Tatoosh (yacht)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
In the harbor of La Rochelle

Tatoosh is a 303-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who also owns the 416-foot (127 m) Octopus. She is now the world's 38th largest superyacht.[1]

Contents

[edit] History

Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000.[2] Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts.[3] She was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million.[4]

Docked at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

Available for hire, Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo paid £400,000 to hire Tatoosh for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve.[5]

Since May 2010, Tatoosh has been up for sale with Fraser Yachts,[6] listed at €125million.[7]

[edit] Features and principal dimensions

Tatoosh's features include:

  • Five decks;
  • a master suite, a saloon and other rooms on the top deck;
  • a saloon with a French limestone fireplace, a dining area, staterooms and a ladies' powder room on the main deck;
  • a shaded 6 feet (1.8 m) deep swimming pool with adjustable floor in depth, located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang;[8]
  • a movie theater;
  • facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
  • custom 40 feet (12 m) power and sailboats

[edit] Principal dimensions

In the harbor of Valletta, Malta
M.V. Tatoosh[2]
Metric Imperial
Length 92.40 metres 303 feet
Beam 14.90 metres 49 feet
Draft 4.30 metres 14 feet
Displacement 2300 tonnes 2260 tons
Speed 35 km/h 19 knots
Crew 35 35
Engines 2 x 3300 kW 2 x 4400 Hp

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages