Today is a record-breaking event. Super yacht Octopus just rolled into our bay, smashing the record as the largest private super yacht to ever sail into our bay. The previous record was Yacht A mere 390 feet and is now the second-largest yacht after Octopus at a whopping 414 ft. She is one of the largest private vessels in the world and has an interesting backstory.
Octopus has eight enormous decks, including a private owners’ deck, Octopus can host up to 26 lucky individuals in 13 staterooms and has a crew of 63 spread across 30 cabins. Entertainment facilities include several bars, a spa, library, cinema, gym, basketball court and multiple lounges. It has two helicopter pads on the main deck: a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a 43-foot tender docked in the transom and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. Sadly super yacht this is not available for charter but rest assured there are many more affordable options if you are so inclined. For a wide range of sizes and prices, go to cabosfinest.com.
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The latest superyacht to visit Cabo is The Aquila. With an impressive size of 280’ she is not the largest yacht but is one of the most beautiful to grace our busy bay. This is a rare American-built super yacht and is the largest built sine 1930. The majestic presence is built by Derecktor who unveiled her as Cakewalk before the Walmart family purchased her for a mere $150m and did a massive remodel in 2016. The Walton family have an estimated combined net worth of $149B one can assume the annual costs of $15M to be a mere pittance. Would you like to charter this gorgeous yacht? Sorry she is not for rent at this time.
When she was available, the rate was one million per week. Ann Walton Kroenke is the official owner. She and her husband Stan own other yachts, but this is the largest. Stan is the owner of the LA Rams, the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids and the U.K.’s Arsenal soccer club.
Aboard the Aquila there are 7 guest suites accommodating up to 14 lucky ducks with a crew of 28. We saw the young good looking crew at the marina yesterday as they hauled supplies from Walmart perhaps? Maybe they get a discount. There are many wonderful features about this majestic ship that came from the 1,000 people hired to refit her. including a new forward sun deck with jacuzzi, a cinema, four aft decks providing an abundance of outdoor space. Aquila also boasts a beach club deck complete with DJ booth, AV system, smoke machine and light show. Inside, a cool, calm and contemporary interior creates an aura of tranquillity. Icy silvers, dark browns peppered with nickel and clean whites are accented with patterned soft furnishings and tasteful lighting. The focal piece of the yacht though has to be the 11.2-metre ‘waterfall’ chandelier which cascades down four levels from the sun deck down to the lower deck creating shards of light across the white marble floor.
In any event it is a pleasure to watch these super yachts in the Cabo Bay. This season we have seen so many including La Datcha and the new record holder Octopus owned by Roger Samuelsson, founder of SHL Healthcare a swedish big pharma billionaire. Go figure.
While these super yachts are seldom available for private charter, there are many that are in all sizes and price points. Visit our site cabosfinest.com for a listing for details and pricing. Whether you want a luxury fishing yacht for a full day fishing trip, an afternoon snorkel adventure on a catamaran, a romantic sunset dinner cruise or a multi day island hopping excursion, we are the local broker of choice. Please check out our other videos for an insider’s guide to Los Cabos. Thank you for watching, and be sure to tell a friend. If you like what we are doing, please subscribe to our newsletter and be sure to give us a thumbs up.
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