360 DEGREES Weblog

Imagine just walking around the Richardson Bay and spotting 390-foot yacht parked right there! Atleast that is what greeted spectators off Sausalito, as Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko$300 million yacht called “A” stood parked at the bay. Owned by Melnichenko and his wife Nikolic Melnichenko, the yacht features a 2,500-square-foot master suite, three swimming pools and has entry secured by a fingerprint access system. The all white bomb proof vessel also comes equipped with six cabins, 37-member cabin crew and 5-member staff, hot tubs, pools, spas and a 60-inch plasma TV retracting from the ceiling just adjacent to a king-size bed on a rotating platter.

Private members club Quintessentially and Norwegian shipping company Kloster, have teamed up to offer the luxury loving globe trotters a luxurious voyage like no other. Their offering christened, the Quintessentially One is a luxury superyacht that will sail the well heeled folks on board to some of the most exclusive events in the world like the Monaco Yacht Show in Monte Carlo, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix or the Barbados Garrison Savannah horse racing or even the famed Cannes Film Festival. Dubbing itself as “’the world’s finest floating club”, the Quintessentially One will surely be the new residence of the rich and the famous. When ready the 220-metre liner will boast of 12 residential suites alongside a £750 ($1,182)-a-night boutique hotel run by CampbellGray Hotels, a Wolseley-run restaurant as a shopping mall. The superyacht is now offering its residencies for sale up to £10 million (15.7 million).

While most super yachts are stretched to enormous lengths to cram in more amenities, or compromise on open spaces, the 88meter Orchid designed by Luiz De Basto for Lürssen Yacht has done just the reverse. To make the project more creatively viable, and maximize on investments, the number of cabins have been reduced to make the yacht more spacious. The yacht features 8 guest rooms and an owner’s suite on the main deck, located across two levels.

The PJ 135 Sports Yacht from Palmer Johnson is a larger and more performant yacht than its smaller 120 predecessor. The PJ 135 is powered by two MTU engines each outputting almost two thousand horsepower. The boat features a large sundeck furnished elegantly which boasts an impressive fly bridge and a Jacuzzi. The boat can sleep ten guests in five cabins with three crew members whilst there is space on the boat to entertain up to forty people on board.

As much as we love big cats and bush dogs, our favorite kind of predator is still made by Sunseeker. The Predator 108, to be exact, is the one with all the teeth and claws to get our attention. More precisely, it’s the Sunseeker with the stowed Caterham 7 that kills us. that However, you probably didn’t know there are two larger Predators and a surprisingly complete range of other Sunseeker motor yachts and cruisers from which to choose. To remedy those regrettable oversights, Sunseeker has released an app for your iPad that will get you caught up on all the latest. And Sunseeker itself says that this is the first step toward making one of its sailing yachts and motor yachts yours. That means you can’t consider yourself wasting time with this app. You’re planning for the future.

The new line of Deluxe tender yacht by S & T are styled like dinghies for sea adventures. The new line is designed to appeal to the megayacht owners to cruise in style in its two models, the 320 and 520. The Deluxe 320 is powered by a jet capable of delivering well-Weber Motor 143 hp, and offers the ability to carry up to five people, while the deluxe 520 is powered by Volvo Penta stern drive 190 horses and has space for over 11. Both vessels can be equipped with luxuries, such as teak flooring, the bow anchor, the awning, the lineup for a swim, the shower, refrigerator, GPS and radio CD for short cruises.

The boats that remained a great success throughout WWI as exceptional naval craft, continue to improve with refined details and décor to suit the most “fearless” among us. Designed by yacht designer Paolo Rossi, the luxurious 42-foot-long Italian yacht, the Mas 42′ Sport has come out with special materials and accents with improved power. Featuring fine woods, modern lighting, a bed for two, stainless steel hardware, fold out leather banquettes, a modern and discreet bathroom with a mirrored backsplash and glass wash basin, a small refrigerator, a microwave, a sink and a TV along with the twin engines to force the vessel at a speed of more than 50 knots.

When we last checked in on the progress of Roman Abramovich’s new 557-ft. Eclipse (above), the world’s largest and most expensive privately owned yacht, the Russian oligarch had installed a high-tech anti-photo shield designed to keep the paparazzi at bay. After numerous delays and costs spiraling to an estimated $1 billion, it seems as if the gigayacht is now finally ready to be delivered. The Huffington Post found some pix of the massive vessel leaving the dock of the Blohm +Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, the other day, a sight to behold (apparently the photo shield isn’t working yet). In addition to the paparazzi spoiler, the Eclipse features a military-grade missile defense system, armor plating and bullet-proof windows. It also has three helipads, two swimming pools – the larger of which converts into a dance floor when drained – six foot home cinema screens in every guest cabin, and a master suite where the roof opens to allow Abramovich and his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova to sleep under the stars.

For all you speedsters who seek the thrills of the mean machines even on water, the Lamborghini yacht is just for you. As its name suggests, the sleek yacht by Mauro Lecchi is designed from the analysis of a Lamborghini car. Although just a concept, this yacht with its sleek designs and hi-tech features is a dream machine for all Lambo fans. Beginning from the Reventon’s side view, the designer has changed the intake behind the door in a huge window, to characterize the boat with a single large element. The concept yacht is assumed to boasts of features such as a Hull (measuring length 15m, Hull width4 m, and Height 3.8m), and is an extremely light weight vessel courtesy the use of fiber Kevlar/carbon in its make. Powered by not one but three different motors, a 2×700 hp Volvo Penta IPS 900 diesel, 2×950 hp diesel Seatek, 2x (3x) 550 hp v 12 - 60 ° Lamborghini petrol, this yacht ensures high performance with low power consumption.

 The Wall Street Journal gives us an inside look a Phillippe Stark’s amazing $300-million mega-yacht, which was built specially for a Russian billionaire.