Tatoosh (yacht)
Tatoosh is a 301-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who also owns the 416-foot (127 m) Octopus. She was listed at the end of 2005 as the world's 17th-largest superyacht.[1]
History
Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000.[2]. She was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100million.[3]
Exotic playboys paradise
Teodorín Nguema Obiang, 35, the extravagant eldest son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, Africa's 3rd largest oil exporter paid £400,000 to hire Tatoosh for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve. She was apparently discomfited to discover that Teodorin's father was a cannibal [4].
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 lobster tank;
- a shaded six-foot (1.8 m) deep swimming pool, located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang;[5]
- a movie theater;
- facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
- a custom Hinckley powerboat (about a 40 footer (12 m));
- a Hinckley sailboat of about 40 feet (12 m);
Principal dimensions
| 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 | 30 member | |
| Engines | 2 x 3300 kW | 2 x 4400 Hp |
Notes
- ^ See List of motor yachts by length
- ^ http://www.nobiskrug.com/index.php4?prim=62tf&sec=5od3&page=4po5&lang=eng
- ^ McCaw selling houses, planes and boats in downsizing effort (Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - September 28, 2001)
- ^ "Playboy waits for his African throne". The Sunday Times. 2006-09-03.
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- ^ http://www.nobiskrug.com/index.php4?prim=62tf&sec=5od3&page=4po5&lang=eng
See also
External links
- Photos and specifications of Tatoosh (SYT)
- Photos of Tatoosh (yacht-images.com)
- Photos and dimensions of Tatoosh from her builders
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