Posted by on Dec 5, 2012 in Luxury Cruising

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Le Grand Bleu

Price: $90 million

Overview:
The big yacht called Le Grand Bleu is one of the largest super yachts. Her length is 370ft (114m) and it was built in Bremen (Germany) at the Bremer Vulkan shipbuliding company. Yacht was designed by Stefano Pastrovich, construction by Kuch Yacht and was lunched in year 2000. Pair of 3,600-horsepower Wartsila engines with a crew of 50. International attention was received in Monaco as the home base for Roman Abramovich during Chelsea F.C attempt to beat AS Monaco in the UEFA.

Owners:
First owner was John McCaw Jr. an American businessman who sold this luxury yacht to Roman Abramovich in 2002. Roman want a little bit more and had it refitted to his own preferences by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. In year 2006 Abramovich gave Le Grand Bleu to a friend Eugene Shvidler. Yacht was refitted again in Jackon (Florida) with a “green” wastewater treatment system as well as Lloyd’s certified system, which allows the mega yacht to reuse wastewater after treatment rather than discharging wastewater into the sea.

Features:
Pair of 3,600-horsepower Wärtsilä engines with a crew of 50 and 2 onboard boats 67ft (20m) speedboat and 74ft (22m) sailboat on her deck with room for a helicopter. Interior of the yacht was designed by Terence Disdale.

Current Name: Le Grand Bleu
Type: Motor
Build: 2000
Length overall: 370 ft / 112.78 m
Beam: 58 ft / 17.68 m
Owner: Eugene Shvidler
Crew: 50
Charter: Private
Guests: 24
Builder: Bremer Vulkan, GER
Refit: 2004, 2008
Hull/Structure: Steel/Aluminum
Engine: 2x 3408kW Deutz MWM SBV16M diesels
Range: 5001 – 6000
Max speed: 17 kts / 19.56 miles/h
Cruise speed: 15 kts / 17.26 miles/h
Tonnage: 5317 gross tons
Address: Bue Ocean Yacht Management