being guided by Alex Thomson, the youngest skipper ever to win a round-the-world race, and Ben [...]
Filed under: sailing | Tagged: americas cup, Beijing, Ben Ainslie, boats, celbrities, F1, Formula One, Grand Prix, HUGO BOSS, Lewis Hamilton, Open 60, race, Round the Island Race, sailing, sailing yachts, yacht, yacht racing, yachting, yachts | Leave a Comment »
