Gas Turbine
Moonraker
06 Jul 2008 18:39
Yacht name: Moonraker
Length: 116 ft • 35 m
Year: 1992
Builder: Norship • Ulstein Eikefjord
Engines: 2 x 2982 hp MTUs & 1 Textron Lycoming TF-40 Gas Turbine (4056 hp)
Top speed: 67 knots
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007
Moonraker, the fastest superyacht in the world when launched in 1992 …
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118 Wallypower
22 Jun 2008 12:40
Yacht name: 118 Wallypower
Length: 118 ft • 36 m
Year: 2002
Builder: Wally
Architect: Wally & Intermarine Italy
Design: Wally & Lazzarini Pickering
Speed: 70 knots
Engines: 3 x DDC TF50 gas turbines + 2 370hp diesels
Power: 3 x 5,600 hp
Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • 13 June 2008
Photo: monacoeye • 2005 Monaco Yacht Show
The June 2008 Jubilee issue of Boat International heralds Wally Yachts founder Luca Bassani as one of the 25 great names of the yachting world and the 118 Wallypower as one of the 25 most notable yachts.
The range of the gas turbines running at 60 knots is about 400 miles. The diesels are used for cruising at 10 knots and have a range of 1800 miles.
Trivia fans should know that this instant design classic appeared in the 2005 Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson sci-fi movie Island as "the Renovatio".
Pershing 115 • Mistral 55
27 Sep 2007 13:42
Yacht name: Mistral 55 • Pershing 115 #2
Length: 116 ft • 35 m
Builder: Pershing
Engines: 2 x 3700 hp MTU • 1 TF50 Gas Turbine 4200 MW
Top speed: 52 knots
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco Yacht Show • 19-22 September 2007
World is not Enough
26 May 2007 12:44
Yacht name: World is not Enough
Length: 139 ft • 42 m
Builder: Millenium Super Yachts
Architect & Stylist: Frank Mulder
Engines: 2 x 5400 hp Paxman diesels
2 x 4000 hp Textron Lycoming TF40 gas turbines
Top speed: 68 knots
Cruise: 50 knots
Photo: monacoeye • 22 May 2007 • Monaco Grand Prix
The fastest yacht of this size in the world returns to Monaco for the Grand Prix…
Thunder B
23 Mar 2007 23:19
