The biggest yacht in the world remains 180 metre Azzam.
If you lined the biggest 101 luxury yachts in the world end to end, they would measure almost 6 miles long, according to Boat International magazine’s definitive guide to the world’s biggest superyachts.
The biggest yacht in the world remains the epic 180 metre Azzam, designed by Nauta Yachts and built at Lurssen in Germany. The biggest new entry, meanwhile, is the super-secret 140 metre Ocean Victory, just launched at Fincantieri in La Spezia, Italy.
Following a comprehensive redesign, the January issue of the magazine also features a guide to the world’s best spas to visit by superyacht, as well as contributions from Hugo Rifkind, Eddie Jordan, Jordana Reuben, Sir Ben Ainslie and Simon de Burton.
Top 10 largest yachts:
1. Azzam Yacht 180.00m (590’7″) | 2013
2. Eclipse Yacht 162.5m (533’2″) | 2010
3. Dubai Yacht 162m (531’6″) | 2006;
4. Al Saïd Yacht 155m (508’6″) | 2008
5. Topaz 147.25m (483’2”) | 2012 ;
6. Prince Abdulaziz 147m (482’4″) | 1984;
7. El Horriya 145.7m (478′) | 1865;
8. Yas 141m (462’7″) | 2013;
9. Ocean Victory 140m (459’5″) | 2014;
10. Al Salamah 139.29m (457′) | 1999
HEADLINE STATS:
Total length of top 101 superyachts in 2014: 9984 metres
Total length of top 101 superyachts in 2004: 7992 metres
Average length of yachts in top 101 in 2014: 98.85m
Average gross tonnage of yachts in top 101: 3,909GT
Top superyacht builder represented in top 101 in 2014: Lurssen, with 23 yachts
Top countries of ownership of yachts in top 101 in 2014: USA (17 yachts); Russia (15 yachts);
Saudi Arabia (10 yachts); Greece (6 yachts); Dubai (5 yachts).
