Sharon Stone vacationing on Roberto Cavalli's yacht

Another way to take up yachting without spending big bucks is to have the right contacts, friends with boats who invite you to come along.

Roberto Cavalli's yacht is designed and built by Cantieri Baglietto, while Roberto Cavalli himself designed the interior. It is 41 metres long (approx. 134 feet) It has a top speed of 35 knots and has a price tag of 20 million British pounds or around US$40 million dollars. It has a crew of 4 people and can comfortably sleep eight guests. Roberto Cavelli's designs are popular among movie celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguilera, Sharon Stone, Victoria Beckham, Charlize Theron, Beyonce Knowles.....

Photo below of famous fashion designer, Roberto Cavelli

DRAMA IN THE SEAS - MASSIVE COLLISION!

CRASH!!! CRASHHHHHHH! KABOOM KABOOM KABOOM!!!!

Even in the wide ocean when there are absolutely no boats around, two powerboats manage to crash against each other at high speed. And the neat thing is that someone on the boat managed to capture the scene on video.

Luckily, no one was injured.

Think $20 million is expensive, Try $250 million!!!

Still think that Tiger Woods' $20 million yacht "Privacy" is expensive? How about Paul Allen - co-founder of Microsoft, the third richest man in the USA and - his yacht named "Octopus"....Octopus, the world's 6th largest super yacht comes with a price tag of
$250 million US
with an annual maintenance cost of US$20 million.

The yacht has many additional accessories including
2 helicopters on the top deck,
a swimming pool on deck,
a 10-man submarine which can sleep 8 for a 2 week duration,
a remote control vehicle for crawling the ocean floors,
a 63 foot tender on the transom, and many many more......


The moral is: No matter how rich you are, somebody is richer,
No matter how pretty you are, somebody is prettier,
No matter how smart you are, somebody is smarter,
No matter how young you are, somebody is younger,
No matter how many postings you have on your blog, somebody has more,
No matter how good your blogs, someone else's is better....

so just accept it, and life becomes much easier and more relaxed.

$20 million price tag for this boat? Who does it belong to?

There was lots of secrecy about this megayacht when it was being built in the year 2004. In fact, the celebrity owner successfully sued the builder Christensen Yachts for exploiting his name and image to promote the company. With the information leak, everybody knows that the hull was numbered 26 and since it is a semi-custom boat, the specifications and details are readily obtainable from a similar yacht.

Okay, enough suspense, it belongs to none other than TIGER WOODS. The man who has everything? A megayacht, a gorgeous wife, beautiful baby.....what can I say?


By megayacht standards, this is a small yacht as it has only 5 guest cabins, and is only 155 feet long. It can go 12 to 17 nautical miles an hour, carries 12,000 gallons of fuel and 2,000 gallons of water. It has a range of 4,300 nautical miles. Now do the math, how much does it cost to fuel up? and what is the annual salary for his 9-man crew?

Will you take this Boat if it's Free?

In amongst the beautiful yachts in BC, at anchor near one of the islands is this sailboat with no mast. Since it is at anchor, it's not paying any rent or moorage. Yet it seemed to be well looked after, because someone is looking after the little garden on board. There are also two deck chairs for the owner and a friend to sit and relax, look out at the mountains, the water and the boats coming by. Plus, there is a BBQ for entertaining guests. If you utake a close look, there's even Christmas lights on the plant by the bow. There's even a hanging plant basket. So, will you take this boat if it is FREE? What's the catch? It cannot go anywhere, it has no mast, and the engine is probably already dead.

Which Boat would you prefer? A quiet intimate boat trip or the megayacht experience?

Here are 5 of the top megayachts in the world. If you were one of the richest person on the planet, you can take a lot of people with you on your holiday. Someone to paint your face, paint your nails, paint your toenails, wash your hair, dry your hair, cut your hair, massage your back, bring you your drinks, shoo the poor people away, screen your phone calls, do your laundry, shop for your groceries, cook your food....... and then there are all your friends to entertain...

There would be a helicopter ready for you and your friends, so when you want to have strawberries in the tropics and there are none around, that helicopter can fly to the nearest store and buy you the special food you crave.... This is the reason why one person need a private yacht that can hold 300 or more people. Sometimes the megayacht might still not be enough, because everyone wants to have the BIGGEST BIGGEST HUMONGOUS YACHT OF ALL.

Eco-tourism in the Backwater Country of Kerala

This video clip says it all. This is not an advertisement, by the way. I was just simply charmed by an alternative type of boat, NOT MADE WITH PLASTIC, NOT MASS PRODUCED. Indigenous and made with local materials.

A different type of boating. Quiet and Intimate. If you have someone you love and who loves you back, this boat will do just fine. You do not need to have a lot of people around you, and you wouldn't want to either. The best things in life are indeed free. (I did not mean the boat as the best thing in life, I mean love. You have that, and boat or no boat, you can be happy).