Largest Private Yacht

largest yacht

Depends on what one qualifies as largest yacht. In my mind it is a yacht only used by the owner strictly for his own benefit and his guests.
Therefore by this criteria any yacht that has ever chartered out would not qualify´as ´´ private ´´.
Also excluded are ´´Royal ´´ yachts.
Another point which must also be taken into consideration is that bowsprits should be excluded from a ships overall length. It would seem that today owners are including this whereas in ships plans of the 1930´s the LOA always excluded them.
On this basis maybe Larry Ellison´s RISING SUN could be the largest.

Hi,

I am under the impression that it is not his anymore.

There is a 160m one coming that will take the crown ( Not owned by LE)

You are under a mistaken impression. It is co-owned by him and David Geffen.

I mention names only because the information is quite publicly known.

I believe the largest privately owned yacht would be Alsalamah better known as Mipos at 456 feet 11 inches or 139 meters. I could be wrong about it not being a state yacht because it is owned by a prince. BI just did an article on the largest yachts in their latest issue.

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/hdw-yacht/158-hdw-yachts-al-salamah-built-1999-a.html

Dubai....525 feet
Alsaid
Prince Abdulaziz
Elhorriya
Alsalamah
Rising Sun
Al Mirqab
Octopus
Savarona
Alexander.....400 feet

Dan

I believe the owner of Al Salamah is now the Crown Prince, I don't think there is much difference in Saudi between state and private at that level.

I was asking myself about that this morning. So then the prize goes to Rising Sun. Is Al Mirqab also state owned?

You are correct. The Crown Prince of Saudi is the owner of the Al Salamah. I guess it would probably be considered a "private" vessel since he had built it for personal use, but then again as you rightly said, there's no clear definition of what is personal and what is state property for Royals.

I guess it's gonna be Roman's new yacht, Eclipse. Its 162m, 525 feet and its going to be done in 2010.... LOOKING FORWARD!

"Eclipse will have at least two helicopter pads, several hot tubs, one pool, three launch boats, and a private submarine. For security, Eclipse will be fitted with motion sensors and a special missile-detection system."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(yacht)

Here She IS!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article1050157/Exklusiv-Die-Bilder-des-geheimen-Stapellaufs.html

Her lines remind me of Enigma, my all time favorite. Could always pick out her silhouette from over 5 miles away when she was coming into Lauderdale about e/o year..

Don't tell me you entertain your English soccer club on a mere 40 or 50m yacht. Isn't that a bit cramped?