Engineering:Tatoosh (yacht)
 In the harbour of La Rochelle
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| History | |
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| Port of registry: |
 Cayman Islands |
| Builder: | Nobiskrug |
| Completed: | June 2000 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2300 tonnes |
| Length: | 92.40 m (303.1 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.90 m (48.9 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.30 m (14.1 ft) |
| Decks: | 5 |
| Installed power: | 2 × 4,400 hp (3,300 kW) |
| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) |
| Crew: | 35 |
Tatoosh is a 303-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by the estate of Paul Allen.
She is currently[when?] the world's 60th largest superyacht.[1]
History
Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000.[2] Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts.[3] It was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million.[4]
Tatoosh was hired for £400,000 by Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve.[5]
In May 2010, Tatoosh was listed for sale with Fraser Yachts,[6] listed at €125 million.[7] The listing was withdrawn in 2014 after failing to attract a buyer.[citation needed] In June 2021, she was again on the market, this time listed at €90 million.[8]
In January 2016, Tatoosh destroyed 14,000 square feet of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone in the Cayman Islands according to officials.[9] The owners of the Tatoosh released a statement that the mooring location was explicitly directed by the local port authority.[10]
Features
Tatoosh's features include:
- Five decks;
- a master suite, a saloon and other rooms on the top deck;
- a saloon with a French limestone fireplace, a dining area, staterooms and a ladies' powder room on the main deck;
- a shaded 6 feet (1.8 m) deep swimming pool with adjustable floor in depth, located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang;[11]
- a movie theatre;
- facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
- custom 46 feet (14 m) power and sailboats
- beach club with dive center
References
- ↑ "The Register". http://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-register/top-200-largest-yachts/?pg=5.
- ↑ "Gallery Superyacht Tatoosh". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928064037/http://www.nobiskrug.com/index.php4?prim=62tf&sec=5od3&page=4po5&lang=eng.
- ↑ "M.Y. Tatoosh". http://www.kusch-yachts.com/galleries/newbuild/tatoosh.html. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ "McCaw selling houses, planes and boats in downsizing effort". Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle). 28 September 2001. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2001/09/24/daily43.html.
- ↑ Johnson, RW (3 September 2006). "Playboy waits for his African throne". The Sunday Times (London). http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/article167711.ece.
- ↑ "Tatoosh". http://www.fraseryachts.com/Sale/sale_gallery.aspx?YachtID=Y5457_FL. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ de Waard, Merijn (5 May 2010). "Superyacht Tatoosh for sale with Fraser Yachts". Superyacht Times. http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/21/article/id/4397.
- ↑ "Tatoosh". Yatco. https://www.yatco.com/yacht/303-16-nobiskrug-gmbh-full-displacement-oceangoing-motor-yacht-yacht-2000-marseille-97243/.
- ↑ Oliver Milman (28 January 2016). "Microsoft co-founder's yacht tears up protected coral reef in Cayman Islands". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/28/microsoft-co-founders-yacht-tears-up-protected-coral-reef-in-cayman-islands-paul-allen.
- ↑ Alexander Smith and Shamar Walters (29 January 2016). "Paul Allen's Firm Working With Caymans Amid Reports Yacht Damaged Reef". NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/paul-allen-s-firm-working-caymans-amid-reports-yacht-damaged-n506671.
- ↑ Byrne, Diane M. (January 2003). "America's 200 Largest Yachts 2002". Power & Motoryacht. http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/americas-200-largest-yachts-2002-page-2.
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