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Jeff Bezos’ $500M yacht has a 246-foot support ship, Lauren Sanchez figurehead

Much like Amazon, Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht offers every bell and whistle imaginable, from A to Z.

The colossal, triple-masted Koru began its career serving the world’s third richest man this week, cruising the Mediterranean around Mallorca.

The 417-foot schooner first left Rotterdam in the Netherlands for sea trials in February. Dropping anchor in Mallorca put its jaw-dropping size on full display.

It also showed the extent of Bezos’ fleet: Not only did the Koru sail into harbor, so did its support vessel, Abeona, a mega-boat in its own right, the luxurious fast-launches used to move between the two — and aerial support in the form of his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez’s personal helicopter.

Sanchez also seemingly serves the fleet’s mascot, with the Koru’s figurehead, a part of traditional large sailing ships, modeled after her.

The Koru is the world’s tallest sailing yacht. Its three huge 229-foot masts power it to 20 knots. It’s also the biggest billionaire’s yacht which can move under sail-power alone.

The masts are so tall that Dutch officials considered dismantling the 95-year-old Koningshaven Bridge to allow the vessel past the 131-foot span on its journey from the Oceanco shipyard in Alblasserdam through Rotterdam to the North Sea.

That controversial plan was scrapped after local backlash, including residents being urged to toss eggs at Bezos’ “latest toy,”  the New York Times reported . The superyacht, previously known as Y721, was instead towed to a shipyard in Rotterdam, downstream of the bridge, without its masts.

Bezos, 59, and the bikini-clad Sanchez, 53, appeared ready for the summer as the pair soaked up the sun aboard Koru, a Māori word for loop or coil that symbolizes new beginnings — possibly a coy reference to their relationship.

Sanchez started secretly dating the Blue Origin founder in the summer of 2018. Bezos then announced in January 2019 he and his wife Mackenzie were divorcing after 25 years , while Sanchez finalized her split from husband Patrick Whitesell later that year.

Sanchez plays a critical role in the Bezos fleet: As a helicopter pilot, she was seen landing on the Abeona. She was also at Bezos’ side when he took the wheel of the Koru.

Koru was first seen under construction in 2021 at Oceano’s yard. The company is owned by a fellow billionaire, Oman’s Mohammed Al Barwani.

As many as 18 guests can enjoy the yacht’s three outdoor decks, including one with two pools. The vessel, which has a crew of up to 36, also boasts a cinema, meeting spaces and lounges,  Luxuo reported .

Every detail is designed for luxury, even down to the masts’ technology.

Bezos opted for high-tech “in-boom furlers,” which store the vast canvases at the bottom of the mast, above the deck. Each weighs nearly 2,000 pounds, but they allow his deck to be kept clear of ropes.

Clearing ropes out of the way maximizes entertaining space, and allows for a hot tub forward of the mainmast.

The yacht is also built for speed. Its three masts provide “one of the largest sail areas ever seen in yachting,”  according to SuperYacht Times .

The Koru’s original designer, and the identity of its captain, remain secret. Boat International noted : “With the elegant curve of the bow and a bowsprit, the lines are certainly classic, but we still have no idea which designer drew them.”

The Cayman Islands-flagged vessel also has engine power like most sailing yachts.

And while other billionaires measure yachts by size, Bezos’ is only the 24th largest.

However, since Koru’s masts rule out a helicopter deck, the billionaire commissioned a support vessel, Abeona, named for the Roman goddess of outward journeys.

In addition to a helipad, the 246-foot Abeona features an extra two staterooms for four guests and as many as 45 crew and support staff.

It’s the largest custom-built support vessel ever manufactured by Damen Yachting. On board in Mallorca were at least four jetskis, two fast launches, and an additional dinghy. Its heavy winch is capable of lifting a small submarine, although Bezos is not believed to have one thus far.

The “classic exterior lines” of Koru, are reminiscent of another billionaire’s boat: Eos, a 305-foot sailing yacht owned by Barry Diller, 81, who may have inspired Bezos after hosting him on the vessel.

