| Blohm + Voss | 119M | M/Y "A" -ex.Project "Sigma" - | 2008 |

Motor Yacht A

Here's a peek at A's interior:

http://gizmodo.com/5519914/index.php?op=showcustomobject&postId=5519914&item=0

Many thanks for the quick reply.

Oh my... wow, speechless.

Search is a good, helpful tool

Actually, a search for Motor Yacht A (The reason for the letter A on the stern) would have revealed the video and many pictures.

Here's the video post (without sub-titles and there's also one with sub-titles - the credit belongs there.) :

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/109108-post154.html

Megayacht A (Video)

Navantia (Cartagena, Spain) winter 2012
A Megayacht [HD] - YouTube

Once they decided to build this yacht, that looks so much like a submarine, I wonder why they didn´t make it submersible, at least to small depths, like 50 meters or so. The whole thing would make a lot more sense that way.

Yes YachtNews, I know. It´s just that I don´t like yachts looking like cars, airplanes, furniture or submarines.

The portevergladeswebcam caught A as she arrived in Fort Lauderdale this morning.





She then turned South towards the Dania Cut Off Canal where I am betting she is headed for service.

Could she even get into the Dania Cutoff Canal? I'd think she's just heading for the pier along the port on the ICW. Please keep us posted.

Good thing I did not put any money on that bet, the Marine Traffic plugin for Google Earth shows she stopped at one of the Port Everglades docks.



If she is there long enough I will try to snap some pics from the park across the Intracoastal from her berth.

And you are right, although Dania Cut is being dredged to 17' http://**************/article/dania-cut-dredging-clears-hurdle-ahead-of-schedule.html and is expanding megayacht facilites http://**************/article/dania-cut-to-add-megayacht-slips.html even then "A" is a little too long at 390' and a little to deep at 16.9' for the Canal to handle.

I had visions of people's eyes popping and Cape Ann Towing salivating.. You didn't mention the width of the canal, but I was picturing a cork in a bottle every way but up.

It is a little more than 100' coming up the canal and then a tight 100' once you get to the yards.

Snapped a few pics of A this afternoon in her berth in Port Everglades from across the Intracoastal at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park.



Being Sunday and a warm sunny afternoon it was a pretty busy day on the Intracoastal with boat traffic large and small.



No matter what angle you shoot A from I think she strikes quite the pose!



Being this close I found the detail shots to be quite interesting.



Here it looks to me like you can see two subtle appendages sticking out from her hull that look to me like security cameras for viewing the side of the yacht.



The windows, portholes, and outlines of pop-outs near the stern are more interesting details only seen from a close up vantage point.

Here is a close up of one of the appendages that show more clearly what I think are security camera domes.

Great shots, but don't rush your weekend. It's only Saturday. Terrific detail. Those cameras make absolute sense. There's no way the helmsman could see the her sides as she docks or goes into close quarters without them.
When I lived down there back in the early 90's Echo would come in every couple of years. She was such an unusual, standout design that you'd spot her coming in from 5 miles away. I think A you'll probably recognize as she crosses the horizon. Still haven't made up my mind whether I like her or not, but she sure is impressive.

Hello all, it's been a while.
I was very fortunate today as I was not only in town, but on a sea trial this morning and caught A departing Port Everglades, reportedly heading to the Bahamas. There are numerous shots of A, and Disco did a great job on the detailed images. But here are some as she headed out. You'll see in the third image the relationship in size to the Pilot vessel. In full disclosure I had to touch these up as it was a bit hazy on the water. She is a beauty, in an interesting way.