Murdoch Millions Buy Boat

[James Marinero]

I don't know if anyone picked up on this (yes, I did search), but thought it might be of interest...

I don't read Jameslist regularly but here's the story (and of course, cabin pictures...) and no, I have no relationship with jameslist (or james murdoch for that matter)

http://blog.jameslist.com/2011/scoop-rupert-murdoch-bought-220-ft-sailing-superyacht-vertigo/

 

[Seajet]

I'm surprised, as these things go it almost looks tasteful - that must be for charter purposes...

 

[James Marinero]

Philippe Briande design

...so she's a go-er as they say. Powerful rig - the mizzen staysail seems to be a working sail - i.e all rounder.

Recently saw Mondango in Syracusa. 'fraid they're all too big for my taste. They're not even in my dreams. WTF it would take me 2 weeks to put on 1 coat of A/F!

http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/3/article/id/2876

 

[jhr]

Don't know about James Murdoch but his brother Lachlan is a keen sailor and was crew on one of the yachts that managed to complete the "Fatal Storm" Sydney to Hobart race in 1998.

At last I have managed to say something positive about one of the Murdoch family!

 

[mcframe]

WTF it would take me 2 weeks to put on 1 coat of A/F!

My "ambitions" stretch no further than owning a boat that I can a/f *myself* in one day - luckily, that's not quite been the limiting factor so far...

(Spotted BOB on the hard in Cowes at the end of our family summer cruise - noted the keel, and thought "That must be a bugg3r to anchor off Brownsea; how you gonna get into to Ryde with that?" ;-)

 

[Sybarite]

I don't know if anyone picked up on this (yes, I did search), but thought it might be of interest...

I don't read Jameslist regularly but here's the story (and of course, cabin pictures...) and no, I have no relationship with jameslist (or james murdoch for that matter)

http://blog.jameslist.com/2011/scoop-rupert-murdoch-bought-220-ft-sailing-superyacht-vertigo/

There is an article on it in last month's "Mer et Bateaux".