October 6, 2008

Yachts with added security

How things have changed since the early days of the sailing dingy where the well-heeled people would take to the water in their wooden yachts and have a fun days messing about on the water.
However the influx of the super rich appear to be escaping the horrors of the credit crunch and are able to get the best deals at the lowest price. This is exactly what is happening within the luxury yacht sector.

Imagine a yacht that measures around 550ft long (The Bismarck was 823ft) with a price tag of over £200 million and you would be looking at the Eclipse, which is the new toy of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich.

This yacht comes with a crew of seventy, has a sophisticated missile detection system as well as armour plating, and the yacht be boarded he can escape by using one of the two helicopters or the submarine, what credit crunch!

Source [Daily Mail]