- Skat (yacht)
The "Skat" is a
luxury yacht built byLürssen ofBremen ,Germany as project 9906, a number prominently displayed on the hull in a font matching that of military vessels. The project started in November 1999 and the yacht launched in 2001. The owner isCharles Simonyi , a former Software Engineer fromMicrosoft and the fifth space tourist. The yacht is the 64th-largest in the world with a length of 71meter s (233 feet). [http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/0803top100/index4.html]Simonyi once had a Danish girlfriend who called him "skat", literally "treasure" (or "tax"), but a common
term of endearment similar to "honey" or "my pet".General specifications
* Construction: Lürssen Werft,
Bremen ,Germany , 2001
* Home Port: Georgetown,Cayman Islands
* Length: 70.70m / 233′
* Width: 13.5m / 44.3′
* Draft: 3.7m / 12.1′
* Displacement: 1636 metric ton
* Hull: Steel hull, aluminum superstructure
* Engines: 2 × 2000 kW / 2682 hp MTU gas turbine
* Cruising Speed: 15 knots
* Max speed: 17 knots
* One engine operation: 13 knots
* Fuel: 210.000 liter (55,000 gallons)
* Water: 56.000 liter (14,793 gallons)
* Guests: 10
* Crew: 16
* Designer: Espen Oeino
* Interior designer: Marco Zanini
* Stylist: Espen OeinoFeatures
* Lift serving all four decks
* Leisure platform withJacuzzi
* A gymnasium located centrally under the mast
*Helipad on the upper aft deck servicing ahelicopter painted in colors matching the yacht.
* Observation platform with helm control halfway up the central mast.
* Two tenders
* Motorcycles and accompanying liftThe yacht can achieve a speed of 13 knots on just one engine. A cooling pump integrated into the gearboxes assures safe operation on one engine by pumping oil through the idle gearbox. The shaft of the idle engine can be disengaged, leaving the idle propeller and shaft to freewheel.
ee also
*
List of motor yachts by length
*Yacht
*Yachting External links
* [http://www.lurssen.com Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.KG, Bremen]
* [http://www.superyachtsociety.com/skat/default.cfm Entry at World's largest 100 yachts]
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