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Luxury yachts

The term luxury yacht refers to a very
expensive privately owned yacht which isMain deck: sheltered exterior deck aft
professionally crewed. Also known as aleading into the salon; dining room and
super-yacht, a luxury yacht may be either agalley; entrance amidships; owner's suite
sailing  or  motor  yacht.forward, usually includes either a study or a
second  twin  stateroom.
This term began to appear at the beginning of
the 20th century when wealthy individualsUpper deck: exterior deck aft, often used for
constructed large private yachts for personaloutdoor dining; second salon (often called
pleasure. Examples of early luxury motorthe sky lounge); staffed bar inside or
yachts include M/Y (motor yacht) Christina Ooutside or both; sixth stateroom will be
and M/Y Savarona. Early luxury sailing yachtsamidships if it is not on the lower deck or
include Americas Cup classic J class racerspart of the owner's suite; gym (may also be
like S/Y (sailing yacht) Endeavour and Siron the lower deck or part of the owner's
Thomas Lipton’s S/Y Shamrock. The Newsuite);  captain's  cabin;  bridge.
York Yacht Club hosted many early luxury
sailing yacht events at Newport, RhodeSun deck: on the roof of the upper deck,
Island,  during  the  Gilded  Age.often  features  a  jacuzzi.
More recently, over the last decade or two,A 50 metre yacht will have one or more luxury
there has been an increase in the number andyacht tenders for reaching shore and other
popularity of large private luxury yachts."toys" which may include a speed boat or
Luxury yachts are particularly bountiful insailing boat, jet-skis, windsurfing and
the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas,diving equipment and a Banana boat. Up to
although increasingly luxury yachts aredate yachts have multiple flat screen
cruising in more remote areas of the world.televisions  and  satellite  communications.
With the increase in demand for luxury yachts
there has been an increase custom boatThe number of really large yachts has
building companies and yacht charter brokers.increased rapidly since the 1990s and
Luxury boat building and yacht charterincreasingly only yachts above around 65
companies are predominantly based in themetres (213 feet) stand out among other
United States and Western Europe but are alsoluxury yachts. Yachts of this size are almost
increasingly found in Australasia, Asia andalways built to individual commissions and
Eastern Europe. European manufacturers suchcost tens of millions of dollars (most
as Azimut-Benetti and Lürssen dominate thesuper-yachts cost far more than their owners'
very top end of the yacht building market.homes on land, even though those homes are
Some yachts are used exclusively by theirlikely to be among the largest and most
private owners, others are operated all yeardesirable). A yacht of this size usually has
round as charter businesses, and a largefour decks above the water line and one or
number are privately owned but available fortwo below. It is likely to have a helicopter
charter part time. Weekly charter fees rangelanding platform. Apart from additional guest
from a few tens of thousands of dollars acabins, which are likely to include one of
week to nearly a million dollars a week. Thismore "VIP suites" besides the owner's suite,
covers the wages of the crew, but not fuel,extra facilities compared to a 50 metre yacht
food and drink, or other incidental expenses.will include some or all of indoor jacuzzis,
sauna and steam rooms, a beauty salon,
Yachts from 23 metres (75 feet) and upmassage and other treatment rooms, a medical
qualify for design awards from the Superyachtcentre, a discotheque, a cinema with a film
Society, but at the bottom end of that scalelibrary, plunge pool (possibly with a
yachts will not necessarily be crewed andwave-maker), a playroom, and additional
many set the minimum length for a superyachtliving areas such as a separate bar,
considerably higher. From around 30 metressecondary dining room, private sitting rooms
(98 feet) and up yachts are almost alwaysor a library. There will be more boats and
crewed. A 45 to 50 metres (148 to 164 feet)"toys"  than  there  are on a 50 metre yacht.
yacht, the smallest with a generally accepted
claim to superyacht status, will usually be aAs of 2006 yachts above 100 metres (328 feet)
three decker with cabins for 12 guests (thatare still sufficiently rare that many yacht
is a preferred number, more common thanenthusiasts can name them all. They typically
either 10 or 14, and is found on yachtshave five decks above the water line and two
across quite a wide size range), and for abelow. The very largest yachts have begun to
crew of a similar size. The accommodation onincorporate such features as helicopter
this  type  of yacht is typically as follows:hangars, indoor swimming pools and miniature
submarines. The burgeoning number of "small"
Lower deck: exterior swimming platform at thesuper yachts has led to the introduction of
stern; four (sometimes five) guest cabinsthe hyperbolic terms mega-yacht and
with en-suite bath or shower rooms aft;giga-yacht to demarcate the elite among
engine room amidships; crew quarters forward.luxury yachts.



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