Favored by megastars like Katy Perry and Bradley Cooper — who were Diller’s guests during 2019’s Google Camp in Sicily — the German-built Eos can accommodate up to 16 guests and 21 crew.

It was the largest private sailing yacht in the world when it was completed in 2006. Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, who is worth $3.9 billion, bought it three years later. Intriguingly, its figurehead is modeled on Diller’s wife Diane von Fürstenberg, the fashion designer.

But the $200 million, 305-foot schooner is now dwarfed by Bezos’ boat.

As Koru sailed in the Balearic Sea this week off the coast of Spain, Bezos’ boat symbolically surges past several other tech billionaires’ vessels – including Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s $80 million, 240-foot Dragonfly, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s, $160 million, 288-foot Musashi.

It will cost Bezos, 59, an estimated $25 million per year to operate Koru, but the world’s third-richest man isn’t likely to need a loan with his $140.6 billion fortune,  according to Forbes .

Bezos’ use of sailpower sets him apart from most billionaires, but others are seeking a hi-tech zero-carbon power source: a Japanese billionaire has reportedly commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht.

Germany’s Lürssen Yachts announced in March that they had a hydrogen-powered superyacht in advanced construction.

It declined to identify the future owner of the unnamed superyacht, but specialist publication FuelCellsWorks reported Japanese billionaire tech Yusaku Maezawa, worth an estimated $1.7 billion, commissioned the innovative effort.

Dubbed Project Cosmos, the 374-foot superyacht is designed by Apple’s legendary Marc Newson and was first unveiled in early March at Lürssen’s facility in Rendsburg, Germany.

Once completed as soon as next year, the vessel is expected to utilize emission-free fuel cell technology to generate power lasting up to 15 days while anchored or to travel as far as 1,000 miles at slow speeds.

Three other major shipyards, including in Italy and the Netherlands, are likely to launch their own hydrogen started outfitting newly constructed vessels with hydrogen fuel cells as of March 2022, with the first models reportedly expected in 2024.

Other megayachts expected to soon join Bezos’ Koru in the water include two Lürssen models, the 475-foot Luminance and the 400-foot Jag, and Feadship 821, a 389-foot offering from the Netherlands manufacturer.

But even those won’t best the biggest megayacht in the world, the 593-foot Azzam, which launched in 2013 after being commissioned by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates who died last year.

Azzam, which means determination in Arabic, reportedly cost more than $600 million and is nearly 60 feet longer than the world’s second-largest yacht, the 533-foot Eclipse, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

Those monster vessels are expected to be surpassed next year by REV, a 600-foot yacht under construction in Norway which will have space for 36 guests and 54 crewmembers, according to Boat International .

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Jeff Bezos’ Giant Yacht Is Apparently Too Big to Anchor Near Others in Florida

The superyacht, called Koru, arrived in Port Everglades in Florida on Nov. 22, and has been docked near a more-than 610-foot-long oil tanker named Magnolia State.

By Lola Fadulu

First, Jeff Bezos’ new megayacht was too big to pass under a bridge in the Netherlands. Now, the massive vessel’s size — it’s more than 400 feet long — has played a role in preventing it from keeping company with other private yachts in Port Everglades, Fla., where it is anchored.

Instead, the megayacht, named Koru, is hanging with huge oil tankers and general container ships. The yacht is docked there because of its size and also because of what berths were available in the seaport, according to a spokeswoman for Port Everglades.

Koru is a sailing yacht, unlike the much bigger diesel-powered boats popular with other billionaires. It is the largest sailing yacht in the world, according to Oceanco , the Dutch company that finished building the boat earlier this year.

The deck space of the three-masted schooner has three Jacuzzis and a swimming pool. The inside has a “timeless, contemporary style,” according to Oceanco, with natural wood tones, warm neutrals, and patterned textiles. It also includes a mermaid on the bow that appears to resemble Mr. Bezos’ partner, Lauren Sánchez.

