What happend to the Yachts that appeared in James Bond

One for the star himself, that may not otherwise be recognized as a "Bond boat".

Casino Royal 2006, Bond and Vesper Lynd sail from Montenegro to Venice aboard a Spirit 54 sailing yacht, made by Spirit Yachts.

LOA 54'9" 16.7m
LWL 39'8" 12.1m
Beam 10'10" 3.3m
Draft 7'6" 2.3m
Displ. 7.8 tonnes

Current status of this vessel is a mystery to me -

Casino Royale 2006, Bond Villain Le Chiffre’s Sunseeker Predator 108 – M3

Working closely with Sunseeker's designers and drawing office, film producers EON Productions took 6 weeks to create full-scale sets of the Predator 108's Deck Saloon, Aft Cockpit and Master Stateroom. Once created, the film sets were dismantled in the UK, transported and re-constructed in Prague, where mounted on a hydraulic platform to simulate the movement of the sea during filming.

2004 Sunseeker Predator 108 - 108/01

Affectionately known as the Four-Legged Freak...

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/g.../6033-four-legged-freak.html?highlight=spider

Yacht from "Thunderball"

Does anyone remember the yacht from "Thunderball"? What kind of yacht was that? Does anyone know?

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ADDENDUM


First owner was Adnan Kashoggi of SA and name of yacht was NABILA (not Nabilia), after his daughter's surname. It was then the largest yacht ever built with 87m (not 86).

Later, A.K. had to sell it and the subsequent owner was the richest royalty in the world, 29th sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. He anchored the boat near the state's capital Bandar Seri Begawan with a permanent captain on duty, who resigned from boring at dock since HH H. Bolkiah never sailed the yacht.

D. Trump acquired then the boat, mistakingly thinking it was [still] the largest yacht available ; seems Mr Trump was not well informed nor knowledgeable in the matter. Learning the truth, he ordered for a complete cutout of the yacht to install an extension (+ 13 or 14m if I remember well). He never sailed the yacht himself anyway.

However, it did not help much the ranking, since many megayachts were already popping up everywhere in a permanent race between recent IT billionaires, traditional Gulf royalties and newly enriched Russian oligarchs. Prince Al Waleed Talal bin Saud renamed the yacht following his main company/charity fund that relates also to his childrens' initials.

Note some very old footage of the yacht stupidly appear in the beginning of the recent "Wolf of Wall Street" movie, in an attempt to illustrate Jordan Belfort's properties including a "46m yacht"...

Nabila is still one of the most beautifully designed private yachts, even if it lacks most of the amenities that are now standard - mandatory features (cars garage, transformable stern turning into floating deck, side hatches for tenders, mini-submarines, jetskis,...etc.etc.)

WoW, a blast from way back when. It’s always fun to revisit our words from the past with new friends. And with that welcome MBLANC – I am honored that you chose my recollection of history to recalibrate.

So let’s see…
I agree; Khashoggi’s Benetti was named Nabila and not Nabilia, if you read closer you will see that’s what was stated in here in 2011. However, Nabila is her given name, her surname would have been Khashoggi.

As for the vessel being the largest yacht built… that recognition would be offered with the caveat of “the largest yacht built in Italy at that time.” Let’s not forget; “Issham Al Baher”, “Christina O”, “El Mahrousa”, “Savarona”, and a hand full of others that don’t immediately come to mind.

And to be clear, Khashoggi did not sell the yacht. The vessel was repossessed by the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Khashoggi borrowed $49mil USD to complete the Yacht and failed to make the first or any subsequent payment.

Trump purchased the boat from the Sultan for $29mil USD - $1mil USD to forfeit the use of the name for a total of $28mil USD. The vessel has never been extended and retains its Lloyds Register Classification at 86m. The 13m-14m designation that you refer, is not meters, but millions. Trump is rumored to have spent $13mil USD to $14mil USD to refit the vessel. Ten million of that is believed to have gone to Amels in Holland for structural refit to correct Benetti’s work.

The rest of your post is editorial, and I will respect your privilege of opinion.

This is a big forum. Thanks for choosing me first, and welcome.

An old family friend, John, was skipper and 1st mate Ian would have been there. They have thousands of miles under their belts and would have considered a pilot a bit of an insult.

That said, we once got a 188' yacht stuck on a sandbar coming out of the yard in Miami. Done by the bloody pilot!