Russian tycoon buys a yacht to eclipse all others Despite the global financial crisis it is all plain sailing for one of Russias richest men writes Luke Harding in Moscow.

Air yacht a russian owner. The boat can accommodate 14 guests and has a crew of 24. Which bring her at a top speed of 17 knots. This luxury vessels sophisticated exterior design and engineering are the work of De Voogt.

The vessel is an upgrade to the Russian billionaires Motor Yacht A - which set him back 240 million. The luxury sail-assisted motor yacht Sailing Yacht A is estimated to have cost 450 million. The yacht owned by Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko was build in Kiel Germany and is now passing through Denmark on its way to Kristiansand in Norway.

Launched in 2005 as Air she was completed at the Lürssen yard in Bremen Germany to the design of Tim Heywood. The 81m 2659 Custom motor yacht Air was built in 2011 by Feadship and last refitted in 2017. Her interior is designed by Remie Tessier.

The yacht has been built for Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko out of. Owned by Russian industrialist Andrey Melnichenko it was built in Kiel Germany and designed by. Sergey Brin is the owner of the yacht Dragonfly.

We were told he actually sold his yacht Net worth. ANNA arriving in the Netherlands for maintenance. The Air Yacht onscreen was designed in 1928 by Russian-born US.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich owns the 3rd-largest yacht in the world and a customized airplane with a 30-person banquet hall. Melnichenko also owns a Boeing 737 - but. At 468ft in length with ship masts nearing 300ft high Sailing Yacht A is the worlds biggest sailing ship.