Any of you out of work WMEC or WHEC Skippers need a job?

[BuoyJumper]

Pro Golfer Greg Norman's new yacht may need a Skipper.  

Greg Norman, "The Shark", recently took delivery of his new toy,
named "Aussie  Rules", which he helped design.

At 69.5 meters (228 feet) in length, it's the world's largest
aluminum and composite private yacht.

He had it built for only $70 million dollars. The company meant to build it for him "at cost" in return for the excellent advertising of having him as an owner, but they actually lost money on it.

When he first cruised into Sydney Harbor , onlookers remarked, "It's massive! Nearly three times the size of the ferries in the Harbor!" In addition to being opulent, it is also built for Jacques Cousteau type fun and exploration. There is onboard diving equipment for 30 people including a decompression chamber and two huge compressors. Dives of all types can be accomplished by operating the Nitrox Mixing Panel onboard, enabling each guest's air tank to be customized with a mixture of gases.

To get the people out to those choice dive spots, or maybe just for having a bit of a splash, the following additional "small" boats are kept onboard: 42-foot Custom Built "Game Fisher" can be launched and retrieved from the deck; perfect for a 4-person overnight fishing expedition it has a gourmet galley for cooking up the catch while it's still fresh; 30-foot SeeVee for a quick afternoon fishing trip; 22-Foot Novur ania Equator with a meager 800 horsepower so you can get to the best diving sites ahead of everyone else; it has beach landing capability as well; (2) 18-Foot Hewes Bonefishes for those special occasions when Greg and a close friend may wish to maneuver over the sand flats in Key West, Florida; 13-Foot Narwhal Rescue Boat in case someone falls off one of those other boats. And finally, just for the hell of it, (4) Yamaha Wave Runners!!!

Main Salon

Main Dining Room

The Cinema

The Bridge  (Damn, that's one hellava Bridge!)

Casual Dining on the aft deck

Now, after looking at these pictures, don't you wish you had taken
your golf game more seriously!!!!!!

Thanks Deb .... 

[ih8hippies]

I'm in the wrong biz.

I think I may take up professional golfing now 

[EX-CG-GM]

Are those the interior pics of the Bertholf?   

 

[ET1-Once]

Maybe somewhere on the ship but definetly not the enlisted quarters

[Jack]

Wonder where they stow all those small boats - also where are the guns - we must have several to keep our gunners happy.

[ih8hippies]

What y'all see is occifer country. The "E's" get a blow-up mattress near the bosn's hole.

[LTGunner]

Here's my preference; Paul Allen's 413' Octopus:





This shot kind of gives you the size of this vessel:





Did I mention it has a bar at the water line entrance:



http://yachts.monacoeye.com/yachtsbysize/pages/octopus01.html

[EX-CG-GM]

Wonder where they stow all those small boats - also where are the guns - we must have several to keep our gunners happy.

I like yer thinkin'!     

[rxjeff]

LTGunner, your picture of the "Octopuss" resurected a memory of mine from the past.  I grew up outside of Boston in the 70's 80's.  My old man lived in the condos at Christopher Columbus Park, next to the aquarium.  Back in the early 80's we'd walk the piers down towards the Coast Guard Ships and two(I think) piers over from the base, a large boat named the "octopuss" used tied up there.  It was HUGE, but then again I was in my early teens, so in reality it was probably only 100' or so.  I see you spent some time in Beantown , any chance it was in the 80's and you remember this boat as well? -Jeff

[LTGunner]

LTGunner, your picture of the "Octopuss" resurected a memory of mine from the past.  I grew up outside of Boston in the 70's 80's.  My old man lived in the condos at Christopher Columbus Park, next to the aquarium.  Back in the early 80's we'd walk the piers down towards the Coast Guard Ships and two(I think) piers over from the base, a large boat named the "octopuss" used tied up there.  It was HUGE, but then again I was in my early teens, so in reality it was probably only 100' or so.  I see you spent some time in Beantown , any chance it was in the 80's and you remember this boat as well? -Jeff

RXJeff,

I was on CGC SPENCER 85-88, I don't recall the Octopuss.  I must have walked that route a hundred times going back & forth between the Support Cen & South Station.  Maybe it's because I was focused on making my train.  I recall the piers, just past Bay State on the way to the Aquarium / Blue Line Station, lots of beautiful boats in the ha’bar.  I used to walk that way to go to Jose Mcintyres, best drink’in hole at Quincy Market. 
 

[BuoyJumper]

The World's largest yacht ..... the 525-foot M/Y Dubai was made by Lurssen in collaboration with Blohm and Voss yards. The yacht is estimated to have cost more than $300 million and is rumored to feature its own submarine, no wonders!!! The yacht features enormous luxurious amenities including a heli-pad on the bow and on the upper aft-deck, with dedicated observation rooms for each. The yacht has a minimum of two master staterooms with additional five-plus VIP suites, large exterior seating space on both fore and aft. The Bridge deck includes the captain's quarters along with a dedicated lounge and office. The number of guest staterooms is still undisclosed, but its the Platinum is likely to feature an enormous foyer and atrium, connecting each deck with illumination via a skylight above.