Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is cashing in during the recession not only by renting out his New York home Rosehearty, but he is also making available for rent his beautiful sailing yacht of the same name.
The yacht is beautifully designed both on the outside and on the inside by Ron Holland, Perini Navi and Christian Liagre. It is 184 ft. in length, has five suites for up to ten guests and it is coming with tons of luxury toys and amenities, of course, including wireless Internet and several plasma TVs.
The Rosehearty sailing yacht can be yours for just €220,000 per week.
The impressive sailing superyacht Maltese Falcon has reportedly been sold for $100 million. The yacht, which is the largest and most expensive sailing yacht in the world, had originally been offered for sale at more than $160 million, but the price was cut last week.
The Maltese Falcon was built by Perini Navi. According to the London Times, the yacht’s owner, venture capitalist Tom Perkins, has now found a buyer for his beautiful yacht. Details about the buyer are not known due to a non-disclosure agreement.
As reported by The Herald, Irish millionaire Michael Smurfit is going to sell his 12-bedroom luxury yacht Lady Ann Magee. He’s putting the yacht on the market with a €16.5 million price tag, after buying it for €40 million eight years ago.
Why is Mr Smurfit selling his yacht, you may ask. Well, it’s not because he has to, like Roman Abramovich, for example. No, he’s selling because he is going to upgrade to a larger yacht in 2009. According to the broker of the yacht, Yachting Partners International, Michael Smurfit has already ordered a new 213-foot yacht that will be completed this year. So he can use the proceeds from selling his old 165-foot Lady Ann Magee to pay for the new one.
The Lady Ann Magee yacht has been available for charter for €200,000 a week during the past years. The Scottish rocker Rod Stewart chartered it in 2007 after his wedding to Penny Lancaster.
Yachting Partners International says the yacht has been priced appropriately to the current market situation.
Yet another luxury yacht brokered by Edmiston, the Perla Blu yacht has hit the market. It is a 157ft yacht built in 2005 by Trinity Yachts, it can accommodate up to 10 guests and has sun decks, external eating places and a Jacuzzi as well as a cool swimming pool, and the modern interior design by Peter Knowles is superb!
The listing price is $28 million (down from $29.5 million).
As reported yesterday, there are more large yachts on display at the London International Boat Show than ever before, despite fears of a global recession. But to give you the other side of the story, many of the world’s richest have indeed lost fortunes and are now selling their super-yachts.
One of them is Ron Perelman, who once was the richest man of the world. He had an estimated net worth of $12 billion, most of which he made when taking cosmetics company Revlon private in 1985. However, the billionaire has decided to sell off his luxurious super yacht Ultima III.
The 190ft yacht is sold through yacht broker Edmiston with a price close to $70 million. The large boat can accommodate 16 guests, it has several staterooms and a Jacuzzi. In addition, it boasts a stunning sun deck and some other luxury items.
Edmiston is also the broker of some other luxury yachts, including the Irvine Laidlaw’s Lady Christine (named after his wife). Laidlaw has put the 182ft yacht on the market at €45 million.
Also for sale are the Maltese Falcon, owned by venture capitalist Tom Perkins. It is one of the world’s largest privately-owned sailing yachts with a length of 290ft. The sale price is a cool €115m. Then you can also buy the Enterprice V (167ft, $22.5m), Excellence III and a bunch of others.