Koru, which Bloomberg estimated cost about $500 million to build, arrived to the Florida port on Nov. 22 after departing from Gibraltar earlier this month, according to Marine Traffic , a real-time maritime data platform.

It was unclear why exactly Mr. Bezos docked his yacht there, but earlier this month he said that he would be moving back to Miami to be closer to his parents and to Ms. Sánchez.

Mr. Bezos had since 1994 lived in Seattle , where he started Amazon from his garage. He has already purchased two mansions in South Florida, one for $68 million and another for $79 million, according to Bloomberg News .

Bloomberg estimated his net worth to be $171 billion.

Port Everglades charges yachts larger than 400 feet at least $309.50 per 24 hours. Ships that have been closest to Koru include a more-than 610-foot-long oil tanker named Magnolia State .

Koru is Maori for “coil” or “loop” and has come to symbolize new life, growth, and peace in traditional Maori art.

Mr. Bezos’ journey with his new yacht started off rocky . Last year, city officials in Rotterdam, the Dutch city, initially agreed to dismantle De Hef, a 95-year-old bridge, so that Koru could pass through it from the nearby city where it had been built. The dismantling process would have taken more than a day, and putting it back together would have too. But after uproar from the community — including calls to throw eggs at the boat as it would have passed — Oceanco decided against it and the yacht was towed to a different location to have its masts attached.

Jack Begg contributed research.

Lola Fadulu is a general assignment reporter on the Metro desk of The Times. She was part of a team that was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2023 for coverage of New York City’s deadliest fire in decades. More about Lola Fadulu

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Gallery: The best pictures of Oceanco's 127 metre sailing yacht Y721

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Oceanco's 127 metre sailing yacht known as Y721 , rumoured to be Jeff Bezos's in-build superyacht, emerged from the shed for the first time this week. BOAT rounds up the best pictures of the project, which will become the largest sailing yacht in the world when delivered in 2022.

Emerging from the shed

The sailing yacht was glimpsed for the very first time earlier this month after rolling out of the sheds at Oceanco's Zwijndrecht shipyard. The record-breaking black-hulled superyacht is set to feature three masts and a bowsprit.

The scale of the project can be seen in this image against the shipyard workers watching the yacht emerge. While the designers of the project remain a secret, it is known that the yacht is built from aluminium and steel.

Prior to being revealed in October, the hull of the yacht was built in pieces at Oceanco's Zwijnenburg facility before being assembled in Zwijndrecht.

The bow and superstructure of the sailing yacht are clearly seen in this image. While the sale of the yacht was first reported in 2018, no other details about the project have been released until now. The yacht will be the largest yacht ever built at Oceanco.

The striking black shine of the hull is seen from below in this image. A new book published this year appeared to confirm long-standing rumours that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the owner of this secretive 127-metre sailing yacht. An excerpt of the book, named Amazon Unbound , was published by Bloomberg and describes the superyacht as “one of the finest sailing yachts in existence,” with "several decks" and "three enormous masts."

The teak decks of the superyacht can be seen from above in this image. Amazon Unbound also reported that an accompanying support boat is also under construction, though the details of this remain unknown.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos named as secret owner of luxury $500m superyacht

Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is already the world’s richest man. Now he’s finally set to join the gilded ranks of the haves and have-yachts.

The world’s richest man has been named as the soon-to-be proud owner of one of the most expensive and extravagant superyachts ever built.

At 127metres (420ft) the craft - known only by its project name Y721 - will be as long as the Great Pyramid at Giza is tall, and loaded with state-of-the-art treasures including an in-deck swimming pool and ‘ambient’ cinema, all contributing to a rumoured price tag of around $500million.

It will be one of the finest sailing yachts in existence.

Bezos, whose fortune is around $200 billion, would also have to foot an estimated $50 million annual running costs bill.

Plans for the luxury sailing ship are being kept under wraps but some details have now emerged via its Netherlands-based manufacturer Oceanco’s website and through enthusiast forums.

