Eos

Eos new hull colour
Eos yacht
Eos
Eos

Yacht name: Eos
Length: 305 ft • 93 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13636
Stylist: Bill Langan
Interior: François Catroux

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths Bucket • March 2008
Photo: Marco Zanettovich • Trieste • 2 August 2007
Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 28 January & April 2007
Photo LM - Genoa
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Saint Nicolas

Saint Nicolas yacht


Yacht name: Saint Nicolas
Length: 230 ft • 70 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13643

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco Yacht Show • September 2007 & 2009

Saint Nicolas
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Arkley

Arkley
Arkley photo

Yacht name: Arkley
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lürssen • # 13657
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • August 2009
Photo: NT • Monaco • September 2009

Arkley, sister to Linda Lou, was launched June 2009. And here she is enjoying the waters off Beaulieu.
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Octopus

Octopus
Octopus yacht garage
Octopus with helicopter on bow
Octopus stern detail
Octopus funnel detail

Yacht name: Octopus
Length: 414 ft • 126 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Lürssen • # 13622
Architect: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Cote d'Azur • Summer 2006 & 2009
Photo: Bob Paylor • St Barths 2008 & 2009

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's enormous yacht Octopus couldn't be missed this summer in Beaulieu and earlier in the year in St Barths.

The helicopter lands easily on either end of the 126 m yacht. Octopus also travels with a bright yellow submarine.

Octopus Paul Allen
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Dilbar

Dilbar arrives in Monaco
Lurssen Opal
Opal yacht

Yacht name: Dilbar
Formerly: Project Opal
Length 361 ft • 110 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Lürssen • # 13648
Exterior: Time Heywood
Interior: Alberto Pinto

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • August 2009
Photo: Werner Fähland • Heligoland • 17 July 2008
Photo: GG • Bremen • 1 July 2008

August 2009: Nice to see Dilbar close up off the Larvotto in Monaco last week. Al Mirqab was right beside her.

May 2009: NT also got a great shot at the Grand Prix in May.

26 July 2008: D is for Dilbar

18 July 2008: Very nice new photos of Opal from Werner on sea trials in Helgoland in the North Sea, and from GG in Bremen.

June 2008: Lurssen has launched the massive new build Project Opal. Looks a bit like Pelorus …
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Polar Star

Polar Star
Polar Star

Yacht name: Polar Star
Formerly: Northern Star
Length: 206 ft • 63 m
Year: 2005
Builder: Lürssen • # 13629
Design: Espen Øino • Vripack

Photo: monacoeye • May 2007 • Beaulieu & Monaco July 2009
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Northern Star

Yacht Name: Northern Star (Project Scout)
Length: 247 ft • 75 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lürssen • # 13651
Design: Espen Øino International
Interior: Pauline Nunns Associates

Northern Star the 75 m explorer from Lürssen, built under the project name Scout, was launched earlier this week and is undergoing sea-trials.

Photos needed! Please send to monacoyachts@gmail.com.

Meanwhile, here's a photo of the former Northern Star, now Polar Star, entering Monaco last week.
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Al Said

Al Said, Muscat
Al Said in Palermo
Al Said yacht

Yacht name: Al Said
Length: 508 ft • 155 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13644
Design: Espen Øino

Photo: NP • Muscat • December 2008
Photo: The Storm • Palermo • August 2008
Photo: GG • Bremen • September 2007

2009: Some good new photos from NP showing Al Said in her home setting in Muscat, Oman.

Al Said, ex Project Sunflower, is the massive new build from Lürssen, launched in 2007, for Sultan Sayyed Qabus bin Said as Said of Oman, a.k.a. Sultan Qaboos bin Said. At 155 m in length she comes straight in at number two in the list of the world's largest yachts.
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Darius

Yacht name: Darius
Length: 361 ft • 110 m
Year: 2009
Builder: Lürssen • # 13646
Design: Tim Heywood
Interior: Glenn Pushelberg

Darius, a nice looking gigayacht in the Pelorus mould from Lurssen, but with grey hull, was launched in April 2009, and will be delivered in the summer.

