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    Paul Allen’s 414-Foot Yacht Octopus Lists for Over $300 Million



    Octopus, the epic megayacht of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen —which includes its own submarine, remote-controlled deep-sea explorer, and on-deck gym—has hit the market for more than $300 million, boat broker Burgess announced this week.

    At 414 feet, Octopus stretches longer than a football field and is at once a lavish floating resort with a spa and cinema, and a serious research vessel that provided Allen, who died last October at the age of 65, access to some of the Earth’s most remote places.

    The billionaire philanthropist used the yacht to locate numerous sunken warships, downed aircraft, and even lent it to the British Royal Navy to pull a historic bell from the depths of the Denmark Strait in 2012.

    It’s traversed the frigid waters of the Antarctic and deep dark caves in the Indian Ocean, where the vessel was integral to studying the mysterious coelacanth fish—once thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago, according to Allen’s official website.

    One of the megayacht’s greatest successes was the 2015 discovery of the sunken Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the largest warships in naval history, which Octopus found off the coast of the Philippines after the wreck eluded search teams for 70 years, Burgess said in a news release.

    “Octopus offers an abundance of features and amenities specially tailored for those looking to explore the globe’s most remote and inaccessible destinations,” said the global brokerage, which is officially listing Octopus for €295 million (US$325.56 million). The yachting company, which has offices from Monaco to Phuket, Thailand, markets all of its boats in euros.

    Such features include an eight-person submarine called Pagoo, a remote-operated vehicle capable of diving nearly 2 miles deep, helipads, and a garage capable of storing an SUV and two helicopters.

    The yacht can accommodate up to 26 guests across 13 cabins in addition to a crew of 60, according to the agents, who called it “the pinnacle explorer yacht for those seeking a proven ‘go-anywhere, do-anything platform.’”

    In his memoir, Allen wrote that he was stunned when Germany-based builder Lürssen delivered Octopus in 2003.

    “It was a third longer than a football field, more than 20 yards wide, seven stories high,” Allen wrote in his 2011 book “Idea Man.” “When I first stood on the bridge, I felt as though I was on a spaceship.”

    Beyond exploration, the ship brought together all of Allen’s passions in what he called “one moveable feast.”

    A few years after the boat's delivery, the tech titan parked it in the French Riviera to host a star-studded party during the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Mick Jagger and U2 have performed on board, where he commissioned a soundproofed recording studio—a feat considering the vibrations of the engine, he wrote in his memoir.

    There are multiple lounges, a library, bar, pool, and spa. There’s even a basketball court on the below deck and a glass-bottomed observation lounge.

    Of all the amenities and technical gadgets, Allen wrote that his favorite spot was an intimate deck at the very top of Octopus.

    From there, “I’ve looked out over Venice rooftops," Allen said, “and the factories and naval yards along the Huangpu River in Shanghai.”

    https://www.barrons.com/articles/pau...on-01567781178


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    Buy it Dill.

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    Paul Allen was fascinated by underwater exploration.

    For several years I used to work on and off for companies that owned the ROV/Survey vessel Petrel, which was used for pipeline inspection and seabed mapping. With company name changes and mergers this vessel's name changed from the Seaway Petrel, to the Acergy Petrel and finally the Seven Petrel. During the last oil downturn Subsea 7 cold-stacked the vessel and put it on the market.

    Paul Allen bought it and now it's just called the R/V Petrel. He fitted it out as a research/exploration vessel and has 'found' many wrecks since. Notably starting with the USS Indianapolis, famously sunk by the Japanese after delivering parts for the atomic weapons used against Japan. The Petrel has also been used to find several other notable vessels including aircraft carriers.

    To be honest it's not difficult to find these wrecks - huge vessels with fairly good positions recorded before being sunk. It just takes the will, and an awful lot of money.

    https://www.rvpetrel.com/

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    I was contemplating buying it right after I get delivery of my Tesla.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    To be honest it's not difficult to find these wrecks - huge vessels with fairly good positions recorded before being sunk. It just takes the will, and an awful lot of money.
    Well, that figures.

    Couldn't take it with him, then.

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    I don't do second-hand...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post


    Octopus, the epic megayacht of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen —which includes its own submarine, remote-controlled deep-sea explorer, and on-deck gym—has hit the market for more than $300 million, boat broker Burgess announced this week.

    At 414 feet, Octopus stretches longer than a football field and is at once a lavish floating resort with a spa and cinema, and a serious research vessel that provided Allen, who died last October at the age of 65, access to some of the Earth’s most remote places.

    The billionaire philanthropist used the yacht to locate numerous sunken warships, downed aircraft, and even lent it to the British Royal Navy to pull a historic bell from the depths of the Denmark Strait in 2012.

    It’s traversed the frigid waters of the Antarctic and deep dark caves in the Indian Ocean, where the vessel was integral to studying the mysterious coelacanth fish—once thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago, according to Allen’s official website.

    One of the megayacht’s greatest successes was the 2015 discovery of the sunken Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the largest warships in naval history, which Octopus found off the coast of the Philippines after the wreck eluded search teams for 70 years, Burgess said in a news release.

    “Octopus offers an abundance of features and amenities specially tailored for those looking to explore the globe’s most remote and inaccessible destinations,” said the global brokerage, which is officially listing Octopus for €295 million (US$325.56 million). The yachting company, which has offices from Monaco to Phuket, Thailand, markets all of its boats in euros.

    Such features include an eight-person submarine called Pagoo, a remote-operated vehicle capable of diving nearly 2 miles deep, helipads, and a garage capable of storing an SUV and two helicopters.

    The yacht can accommodate up to 26 guests across 13 cabins in addition to a crew of 60, according to the agents, who called it “the pinnacle explorer yacht for those seeking a proven ‘go-anywhere, do-anything platform.’”

    In his memoir, Allen wrote that he was stunned when Germany-based builder Lürssen delivered Octopus in 2003.

    “It was a third longer than a football field, more than 20 yards wide, seven stories high,” Allen wrote in his 2011 book “Idea Man.” “When I first stood on the bridge, I felt as though I was on a spaceship.”

    Beyond exploration, the ship brought together all of Allen’s passions in what he called “one moveable feast.”

    A few years after the boat's delivery, the tech titan parked it in the French Riviera to host a star-studded party during the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Mick Jagger and U2 have performed on board, where he commissioned a soundproofed recording studio—a feat considering the vibrations of the engine, he wrote in his memoir.

    There are multiple lounges, a library, bar, pool, and spa. There’s even a basketball court on the below deck and a glass-bottomed observation lounge.

    Of all the amenities and technical gadgets, Allen wrote that his favorite spot was an intimate deck at the very top of Octopus.

    From there, “I’ve looked out over Venice rooftops," Allen said, “and the factories and naval yards along the Huangpu River in Shanghai.”

    https://www.barrons.com/articles/pau...on-01567781178

    That's not a 'yacht'. That's a ship.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cujo View Post
    That's not a 'yacht'. That's a ship.
    Well ya but did you have to quote the entire OP?

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    it looks somewhat like the yacht from this season's finale of succession....but i'd guess this one is bigger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raycarey View Post
    it looks somewhat like the yacht from this season's finale of succession
    I do not care to see this television do I? I don't own a TV for a reason.

    Edited....

    Oh my....

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    Allen and his big boat a frequent visitor to Phuket. Had many a night on the town with the skipper years back when I lived there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ukan Kizmiaz View Post
    I don't do second-hand...
    You married a virgin?

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