Le Grand Bleu

Mollers · 29 August 2009, 20:39

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Bleu_(yacht)

This is one of Abramovich's ex-yacht's. It's in Falmouth at present, it has a 60ft Oyster yacht on deck and a 60ft Fairline tender!!

The davits to lift the pair on deck are immense. I'll remember to take a camera out tomorrow.

Abramovich 'gave' it to his mate. His yacht 'Pelorus' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_(yacht) was in Fal a couple of years ago, that was the size of a cross channel ferry.

alexm · 31 August 2009, 20:47

Here's a couple I took on Saturday

Mollers · 31 August 2009, 21:00

We managed to forget our camera again today.

The Fairline was out 'punching' around Pendennis point this afternoon. There was a lumpy S/Westerly sea running

Steve_B · 31 August 2009, 21:16

It may be big, but boy is that ugly. Just goes to show money cant buy you everything

Bigmuz7 · 31 August 2009, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Mollers

it has a 60ft Oyster yacht on deck and a 60ft Fairline tender!!

.. I dont think a large lottery win would help me convince him to part with that even if I wanted it .. these men must have incomes the same as small countries to run that sort of gear

Mollers · 31 August 2009, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

.. I dont think a large lottery win would help me convince him to part with that .. these men must have incomes the same as small countries to run that sort of gear

£200m apparently,

£15m a year to run with a crew of 50.

codprawn · 31 August 2009, 22:14

Isn't it amazing how the heads of a communist state took so rapidly to capitalist methods? And to think of all the people in the UK who looked up to Russia and communism as it looked after the working man.........

Mollers · 31 August 2009, 22:18

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Isn't it amazing how the heads of a communist state took so rapidly to capitalist methods? And to think of all the people in the UK who looked up to Russia and communism as it looked after the working man.........

"Heads''? The heads sold off the former state run industries to the 'dodgy money' as they were the only people in a position to buy.

codprawn · 31 August 2009, 23:19

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Originally Posted by Mollers

"Heads''? The heads sold off the former state run industries to the 'dodgy money' as they were the only people in a position to buy.

Not only the heads but people high up in the system - loads of them are ex party members - KGB - Spetznaz etc etc.

Abramovich himself only got where he is because of Boris Berezovsky who was a mate of Yeltsin!!!

benc · 01 September 2009, 09:50

This boat was in southampton a few weeks back, I believe it was docked in a commercial dock! It seriously is one huge boat

Cookee · 01 September 2009, 13:13

A mate of mine used to work on that! Crap tips as it is never chartered out unlike many other big boats.

Mollers · 01 September 2009, 13:35

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Originally Posted by Cookee

A mate of mine used to work on that! Crap tips as it is never chartered out unlike many other big boats.

The Russkis don't need to charter their boats out I suppose.

C2 RIBS · 27 September 2009, 11:12

This ship was in The Solent yesterday moored 1/2 mile to Yarmouth harbour

Hightower · 27 September 2009, 16:51

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Originally Posted by C2 RIBS

This ship was in The Solent yesterday moored 1/2 mile to Yarmouth harbour

Ah, thought I bounced off something

Bam Bam · 27 September 2009, 17:30

Nice little boat but where's the tubes??? and someones nicked the outboard....

PeterM · 27 September 2009, 19:31

I managed not to bounce off on Sat ........ Looked like a couple of Revenger Ribs on it (stepped hull etc ) - but was told today it may have goldfish going in it .........if the super electric stuff on it doesn't kill the goldfish ignition when they get to close ( was told it happended .......)

Bigmuz7 · 27 September 2009, 20:37

What a babe magnet ..... ....

Shagtastic

Hightower · 27 September 2009, 22:08

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Originally Posted by Blackroady

if the super electric stuff on it doesn't kill the goldfish ignition when they get to close ( was told it happended .......)

I got pretty close and someone with loads of kids aboard was within 40' of it and nobodys ignition was killed.

There was this guy in the Bugle that reconned that there was "clear laser" technology that burns out Paps lenses on Abramovich's new Yacht.

markg · 27 September 2009, 23:27

i would prefer this if i had the money http://www.superyachttimes.com/edito...rticle/id/2184
its tara gettys boat, i think they still have talitha which was in falmouth or dartmouth for ages looking a bit neglected

Mollers · 28 September 2009, 07:46

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Originally Posted by markg

i would prefer this if i had the money http://www.superyachttimes.com/edito...rticle/id/2184
its tara gettys boat, i think they still have talitha which was in falmouth or dartmouth for ages looking a bit neglected

Yeah, it was here years ago. A local Land Rover repair guy was going to sh*t wonders with it, but didn't really have the dough. It's Donald Campbells old boat obviously.