Built by Royal Huisman for Netscape co-founder Jim Clark for an estimated 50 million the Hyperion was unprecedented in many ways when it launched in 1998.

Hyperion yacht jim clark. Hyperion has a Rondal carbon fibre main mast and boom with Rollway slab reef furlers and comes complete with a. I couldnt forget about the 1998 experience he said and with the. To celebrate the news that the Royal Huisman schooner Athena will be attending to this years Monaco Yacht Show we speak to owner Jim Clark about his enduring love for this 7925 metre sailing yacht.

Hyperion is one of the best-known yachts in the world. The 136-foot Hanuman for 18 million and the 295-foot Athena for 95 million. In 2004 Clark launched a new yacht called the Athena which at nearly 300 feet is nearly double the size of the Hyperion.

The 156-foot vessel was built by. The book covers all details of the construction design crafting layout mechanical systems rigging sea trial etc. More than the expensive hobby of a man with an estimated net worth of 600 million the Hyperion has begat yet another Clark start-up -- Seascape Communications a venture in which he.

Built by Royal Huisman for Netscape co-founder Jim Clark for an estimated 50 million the Hyperion was unprecedented in many ways when it launched in 1998. Lets face it says Jim Clark you have to be a little bit nuts. Clark cofounded Silicon Graphics and Netscape had been married 4 times and also houses his yachtes Hyperion and Athena at this Palm Beach mansion he calls home.

Hyperion is being advertised for sale for nearly 12million and for charter for around 70000 a week plus expenses. However as of 2016 Clark had yet to offload Athena. Friends will fly in for a big party in Amsterdam a bottle of champagne will be.

For now Clark who sold his 148-foot Hyperion in 2004 for more than 30 million awaits potential buyers and says he expects the yacht market to. Incredible photos by Louie Psihoyos. The YACHT HYPERION 2000 is a very rare 160 pages book on the Super Yacht Hyperion designed and own by Jim Clark founder of Netscape.