# Bizarre superyachts proposed **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873 "2009-07-31T15:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/41 "2011-01-07T06:22:29Z")
Yachts are used to lure hot women onto them and then sail out of the jurisdiction of police authority. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/42 "2011-01-07T15:14:20Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Yachts are used to lure hot women onto them and then sail out of the jurisdiction of police authority. _Young_ hot women. And boys. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/43 "2011-01-07T15:55:17Z")
$95 million, and it sleeps 12. Presumably in suites larger than my entire house. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/44 "2012-07-18T13:40:35Z")
London’s the place to spot superyachts this summer: [http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/sport/superyachts-docklands-london-olympics/index.html?iid=article\_sidebar](http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/sport/superyachts-docklands-london-olympics/index.html?iid=article_sidebar) ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/45 "2012-07-18T17:10:15Z")
If we reactivated [HMS Belfast](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hms_belfast) we could take the lot of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/46 "2012-07-18T17:15:03Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > If we reactivated [HMS Belfast](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hms_belfast) we could take the lot of 'em. I dunno. A lot of those yachts are owned by rich evil super-villains. They are loaded with hidden missiles, guns and torpedoes. And they are escorted by laser-eyed mutant crocosharks and sharktopuses. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/47 "2012-07-18T17:29:06Z")
Is it bad that I’m hoping pirates seize one of these ships and become the coolest pirate ship ever? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/48 "2012-07-18T17:35:05Z")
A superyacht should have a cape. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/49 "2013-07-18T13:05:57Z")
There’s a new superyacht afloat, the _Azzam_: [http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/18/travel/move-over-abramovich-azzam/index.html?hpt=hp\_c3](http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/18/travel/move-over-abramovich-azzam/index.html?hpt=hp_c3) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/50 "2013-07-18T13:15:32Z")
I could live on that. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/51 "2013-07-18T15:05:42Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > A superyacht should have a cape. _No capes!_ ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/52 "2013-07-18T18:48:57Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > A superyacht should have a cape. Cape Horn? The Cape of Good Hope? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/53 "2013-07-19T02:01:40Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I could live on that. Can I have a photo of the expression on your face when you go to pay the bill to fill up the yacht tank with fuel? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/54 "2013-07-19T11:03:28Z")
Oh, you’re no fun! ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/55 "2013-07-19T15:10:37Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > Based on [these pictures](http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/5/article/id/2006), the yacht does look like a whale - _swimming backwards._ > 😕 Looks more like a squid. Or maybe the aforementioned deep sea fangly fish (angler?). > [@scr4](#): > > p.s. I think the Infinitus looks much cooler, of the two. More pictures [here](http://www.upscaleswagger.com/2009/06/23/infinitas-yacht-by-schopfer/). > > It looks like those are giant windows on the side? (Note the reflections) So that’s an indoor swimming pool in the middle. This looks like those nasty guys (Skeksis! Thanks Google!) in that Jim Henson movie, The Dark Crystal. Or the Seahawks logo. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/56 "2018-07-04T00:37:57Z")
Bumped. Superyacht cybercrime: the next big thing?: [https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/sport/is-yacht-hacking-the-next-big-cybercrime-spt-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/sport/is-yacht-hacking-the-next-big-cybercrime-spt-intl/index.html) Note to self: come up with a better password than “bigassboat.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/57 "2018-08-30T13:52:59Z")
Confessions of a superyacht stewardess: [Confessions of a superyacht stewardess | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/sport/superyacht-stewardess-spt-intl/) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/58 "2018-08-30T15:37:04Z")
A few years ago the [super-yacht **C2**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C2_(yacht)) was in St Martin’s waters while we were there on vacation. We were on Pinel Island and one of C2’s tenders stopped for a visit. There were two men and a woman in matching uniforms (tan shorts, blue short sleeved dress shirts) and a little boy. The tender tied up at the little dock and the two men, with communication headsets, surveilled the beach. Then the woman brought the little boy to the beach and they “played”. The kid dug in the sand while the two men kept looking around and the woman brought buckets of water to the boy. After 30 minutes or so they left. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/59 "2020-11-25T14:21:16Z")
> **[The $550 million megayacht concept that looks like a shark](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/new-superyacht-shaped-like-a-shark/index.html)** > > Just weeks after unveiling an upcoming yacht concept that resembles a swan, Lazzarini Design Studio are pushing the boundaries even further with a brand new design that's shaped like a shark. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873/60 "2020-11-25T20:07:22Z")
As a Tolkien fan, I want [this one](https://www.lazzarinidesignstudio.com/avanguardia). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873.md?page=4)