bazza_g Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Spotted this 242 footer from the motorway on the way in to Marseilles last week - looked like it may have been in dry-dock ? Anyway, it was flippin massive so I googled the name and got this How much is something like that ? We're talking Millions? ILONA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Many millions, yes! You can pay several million for a 100 ish foot Sunseeker, an 80ft Princess is over 2 million. So a 242ft custom built boat is going to be significently more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Try $110 million! [ QUOTE ] What $110 Million Gets You These Days Australia's "second richest man", Frank Lowy, has bought himself a new yacht. It is reported to have cost Mr. Lowy an astonishing $110 million (AU), which translates to around $80 million (US) or "not chump change" in any currency we've got going, anywhere on earth. The 242-foot Ilona IV boasts 18 guest beds, a gym, a massage room, a 14-seat cinema, and 13 crew cabins. Whoops - almost forgot the retractable helipad! It seems the prospect of a visible helicopter was a sticking point, so Ilona IV has some big hydraulic gizmo that stays aesthetically hidden until somebody needs a chopper ride. I am so relieved to know that somebody, somewhere has finally solved the nagging issue of where to hide the helicopter on a Giga Yacht, I'm just going to have to go relax now. [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Lowy huh? He owns (among other things) the Westfield chain of (mega) malls - which also have some of the most expensive rents (he just bought one from Lend Lease in Canberra - and doubled the rents for the shopkeepers that week) in the country... Now I know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Try $110 million! [ QUOTE ] What $110 Million Gets You These Days Australia's "second richest man", Frank Lowy, has bought himself a new yacht. It is reported to have cost Mr. Lowy an astonishing $110 million (AU), which translates to around $80 million (US) or "not chump change" in any currency we've got going, anywhere on earth. The 242-foot Ilona IV boasts 18 guest beds, a gym, a massage room, a 14-seat cinema, and 13 crew cabins. Whoops - almost forgot the retractable helipad! It seems the prospect of a visible helicopter was a sticking point, so Ilona IV has some big hydraulic gizmo that stays aesthetically hidden until somebody needs a chopper ride. I am so relieved to know that somebody, somewhere has finally solved the nagging issue of where to hide the helicopter on a Giga Yacht, I'm just going to have to go relax now. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] thats some serious cash !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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