The details so far available suggest it may be modelled on the 106-metre Black Pearl, pictured below, currently the largest and most technologically advanced sailing yacht in the world.

It will stretch across several decks and be powered with the assistance of three giant masts. Those sails mean it will not sport a helipad - instead, in a twist worthy of the wealthiest Bond villain, sources say it comes with its own yacht.

Bezos and partner, Lauren Sanchez, a helicopter pilot, have commissioned a separate support vessel with a dedicated landing facility.

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Bezos is understood to have put the order in before the virus hit, having spent time on Eos - another three-masted schooner - owned by film and Fox TV mogul Barry Diller and his wife Diane Von Furstenberg, the celebrated fashion designer, in 2019.

He was later pictured on board David Geffen’s yacht in the Balaerics, alongside model Karlie Kloss, Josh Kushner and former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.

Bezos is not short of a few bob, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission suggest he added to his vast fortune with the sale of nearly $2 billion worth of shares in his company last week.

That came after Amazon reported blockbuster first-quarter earnings results, trouncing Wall Street’s expectations, and took his total disposals to around $10bn in a year.

He had previously outlined proposals to sell around $1bn in Amazon stock each year to fund his space exploration company, Blue Origin, which intends to launch its first astronaut crew to space this summer.

In his forthcoming book on Bezos, Amazon Unbound , Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone discloses further details of the ship, which is also likely to play a central role in Bezos’s life as he steps back from running the online behemoth he created.

He writes: “What did the future hold for their founder? At least part of the answer to that could be found in the shipyards of the Dutch custom yacht builder Oceanco.

“There, outside Rotterdam, a new creation was secretly taking shape: a 127-meter-long, three-mast schooner about which practically nothing was known, even in the whispering confines of luxury boat builders—except that upon completion, it will be one of the finest sailing yachts in existence.”

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Jeff Bezos’s New 417-Foot Superyacht Is Now Undergoing Sea Trials

"koru" could be sent back to the shipyard for final tweaks before being delivered to the amazon billionaire., tori latham, tori latham's most recent stories.

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Reports from earlier this month suggested that Jeff Bezos was finally getting his hands on his new $500 million superyacht . But it seems the Amazon founder is going to have to wait just a little bit longer for his new toy.

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During sea trials , a ship is tested to ensure that everything is working as it should be. Depending on what happens during this go-round, Koru could be sent back to the shipyard for final adjustments before making its way to Bezos, a person familiar with the boat’s travels told Bloomberg, requesting anonymity to discuss private matters. (An Amazon spokesperson didn’t respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.)

As yacht fans surely know already, Koru is a pretty big deal in the maritime world: It’s currently the largest sailing yacht afloat, and one of the biggest ever built by the Netherlands-based Oceanco . On board, among other amenities, you’ll find a large pool and more than a few outdoor lounges. One feature that’s missing, though? A helipad. Because the sails of the ship are so large (they’re the same height as the Great Pyramid of Giza, for some perspective), there wasn’t room for landing a helicopter. As such, Bezos has commissioned a support boat for the task. That vessel is currently crossing the Atlantic and heading for Gibraltar, according to tracking data cited by Bloomberg.

Koru ’s size has created more than one headache for Bezos so far. Along with the helipad issue, the boat was going to cause a historic steel bridge in Rotterdam to be dismantled . The city initially acquiesced to Oceanco’s request, but there was enough public outrage over the demand that the shipbuilder ended up retracting its ask. Instead, Koru was pulled out to sea without its massive masts.

Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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Jeff Bezos' Superyacht 'Koru' Arrives in U.S.

The superyacht Koru , a gargantuan technological and nautical achievement courtesy of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos , has sailed into the U.S.

The epic sailing yacht is 417-feet long (127 m) and features three carbon fiber masts that are a staggering 230 feet (70 m) high.