Photos needed - pls send to monacoyachts@gmail.com.
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Madsummer

Madsummer in Monaco
Madsummer yacht

Yacht name: Madsummer
Length: 260 ft • 79 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Lürssen • # 13650
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: NT • Monaco • June 2009
Photo: Robert Paylor • Florida • May 2009

Bob just sent in a nice photo of Madsummer cruising off Florida. And yesterday Madsummer turned up in Monaco… Great photo of her steaming in from NT. Lürssen launched Madsummer in September 2008 …
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Vive La Vie

Vive la Vie yacht Cannes
Lurssen Vive La Vie

Yacht name: Vive La Vie • Project Bounty Hunter
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2008
Builder: Lürssen • # 13649
Design: Espen Øino

Photos: monacoeye & Michael Chevalier • Cannes • December 2008
Photos: Christian Eckardt • Weser • 20 June 2008

December 2008: Vive La Vie has made it down to Cannes - thanks to Michael for the heads up. June 2008: Great new photos of this new yacht sent in by Christian… April 2008: Vive la Vie was launched in April at the Lürssen Bardenfleth yard.
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Queen K

Queen K yacht
Queen K
Queen K

Yacht name: Queen K
Formerly: Queen M
Length: 238 ft • 73 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Lürssen • # 13627
Design: Espen Øino
Speed: 18 knots

Photo: monacoeye • Summer 2008 • Queen K with Pelorus and LGB
Photo: monacoeye • Antibes • 9 June 2007 • Queen K
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 14 August 2005 • Queen M

The interior for the 2007 refit was designed by Eidsgaard Design, and completed at Lürssen by Oldenburger cabinet-makers.
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Oasis

Oasis yacht in Monaco
Oasis yacht
oasis

Yacht name: Oasis
Length: 195 ft • 59 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13642
Design: Glade Johnson

Photo: NT & monacoeye • Monaco • August 2008 - links to follow
Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • May 2006

May 2006: Lürssen's recent launch on her maiden voyage to the Med… here entering Port Hercule for the first time.
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Skat

Skat
Skat
Skat

Yacht name: Skat
Length: 232 ft • 71 m
Builder: Lürssen • # 13621
Year: 2002
Design: Espen Øino

Porto, Corsica • August 2008 • NT
Monaco • 12 - 13 February 2007 • monacoeye
Portofino • 2 February 2007 • Heinrich Scheit
Genoa Italy • 30 January 2007 • monacoeye
Halmstad Sweden • 18 July 2006 • Andreas Slanemyr
Stockholm • August 2006 • Anders Linden

August 2008: Fantastic shot of Skat with a Corsican red rock backdrop, from NT.

February 2007: Microsoft Chief Software Engineer, Charles Simonyi's militaristic looking yacht, Skat.
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Pelorus

Pelorus yacht
Pelorus
Pelorus

Yacht name: Pelorus
Length: 377 ft • 115 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Lürssen
Design: Tim Heywood

Photo: monacoeye • July 2008 • Beaulieu
Photo: monacoeye • 11 September 2006 • Nice

Sep: 2006: Coming into Port Infernet Sep 2006.

Owner: Roman Abramovich • see Le Grand BleuEcstaseaSussurro • Chelsea FC

July 2008: Pelorus with Le Grand Bleu and Queen K in St Jean today. Link to follow.
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Leonora

Leonora yacht
Leonora

Yacht name: Leonora
Formerly: Be Mine
Length: 132 ft • 40 m
Year: 1991 • Refit: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13569
Architect: Jorg Beiderbeck

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • November 2007
Photo: NT • Monaco • May 2008
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Ronin

Ronin

Yacht name: Ronin
Formerly: Izanami
Length: 192 ft • 58 m
Year: 1993
Builder: Lürssen • # 13573
Architect: Gerhard Gilgenast
Stylist: Norman Foster
Speed: 34 knots

Photos: NT • Monaco • 30 June 2008

Some fine shots of Larry Ellison's powerful yacht Ronin, from NT. Rising Sun, Ellison's larger yacht, was also visiting Monaco yesterday …
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Blind Date

Blind Date yacht

Yacht name: Blind Date
Formerly: Xenia -> Xania -> Abbracci
Length: 134 ft • 41 m
Year: 1995
Builder: Lürssen • # 13582
Stylist: Jörg Beiderbeck

Photo: NT • Monaco • June 2008
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Carinthia VII

Carinthia VII yacht
Carinthia VII
Carinthia VII with Pelorus

Yacht name: Carinthia VII
Length: 318 ft • 97 m
Launch: 2002
Builder: Lürssen • # 13618
Stylist: Tim Heywood
Speed: 26 knots

Photos: NT • Monaco • June 2008
Photo: monacoeye • Antibes • August 2006

A rare sight - Heidi Horton's Carinthia VII steaming past Monaco mid week, captured here by NT.
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Martha Ann

Lürssen Martha Ann
Martha Ann yacht
Luerssen Martha Ann Monaco
Martha Ann passes Tuiga

Yacht name: Martha Ann
Length: 229 ft • 70 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13645
Design: Espen Øino

Photos monacoeye • Monaco • June 2008
Photo NT • Monaco • 31 May 2008

New photos of Martha Ann.
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Coral Island

