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Post by acklington on Apr 10, 2021 12:09:29 GMT 1
OMG!  I'm reduced to taking photos of boats!   Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (8) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr  Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (6) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr  Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (6) by Philip Pain, on Flickr  Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (9) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr  Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr  Yacht A, Douglas, 9 April 21 (5) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr |
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Post by ian531 on Apr 10, 2021 17:50:49 GMT 1
OMG! I'm reduced to taking photos of boats! Yes, but what a boat! Amazing Ian |
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Post by northbynorthwest on Apr 10, 2021 23:43:54 GMT 1
Wow, but where do they keep the obligatory helicopter?
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Post by acklington on Apr 11, 2021 10:24:59 GMT 1
Wow, but where do they keep the obligatory helicopter? That's what I wondered, there's not even anywhere that would be easy to winch on and off - the total height is something like 380 feet. In the rear end view (above) there are two large hatches in the stern (possibly one hatch with top and bottom door). My son suggested that this might be hiding an extendable platform, land the heli, fold the rotor blades, and pull it all back inside. Or perhaps we've been watching too many 007 films? Oh, and in the same photo, the semi open hatch on the front port side revealed an orange rubber rib about to be winched down and launched. |
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Post by hazard on May 14, 2021 11:12:32 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2021 11:03:50 GMT 1
We used to get involved with yacht brokerage from time to time when I worked at Hatfield. Occasionally we'd be asked to take a yacht, usually a relatively small one, in part-exchange for a 125. I can remember having several meetings with Camper & Nicholson (who are probably one of the world's largest yacht brokers), in their very smart offices in Mayfair, to discuss yacht prices for one particular client.
Another client was a Greek shipowner (not one of the famous ones), who lived on his yacht. It was like something out of James Bond. Myself and my colleague were met in Athens and taken to a helicopter and flown onto his yacht, which was moored some distance away in the Aegean. He worked from an office which, even in those days (1990s), was covered in computer screens showing stocks and shares, the price of oil and other commodities, Sky News and of course one of the Greek channels, and a huge map of the world which almost covered one wall. He also had three(!)fax machines and a teleprinter. He apparently spent very little time on dry land, largely for tax reasons, and the aircraft he subsequently bought was registered in Bermuda of course. We also had a very nice lunch on board before being helicoptered back to Athens.
It's definitely another world!
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I'm reduced to taking photos of boats! 