The ship has been under intense scrutiny since its inception, both because of its famous owner, but also because of its size and engineering capability. Koru is so large, in fact, that its builder Oceanco had to sneak the ship out of Rotterdam at night, without its masts attached, in order to both avoid media attention and fit it under the famous Koningshaven Bridge. The bridge, an invaluable WWII landmark known as 'De Hef,' was set to be dismantled to allow Koru to pass through (with its masts attached) before a public outcry derailed the original plans.

After Bezos finally took delivery of the $500 million megayacht in April, it has remained hidden in the Mediterranean. It was last spotted a few weeks ago off the coast of Gibraltar before seemingly making its way across the Atlantic. On Tuesday, Koru arrived at port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, marking the first time the boat has been stateside and the first time the public has seen her up close.

Due to her size, the boat is being kept alongside cruise ships and tankers at the commercial sea port rather than among the private superyachts that typically dot the Florida coastline. For the time being, it's resting alongside the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship -- one of the few vessels that can make Koru look small with its own 1112-foot length.

Not only does Koru carry a massive 417-foot hull length, it also has a whopping 56-foot (17 m) beam and a 14-foot (4.2 m) draught, making it extremely unlikely to ever access a non-commercial sea port.

The other shocking detail surrounding Koru is the magnitude of her 'support vessel,' the Abeona . Both vessels travel together, with the Abeona serving as the complementary vessel for crew accommodations and for transporting Bezos' various water toys. Abeona is 246-feet (75 m) long and is currently docked a few miles away in nearby Dania Beach.

Bezos and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez have been spotted cruising the Mediterranean in recent months, although understandably they've been trying to avoid detection by switching off the AIS tracker on Koru . With no AIS signal, the vessel can avoid having its GPS coordinates broadcast publicly.

Residents of Florida may start seeing Koru more often as Bezos recently confirmed he's purchased property in the Miami area near his parents. Bezos' space company Blue Origin also recently opened a launch facility at Cape Canaveral and a rocket assembly facility in Brevard County -- both in central Florida on the eastern coast.

“They recently moved back to Miami, the place we lived when I was younger,” Bezos recently said on Instagram. “I want to be close to my parents.”

As for Koru , it appears she's all set for retirement life with Bezos and family in sunny Florida. With Abeona following closely behind, there will be no shortage of amenities to pass the time.

You can see Koru arriving at port in the video below:

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Jeff Bezos: Ist das die 500 Millionen Dollar teure Mega-Yacht des Amazon-Gründers?

Von Shivani Vora

Die Segelyacht von Jeff Bezos nähert sich offenbar ihrer Fertigstellung – das 500 Millionen Dollar teure Schiff wurde in den Niederlanden gesichtet und sorgt dort für Schlagzeilen.  

Macht Jeff Bezos vor gar nichts mehr halt? Anscheinend doch: Eine historische Brücke in Rotterdam, die extra für die Passage des Schiffs abgebaut werden sollte, wird wohl doch nicht weichen. Wie die riesige Superyacht ins offene Meer gelangen soll, ist derzeit unklar – der Antrag, den Mittelteil der fast 100 Jahre alten Koningshaven-Brücke dafür abzubauen, ist jedenfalls erstmal gescheitert. Die Kosten wollten Bezos und der Schiffbauer übernehmen, nun müssen sie sich offenbar einen anderen Weg ins offene Meer suchen.

Ganz reibungslos geht der Stapellauf der 2018 in Auftrag gegebenen Superyacht des Amazon-Gründers also bereits im Vorfeld nicht vonstatten. Bezos wartet bereits seit vier Jahren auf sein schickes Spielzeug für den zweitreichsten Menschen der Welt, das angeblich 500 Millionen Dollar kostet und einen Weltrekord nach dem anderen bricht.