Coral Island yacht
Coral Island
Coral Island
Coral Island

Yacht name: Coral Island
Length: 238 ft • 74 m
Year: 1994
Builder: Lürssen • # 13581
Architect: Jon Bannenberg
Speed: 16 knots

Photo: HMB • Caribbean • 2007
Photo : Bob Paylor • St Martin • March 2007
Photos bottom 2: monacoeye.com • Antibes • 16 September 2006
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Limitless

Limitless
Limitless

Yacht name: Limitless
Length: 316 ft • 96 m
Year: 1997
Builder: Lürssen • # 13583
Architect: Lürssen • De Voogt
Design: Jon Bannenberg
Interior: François Catroux
Speed: 25 knots

Photo: HMB • Caribbean • 2007
Photo: Robert Paylor • January 2007 • St Barths
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Al Salamah

Al Salamah

Yacht name: Al Salamah
Length: 456 ft • 139 m
Year: 1999
Builder: Lürssen # 13590 • HDW
Design: Terence Disdale

Photo: Thilo Klink • Lürssen Werft • Bremen Vegesack Lemwerder • 2001

Finally a shot of the Saudi royal gigayacht Al Salamah - thanks to Thilo !

These photos were taken on a visit to the Lürssen Werft yard in Bremen Vegesack, back in 2001, in the pioneering days of digital cameras - I had a bit of fun with a Hockney style composite with the low res originals.

Al Salamah was back at MWB Bremen, in Bremerhaven, in 2007 - did anyone happen to record the visit ?

Thilo also has a question which had me stumped - I'll post it in the comments.
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Rising Sun

Rising Sun megayacht
Rising Sun St Thomas
Rising Sun Yacht
Rising Sun yacht

Yacht name: Rising Sun
Length: 454 ft • 138 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Lürssen • # 13623
Stylist: Jon Bannenberg
Owner: Larry Ellison • David Geffen
Speed: 28 knots

1: 2007 • Stockholm • Anders Linden
2: 2005 • St Thomas • Paul Vaters
3: May 2006 • Cannes Film Festival • Tatiana Hughes
4: December 2006 • St Barths • Bob Paylor

An elegant view of Larry Ellison's Rising Sun in Stockholm, taken last summer by Anders Linden.
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Fulk al Salamah

Fulk al Salamah

Yacht name: Fulk al Salamah
Length: 447 ft • 136 m
Year: 1987
Builder: Bremer Vulkan (now Lürssen)
Gross Tonnage: approx 10,000 GT
Owner: Sultan Sayyed Qabus bin Said as Said of Oman (Sultan Qaboos bin Said)

Photo: Pam Massey • Muscat • December 2006

Fulk al Salamah is an amphibious transport and logistics ship, assigned to Al Said and the Omani Royal Yacht Squadron
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Sea Star

Sea Star

Yacht name: Sea Star
Length: 147 ft • 45 m
Year: 1964 • refit: 2007
Builder: Lürssen
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Phoenix

Lurssen Phoenix

Yacht name: Phoenix
Length: 200 ft • 61 m
Year: 2004
Builder: Lürssen • # 13626
Design: Andrew Winch

Photo: monacoeye • 25 July 2007 • Monaco • new photos
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Ice

Ice
Ice Lurssen

Yacht name: Ice - Formerly: Project Rainbow • Air
Length: 295 ft • 90 m
Year: 2005
Builder: Lürssen • # 13628
Architect: Lürssen & Tim Heywood
Engines: 8 x 1129 diesel electric • 2 ABB Azipods

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 20 July 2006 & 25 August 2007 • new photos

Suleiman Kerimov's Ice, bought from Ernesto Bertarelli, if the stub article on Wikipedia is to be trusted (!), visited Monaco a couple of days ago. Mr Kerimov is reported to be making steady progress from the serious burns he suffered when he crashed his Ferrari Enzo into a tree on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice last November.
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Kismet

Kismet
Kismet
Kismet
Kismet
Kismet

Yacht name: Kismet
Length: 223 ft • 68 m
Year: 2007
Builder: Lürssen • # 13641
Stylist: Espen Øino

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • May - July 2007 - August 2008

Kismet is the second major new launch to come to Monaco for the 2007 Grand Prix. She was launched late 2006 and left the Lürssen yard in Germany in January.
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Linda Lou

Linda Lou
Linda Lou
Linda Lou
Linda Lou

Yacht name: Linda Lou
Length: 197 ft • 60 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13630
Stylist: Espen Øino
Interior: François Zuretti

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • June 2007
Photo lowest: Robert Paylor • 23 November 2006 • Gustavia • St Barths
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Capri

Capri
Capri

Yacht name: Capri
Length: 192 ft • 59 m
Year: 2003
Builder: Lürssen • # 13624
Interior: Glade Johnson

