Power & Motoryacht Releases Their Top 100 List
Power & Motoryacht magazine has released their annual list of the top 100 largest megayachts in the world. The field for megayachts is getting larger and larger, with over 6,000 yachts measuring 80 feet and larger in use currently. And as yachts get larger the bottom yacht on the list has grown in length too. When the list first began in 1985 the #100 yacht measured 123', today the smallest on the list is 201'1". The top yacht is Al Salamah, which measures 456'10" and is owned by Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the Saudi Arabian Defense Minister. In the second slot is Rising Sun, which measures – 452'8" and is now owned by two major media moguls, the original owner, Larry Ellison, and his friend David Geffen who now has partial ownership. The top five lineup hasn't changed since last year (although there are said to be several major projects in the works that may end up topping the list in a few years). The rest of the list does feature a few new additions though. You can see the complete list at the Power & Motoryacht website.