Jeff Bezos’ Mega-Yacht „Y721“ ist rekordverdächtig

Das Schiff mit dem Namen „Y721“ wird vom niederländischen Hersteller Oceanco nach Maß entworfen und wurde letzte Woche in einer Werft in Zwijndrecht, einer Stadt im Westen der Niederlande, gesichtet. Berichten zufolge ist es auf dem Weg zur Endmontage im niederländischen Alblasserdam. Mit einer Länge von 127 Metern ist die „Y721“ die größte Segelyacht der Welt und das längste Privatschiff , das in den Niederlanden je gebaut wurde. Zu ihren Merkmalen gehören ein schwarzer Rumpf, eine klassische Form, drei große Decks und drei Masten.

Die Superyacht „Bravo Eugenia“, die dem US-Milliardär und Besitzer der Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, gehört, wurde von Oceanco gebaut, das auch hinter Bezos’ neuem Riesenschiff steht.

Jeff Bezos’ Yacht hat alles technisch Machbare an Bord

Die „Y721“ wird mit ihrem Design  die Welt des Yachtsports völlig verändern, meint Fernando Nicholson, Makler für Luxusyachten bei der Yachtfirma Camper & Nicholsons: „Das ist ein Schiff mit der neuesten Technologie und einem Schnickschnack, den man so noch nie gesehen hat“, sagt er. „Sie wird der Standard sein, dem alle Superyachten folgen werden, wenn in den kommenden Jahren ihre Funktionen etwas erschwinglicher werden. Im Moment kann nur jemand mit dem Reichtum von Bezos die derartige Kosten bewältigen.“

Die Superyacht soll der berühmtesten Yacht von Oceanco, der „Black Pearl“ , nachempfunden sein, von der es auf der Website des Unternehmens heißt, sie sei eine der größten Segelyachten der Welt – und zumindest im Fahrbetrieb sogar halbwegs nachhaltig: „Sie kann den Atlantik überqueren, ohne auch nur einen Liter fossilen Brennstoff zu verbrauchen.“ Die „Y721“ wird nach ihrer Ausstattung in Alblasserdam auf See getestet und soll irgendwann im nächsten Jahr fertig sein.

Im Video: Transport der „Y721“-Yacht

Zur segelyacht des amazon-gründers gehört auch ein hilfsschiff.

Die „Flying Fox“, angeblich im Besitz von Bezos.

Es ist jedoch nur eines von zwei neuen Schiffen für Bezos: Er hat nämlich ein weiteres Schiff namens „YS 7512“ beim Hersteller Damen Yachts in Auftrag gegeben. Dieses Hilfsschiff ist 75 Meter lang und bietet Platz für 45 zusätzliche Mitarbeiter und Gäste. Es wird auch über einen Hubschrauberlandeplatz und einen Tagungsraum verfügen und eine Menge Stauraum für Bezos’ unendlich viele Wasserspielzeuge bieten, darunter Tauch- und Schnorchelausrüstungen, Jet- und Wasserskis, Wasserrutschen und Surfbretter etc. „Schattenschiffe“ wie dieses sind ein wachsendes Phänomen in der Superyacht-Industrie und ein weiteres Spielzeug, das die Eigner gerne zur Hand haben, sagt Nicholson: „Man sieht sie jetzt immer häufiger als Zusatz zum Kauf einer Superyacht“, sagt er.

Ab 2022 wird Jeff Bezos also neben dem Weltraum auch die Ozeane erobern und über die Weltmeere segeln. Auch ein Weg, sein Geld auszugeben, wenn man mehr davon hat, als irgendjemand sonst.

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Amazon-Gründer Jeff Bezos: Das ist seine neue Luxus-Yacht

Das ist die neue luxus-yacht von jeff bezos, deren wert auf 470 millionen euro geschätzt wird.

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Jeff Bezos neue Super-Yacht wird auf 470 Millionen Euro geschätzt und ist 127 Meter lang, wie der „Spiegel“ berichtet.

Hersteller ist demnach die niederländische Werft Oceanco. Aktuell werden Testfahrten mit ihr durchgeführt, wie auf einem Video zu sehen ist.

Zuvor erregte die Yacht bei Einwohnern Rotterdams Aufsehen, da eine historische Brücke für sie zwischenzeitlich weichen sollte.

