Superyachts and 30-degree heat makes London the place to be
With temperatures soaring in London today, if you’re down at
West India Dock you could be excused for thinking you were somewhere far more
exotic.
In the last few days the rich and famous have been
descending on London for the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony of which is
this Friday. Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, sent his yacht, Octopus, to London ahead of his arrival. At 126m (414ft)
long, Octopus is the 12th
largest yacht in the world, and features two helipads, two submarines and a
swimming pool, so it should provide him with a suitable base during the Games.
If he fancies popping upstream, he has the choice of seven
tenders, including one 19m (62ft) so-called limo tender, kept on the bathing
platform.
Among the other super yachts there is the 73m (240ft) Ilona, 65m (213ft) Seanna and 45m (147ft) Harle are also docked in London,
with 35m (120ft) Sea Bluez, 52m
(171ft) Deniki as well as Stad
Amsterdam, a 76m (250ft) three-masted
Clipper built in 2000.
Thanks to Superyacht World for the photos.
