"The Beast" is currently at anchor in the Carrick Roads

[Captn D]

Yacht "Ngoni also known" as "The Beast" is not your average cruiser!
See

[TONY BUCKINGHAM] Inside his $50,000,000 NGONI Yacht | Royal Huisman

 

[mainsail1]

Well I wouldn't give you sixpence for it.

 

[capnsensible]

You wouldn't get it! ?

 

[johnalison]

It's just an overgrown model yacht, isn't it?

 

[Chae_73]

There's a lot to go wrong on there

 

[Bathdave]

We just sailed past it this afternoon - it’s not pretty

Theres a US boat cslled Rebecca on the outside visitors pontoon at Pendennis (so about a mile away from the beast which is probably about the same price which IS stunningly beautiful

 

[LittleSister]

Are you sure it shouldn't be 'The Boast'?

Rather short of handholds below for my taste.

 

[Wansworth]

Well they say that the rich are getting much richer and the poorer much poorer so it’s away of sharing the money out,rich man builds super yacht and gives work to hundreds.

 

[capnsensible]

Why all the negative? Envy? It's an amazing bit of design and engineering skill. Not to everybody's taste, clearly, but that's subjective. I bet that building that and more importantly operating it over its designed life is gonna take a high level of skill.
Even if it's looks don't suit, there's lots to admire.
Oh, don't think cruise ships need handholds either. ?

 

[Stemar]

Oh, don't think cruise ships need handholds either. ?

Really?

 

[DJE]

There's a lot to go wrong on there

And presumably a lot of crew to maintain it.

 

[mjcoon]

Really?

I never understood why they don't supply non-slip place mats on charter yachts! (I take my own.) Still, we don't have pot plants to contend with...

 

[Malish]

Really?

Its the piano that I would be keeping my eye on ;-)

 

[Bajansailor]

There is a US boat called Rebecca on the outside visitors pontoon at Pendennis (so about a mile away from the beast which is probably about the same price) which IS stunningly beautiful

Yes, Rebecca is gorgeous - she was designed by German Frers and built by Pendennis.
Rebecca - Pendennis Shipyard

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:400648/mmsi:338427000/imo:0/vessel:REBECCA

And Ngoni on Marinetraffic -
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...98433/mmsi:232006087/imo:1013042/vessel:NGONI

 

[Slowboat35]

Really?

At :19seconds some idiot says "It's time to abdicate the area".

Is that an indication of the normal IQ of cruise passengers?

 

[mainsail1]

Why all the negative? Envy? It's an amazing bit of design and engineering skill. Not to everybody's taste, clearly, but that's subjective. I bet that building that and more importantly operating it over its designed life is gonna take a high level of skill.
Even if it's looks don't suit, there's lots to admire.
Oh, don't think cruise ships need handholds either. ?
Are we supposed to be happy clappy positive all the time? Are we no longer allowed to say it as we see it? The negative influence here is the ugly boat. Inside and out.

 

[capnsensible]

Totally subjective as I said. There is no contest about what is 'allowed'. It's simply that not everyone has the same opinion. Which is good, surely?

 

[capnsensible]

At :19seconds some idiot says "It's time to abdicate the area".

Is that an indication of the normal IQ of cruise passengers?

Why does that make the speaker an idiot?

 

[MarkCX]

I like it, even if it is a little over the top. If I had the money to comfortably buy it, run it, maintain it and crew it, I probably would.
Ain’t never gonna happen.

 

[Wansworth]

In away a bit like motor racing the work and experimentation with materials will trickle down to the hoy polo in their westery26