Tatoosh (yacht)

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Tatoosh is a 301-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who also owns the 416-foot (127 m) Octopus. She is now the world's 26th-largest superyacht.[1]

History

Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000.[2]. Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts [3]. She was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million. [4]

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Docked at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

Available for hire, Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the extravagant eldest son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, (President of Equatorial Guinea, the 3rd largest oil exporter in Africa) paid £400,000 to hire Tatoosh for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve. She was apparently discomfited to discover that Teodorín's father was a cannibal [5].

Features and principal dimensions

Tatoosh's features include:

  • Five decks;
  • a master Greg suite, a saloon and other rooms on the top deck;
  • a saloon with a French limestone fireplace, a dining area, staterooms and a ladies' powder room on the main deck;
  • a shaded 6 feet (1.8 m) deep swimming pool with adjustable floor in depth, located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang;[6]
  • a movie theater;
  • facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
  • custom 40 feet (12 m) power and sailboats
  • 5 sea doo's

Principal dimensions

M.V. Tatoosh[2]
Metric Imperial
Length 92.40 metres 303 feet
Beam 14.90 metres 49 feet
Draft 4.30 metres 14 feet
Displacement 2300 tonnes 2260 tons
Speed 35 km/h 19 knots
Crew 35 35
Engines 2 x 3300 kW 2 x 4400 Hp

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