While Mark Cuban’s yacht bobbed on the waters off Cruz Bay, David Geffen’s Rising Sun put in at East End at Hansen Bay. Wikipedia says the 453-footer is the 10th largest yacht in the world. (A bit more than 50% larger than Cuban’s.)
East End’s Sloop Jones, the world famous artist/clothing designer snapped this picture and sent it to the Inquiring Iguana. Jones said, somehow it just snuck up on him, and when he glanced up he saw it and thought it might be “an alien invasion.” Some might see it as that.
Feratures of Rising Sun:
- Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines giving an output of 36,000 kW (50,000 hp)
- Four propellers that enable it to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots (52 km/h)
- Chromium-plated hawser-holes
- 82 rooms on five stories with a total living area said to be in excess of 8,000 square metres
- Onyx countertops
- Jacuzzi bathrooms
- A gymnasium/spa and sauna
- An extensive wine cellar
- A master bath/bedroom
- A private cinema with a giant plasma screen
- 3,300 m² of teak-layered deck space
- A basketball court on the main deck (can be used as a helicopter pad if necessary)
Source: Wikipedia
Oh, no. Not in sweet Hansen Bay where the goats and donkeys still outnumber the people!
Hi Sally…and to think they just missed The Morning Frolic! ‘We coulda been contenders…”
Not surprised, USVIs are easy stopover. Hopefully Mark Cuban won’t stop in…he is one of the nastiest, rudest people I have ever encountered.
whoa!
“And the reason congressional Republicans let these cuts (Sequester) go into effect is because they simply wouldn’t support closing tax loopholes for millionaires and billionaires — for things like yachts and corporate jets. I wish I were kidding.”
from obama.org
the sequester was obama’s idea!
Actually, looks to be a cool set of visitors:
http://www.stjohnvirealestateblog.com/?p=5716
Hey Lee – Gee who was renting that thing? “Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney were spotted on St. John last week. The two were reportedly cruising the area aboard David Geffen’s 453-foot motor yacht Rising Sun.” Obama buddies….