Elevators and a basketball court.
Octopus yacht basketball court. For a cool US 326 million the Octopus yacht could be. The yacht has two helicopter landing pads a swimming pool a basketball court a recording studio and six tenders smaller boats that. The 126m megayacht Octopus originally built by Lürssen for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is often referred to as the worlds pinnacle explorer yacht.
Consisting of eight decks including a private owners deck Octopus can host up to 26 guests accommodated in 13 staterooms and is manned by 63 crew members spread across 30 cabins. The Octopus listed for sale by yacht broker companies Fraser and Burgess was one of Allens three superyachts-- he also owned the 301-foot yacht Tatoosh. Octopus has a crew of fifty-six in twenty-eight cabins and can accommodate up to twenty-six guests in thirteen luxury suites.
Octopus cost Allen over US200 million and has a permanent crew of 60 including several former Navy Seals. While no longer ranked even in the top 10 biggest yachts she retains her crown as. Autonomous in every respect the yachts hybrid propulsion system gives her a maximum speed of 19kn and a transoceanic range of approximately 12500nm at her economical speed of 125kn.
When launched in 2003 she was the worlds largest yacht and has been lent out for many scientific research projects and rescue missions over the years. The dual research and recreation vessel which has located numerous sunken warships has its own submarine basketball court. Entertainment facilities include several bars a spa library cinema gym basketball court and multiple lounges including a forward-facing observation area.
The 414-foot yacht Octopus has eight decks an elevator. The late Paul Allens superyacht is up for sale. Well maintained throughout ownership OCTOPUS has undergone an extensive maintenance period every five years with her most recent refit completed in 2019.
The Octopus has a swimming pool with adjacent bar basketball court. Paul Allen the tech titan world explorer sports teams owner Microsoft co-founder who died in 2018 legendarily loved his yacht Octopus. The co-founder of Microsoft bought the yacht in 2003 and has described it as a spaceship.