Jeff Bezos ist kein Mann, der klein denkt. Das wird auch bei seinem neuesten Spielzeug deutlich. Der Multimilliardär soll demnach Auftraggeber und Eigentümer der Segel-Yacht „Koru“ sein, die nach Streitigkeiten mit Einwohnern in Rotterdam nun bei ersten Testfahrten gesichtet wurde. Ihr Wert wird auf 470 Millionen Euro geschätzt, wie der „Spiegel“ berichtet.

Der Name der Yacht steht bei den Maori, dem indigenen Volk Neuseelands, für den entrollenden Wedel des Silberfarns, der Nationalpflanze. Zu sehen ist die Luxus-Yacht auf einem Video des Segel-Kanals „Dutch Yachting“.

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Der 127 Meter lange Dreimaster gehört zu den längsten und teuersten Schiffen seiner Art. Die Yacht soll sich seit 2018 in Auftrag befinden. Hergestellt wird das Schiff von dem niederländischen Megayacht-Spezialisten Oceanco.

Normalerweise greift Bezos mit seinen Projekten nach den Sternen. Beim Bau seiner Yacht musste er sich jedoch bereits einer Brücke in Rotterdam geschlagen geben. Für den Transfer des Schiffes sollte die historische Koningshaven-Brücke (auch De Hef genannt) zwischenzeitlich abgebaut werden. Nach Protesten gegen das Vorhaben wurde die Yacht jedoch ohne ihre bis zu 80 Meter hohen Masten zur Fertigstellung in eine andere Werft verlegt.

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Jeff Bezos' Mega-Yacht : Die Masten stehen!

Tobias Frauen

 ·  08.08.2022

Die bald größte reine Segelyacht der Welt hat ihre Masten bekommen: "Y721", die Mega-Yacht von Amazon-Gründer Jeff Bezos, steht seit dem Wochenende mit drei beeindruckenden Masten in der Rotterdammer Greenport-Werft. Die Betreiber der Facebook-Seite "Dutch Yachting" zeigen das Luxus-Schiff im Video und auf zahlreichen Bildern auf ihrer Seite. Neben den Masten ist auch der Bugspriet inzwischen installiert.

Die drei Masten waren in den Tagen zuvor auf Pontons in die Werft gebracht worden. Bereits am Dienstag hatte "Y721" den Standort gewechselt und war in der Nacht von der verantwortlichen Oceanco-Werft in Rotterdam zum Mitbewerber Greenport geschleppt worden ( YACHT berichtete >> ). Wann der Rekord-Bau auf die erste Probefahrt gehen soll und wie der richtige Name lautet, ist noch nicht bekannt.

Streit um Brücken-Passage

Die Bezos-Yacht sorgte im Vorfeld für viele Schlagzeilen, nicht nur wegen ihrer Rekord-Größe. Ursprünglich hätte das Schiff bei Oceanco komplett fertig gestellt werden sollen, hätte dann aber zur Auslieferung die historische Koningshaven-Brücke in der Rotterdammer Innenstadt passieren müssen. Die ist jedoch zu niedrig für die nun installierten Masten, Werft und Eigner wollten den Mittelteil deswegen vorübergehend demontieren lassen. Das brachte die Rotterdammer Bürger auf die Barrikaden, denn die wegen ihrer H-Form "De Hef" genannte Brücke steht nicht nur unter Denkmalschutz, sondern hat auch eine große symbolische Bedeutung. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg war sie die erste Brücke über die Maas, die wieder aufgebaut wurde. Einige Gegner der Demontage-Aktion hatten gedroht, die Yacht mit Eiern und Ähnlichem zu bewerfen, wenn es ausgeliefert wird.