Photo: Monaco • July 2006 - May 2007

Photos of Capri in Monaco, flying the Jolly Roger. Aargh, me hearties…!!
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Shergar

Shergar
Shergar

Yacht name: Shergar
Length: 152 ft • 47 m
Year: 1987
Builder: Lürssen • # 13503
Engines: Two 1100 kW diesels & one 4550 kW Allison gas turbine
Speed: 45 knots

Photo: Robert Paylor • December 2006 • St Barths
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Apoise

Apoise yacht
Apoise Lurssen yacht
Apoise yacht
Apoise
Apoise
Apoise
Apoise

Yacht name: Apoise
Length: 220 ft • 67 m
Year: 2006
Builder: Lürssen • # 13640
Stylist : Espen Øino
Interior : François Zuretti

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco - Nice • 7 July 2006 - 11 September

Sep 2006: Launched only a couple of months ago this smart looking Lürssen reached Port Hercule in July. Now new photos from Nice.
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Ontario

Ontario yacht

Yacht name: Ontario
Formerly: Falco • Maalana
Length: 160 ft • 49 m
Year: 1988
Builder: Lürssen • # 13579
Refit: HDW Nobiskrug

Photo: August 2006 • Monaco
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Blue Shadow C

Blue Shadow C

Yacht name: Blue Shadow C
Length: 165 ft • 50 m
Launch: 1964
Builder: Apuania • Lürssen refit ?

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • June 2006
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Phocea

Phocea
Phocea

Yacht name: Phocea
Length: 246 ft • 74 m
Builder: Toulon Naval Yard
Year: 1976 • Refit: Lürssen 1999
Owner: Mouna al-Ayoub

Photo: 23 July 2006 • Monaco
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The One

The One
The One

Yacht name: The One
Formerly: Carinthia VI
Length: 233 ft • 71 m
Year: 1973
Builder: Lürssen • # 13434
Design: Jon Bannenberg
Speed: 26 knots

Photo: 18 June 2006 • Villefranche • monacoeye
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Lurssen List

13651 2009 247 ft 075 m Northern Star
13650 2008 260 ft 079 m Mad Summer
13649 2008 197 ft 060 m Vive la Vie
13648 2008 361 ft 110 m Dilbar
13645 2007 230 ft 070 m Martha Ann
13644 2007 508 ft 155 m Sunflower -> Al Said
13643 2007 230 ft 070 m Saint Nicolas
13642 2006 195 ft 059 m Oasis
13641 2007 223 ft 068 m Kismet
13640 2006 220 ft 087 m Apoise
_____ 2006 531 ft 162 m Dubai
13636 2006 305 ft 093 m Eos
13630 2006 197 ft 060 m Linda Lou
13629 2005 206 ft 063 m Northern Star -> Polar Star
13628 2005 295 ft 090 m Air -> Ice
13627 2004 238 ft 073m Queen M -> Queen K
13626 2004 200 ft 061 m Phoenix
13624 2003 192 ft 058 m Capri
13623 2004 453 ft 138 m Rising Sun
13622 2003 414 ft 126 m Octopus
13621 2002 232 ft 071 m Skat
13618 2002 318 ft 097 m Carinthia VII
13600 2003 377 ft 115 m Pelorus
13590 1999 465 ft 142 m Al Salamah
13583 1997 316 ft 096 m Limitless
13582 1995 134 ft 041 m Xenia -> Xania -> Abbracci -> Blind Date
13581 1994 236 ft 074 m Coral Island
13580 1993 133 ft 040 m Twirlybird V
13579 1993 161 ft 049 m Falco -> Maalana -> Ontario
13573 1993 192 ft 058 m Izanami -> Ronin
13569 1991 132 ft 040 m Be Mine -> Leonora
13530 1987 110 ft 033 m Falco -> Tauro -> Isis -> Allegra
_____ 1986 120 ft 036 m Kalamoun ?
13503 1983 152 ft 047 m Shergar
13434 1973 233 ft 071 m Carinthia VI -> The One
_____ 1965 105 ft 032 m Seebär -> Roamer IV -> Thago -> Allahou
_____ 1964 147 ft 045 m Sea Star
_____ 1962 180 ft 055 m Pegasus II -> Platinum
_____ 1960 160 ft 049 m Lina III -> Dommel -> El Chris
_____ 1955 102 ft 031 m Pegasus
_____ 1954 165 ft 050 m Polaris
_____ 1927 118 ft 036 m Aar IV
_____ 1927 _________ Oheka
_____ 1926 _________ Scout
_____ 1920 _________ Onkel Fidi


This is a provisional list of Lürssen yachts.
Please add comments, additions, corrections and links in the comments below.
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