The 525-footer began taking shape in the shipyards of Lürssen and Blohm.

Paul allen yacht sydney. The worlds largest explorer yacht not yet including the incomplete REV Ocean the 126-metre Octopus built by Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has been listed for sale by Burgess yacht specialists. Allen and his team discovered the wreckage in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines on March 1 2015. By Molly Brown on December 30 2014 at 756 am December 30 2014 at 806 am.

Launched in 2003 at a cost of 200 million Octopus is a private vessel that has been lent out for exploration projects. Maybe the smartest mega yacht of them all design-wise is the late Paul Allens Octopus an iconic vessel in the yachting universe and one that you can. While Paul Allen and Larry Ellison were busy duking it out metaphorically speaking over whose yachts are bigger the worlds largest yacht quietly took its place on the throne over in Dubai.

The late Paul Allen owned one of the worlds largest yachtsthe Octopus megayacht. 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 and the 198-foot Medusa. Octopus is a 414-foot 126 m megayacht owned by the Jody Allen-controlled estate of the late Paul AllenIt is one of the worlds largest yachts.

Measuring in at 414 feet the private vessel was launched in 2003 and has been regularly lent out for exploration and scientific research not to mention a few rescue missions as well. As Highfield Caringbah in this years 2018 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and finished a credible 2nd to Matt Allens new Ichi Ban in Division 1 IRC and 3rd overall on IRC rating. The yacht Tatoosh was built at Nobiskrug for mobile phone magnate Craig McCawHer design is by Kusch Yachts.

In July 2015 Octopus was in Reykjavik Iceland. Well maintained throughout ownership OCTOPUS has undergone an extensive maintenance period every five years with her most recent refit completed in 2019. 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.

Allen bought the yacht in 2003 for a reported price of 200 million. Read more at Paul Gardner Allens personal website. Octopus the126 m megayacht owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame is gracing Sydney Harbours skylineThe super yacht regularly cruises the worlds best waterways including the French Riviera the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.