Wegen der großen Aufregung sah Oceanco schließlich davon ab, einen entsprechenden Antrag zu stellen und schleppte "Y721" in der vergangenen Woche heimlich in eine andere Werft. Dafür wurde ein größerer Umweg in Kauf genommen, vermutlich um Bilder des halbfertigen Schiffes unter der Koningshaven-Brücke zu vermeiden. Wenig später wurden auch die Masten zum neuen Liegeplatz gebracht und dann mit großen Kränen aufgestellt. Den Segel-Fans von "Dutch Yachting" gelang es, mit einer Barkasse zum Liegeplatz zu fahren und sich dort die Yacht in Ruhe von außen anzuschauen. Im Video sind auch einige Details gut zu erkennen, beispielsweise die elegant integrierten Luken und Öffnungen und die Aufgänge aus dunklem Holz. Gleichzeitig sieht man, dass einige Dinge wie etwa Deckenverkleidungen noch fehlen.#

Konventionelle Masten statt Dyna-Rigg

Entgegen früherer Prognosen ist "Y721" nicht mit einem Dyna-Rigg ausgestattet. Viele der aktuellen privaten Großsegler sind mit einem sogenannten Dyna-Rigg unterwegs, freistehenden Masten mit geschwungenen Rahen. Die Entwicklung stammt ursprünglich von Wilhelm Prölss aus den 1960er Jahren. Der Franke wollte damit Frachtschiffe antreiben. Bezos Boot wurde dagegen mit konventionell geriggten Masten mit je zwei Salingspaaren ausgestattet.

"Y721" wird nach ihrer Fertigstellung mit 127 Metern die zweitgrößte Segelyacht der Welt sein. Je nach Interpretation steht sie sogar auf dem Spitzenplatz, denn die derzeitige Rekordhalterin "A" ist eine Motoryacht mit Segel-Unterstützung, ihre Einordung ist deswegen umstritten. Die Kosten für den Neubau liegen zwischen 250 und 400 Millionen Dollar. Auch wenn "Y721" immer wieder mit Jeff Bezos in Verbindung gebracht wird, wurde dessen Eignerschaft bislang nicht offiziell bestätigt.

Auch der finale Name ist noch nicht bekannt. Bezos - oder wer auch immer der Eigner ist - scheint sich aber schon für einen Tauf-Namen entschieden zu haben: Im Video und auf den Bildern von "Dutch Yachting" ist am Heck eine Abdeckung zu erkennen, unter der sich der spätere Name verbergen könnte.

Meistgelesen in der Rubrik Yachten

SpaceX rockets accounted for 68 of the Space Coast's 72 orbital launches last year,  along with nine of the 10 launches thus far in 2024 . That represents 94% of that 82-launch total.

Conversely, Forczyk said Blue Origin's sights are focused on lunar development. Last May,  Blue Origin secured a $3.4 billion contract to develop a human landing system for NASA's Artemis V mission  to send astronauts to the moon.

"Right now, they're not even competing for the same customer base in the short term. In the long term is where things might change. Because in the long term, we do have (SpaceX's) Starship becoming operational and increasing its cadence, and we just don't know what that's going to look like yet," Forczyk said.

"But what's interesting will be how New Glenn and ULA's Vulcan and Starship all compete in the long run," she said.

Who is Jeff Bezos?

Bezos consistently ranks among the richest people in the world. He’s currently No. 3 on the list, behind Bernard Arnault and Elon Musk.

The billionaire has many ties to Florida as he went to high school in South Florida and reportedly owns two homes there. One of his mansions was purchased for a whopping $79 million while the other was a bargain at $68 million.

Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. Prior to Blue Origin, Bezos founded the shopping empire Amazon in the mid-90s.

He is a father to four children with his ex-wife MacKenzie. He is engaged to former media personality Lauren Sanchez.

Where is Blue Origin's headquarters?

The company is headquartered in Washington, but has a presence in other states. Van Horn, Texas is the launch and landing site for the New Shepard vehicles.

Where is Blue Origin located in Brevard County Florida?

Blue Origin operates out of a massive manufacturing complex at 8082 Space Commerce Way Merritt Island, not far from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex .  

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