Luxury Octopus Yacht is one of the world’s largest yachts. She is built by Lurssen Yachts. Octopus Yacht was owned by the billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Octopus features a helicopter pad and garage aft and can also accept a second helicopter on the bows. Her impressive deck also features a glass-bottom swimming pool which can transform into a dancefloor with a nearby bar for drinks served poolside.
Another novel facility of her design is her internal dock, which, opening from her transom, runs forward through the yacht, allowing a 20-meter submarine and a tender of a similar size to float into their storage positions. Once secured, the water is pumped out, leaving them resting on chocks.
The yacht has a permanent berth in the International Yacht Club Marina in Antibes, where her owner acquired the largest dock by buying the 55.78-meter superyacht Hanse together with its berth – he kept the berth and immediately sold Hanse, which has now been renamed Insignia.
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Full Specifications
| Name: | Octopus |
| Length: | 126 m (414 ft) |
| Guests: | 26 in 13 cabins |
| Crew: | 57 in 28 cabins |
| Builder: | Lurssen |
| Designer: | Espen Oeino |
| Interior Designer: | Jonathan Quinn Barnett |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Engines: | Mercedes Diesel |
| Volume: | 9,932 ton |
| IMO: | 1007213 |
| Price: | US$ 285 million |
| Annual Running Cost: | US$ 20-35 million |
| Owner: | Roger Samuelsson |
| Built for: | Paul Allen |
