O'Mega

O'Mega underway
Career
Name:	O`Mega
Builder:	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launched:	1985
General characteristics
Class and type:	Yacht Charter
Length:	81.00 m (265.75 ft)
Beam:	11.06 m (36.3 ft)
Propulsion:	2 x Yanmar engines 2x2,000 hp
Speed:	17 knots (31 km/h) (maximum) 15 knots (28 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity:	32 passengers
Crew:	26 crew members

O`Mega is a luxury charter yacht. She was commissioned in 1984 from the ship yard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. One year later the steel motor yacht was completed and handed over to the owner. It is estimated that the cost of O`Mega at the time of construction was 52 million EUR.^{[citation needed]} It was number 29 in the Power and Motor Yacht magazine's list of the World's 100 Largest Yachts 2008.^[1]

Owner

O'Mega is currently owned by Peter Hawke.^{[citation needed]}

Crew

O'Mega has a permanent crew of 25 plus a captain for a total of 26 crew members.^{[citation needed]}

Design

O`Mega has an overall length is 82.60 m (271.0 ft) and beam of 11.58 m (38.0 ft). She can accommodate 32 passengers and 26 crew members.^[2]

Her main engines are two Yanmar diesel engines which can each generate 2,000 bhp while consuming 800 litres (180 imp gal; 210 US gal) of fuel per hour at 650 rpm. This allows her to achieve a maximum speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) and a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).^[2]

Accommodation

O`Mega is well-appointed with many luxury amenities.

On the main deck, the main salon is finished with mahogany accents and is designed to accommodate many guests comfortably. The formal dining room, adjacent to the main salon, serves cuisine for up to 32 guests.

The upper salon features a piano bar, oversize sofas and a 50 inch plasma TV with full surround sound.

She has 16 guest cabins: 1 Master, 1 Upper VIP, 4 VIP, 5 Double and 5 Twin. All rooms have flat screen televisions, marble bathrooms and tailor made linen.

Additional facilities include gymnasium, massage parlour, and cinema/conference room.

O`Mega is equipped for scuba diving, water-skiing, fishing or windsurfing. Currently on sale for €57,500,00 after undergoing renovations.^[3]

See also

• List of motor yachts by length

References

1. ^ Byrne, Diane M.. "World's 100 Largest Yachts 2008". Power & Motoryacht. http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/2008-worlds-largest-yachts/. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "O'Mega Yacht". Luxury Yachts, Yacht Charter, Boats for Sale. 2008-08-02. http://yachtcritic.info/?p=14. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2004/Mitsubishi-Custom-motoryacht--2054615/Piraeus-Port/Greece. 

External links

• O`Mega charter site with information and several photos.