Sailing in styleTatoosh, a 303-foot (92m) private super-yacht owned by the multi-billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and one of the top 50 richest people in the world Paul Allen, is heading for Walvis Bay.
The yacht departed from Rio de Janeiro on 30 August and is scheduled to visit the port of Walvis Bay on 11 September.
Allen acquired Tatoosh in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million (N$143 billion). He also owns the 416-foot (127m) Octopus.
Tatoosh was listed for sale at €125 million (N$199 billion) with Fraser Yachts in May 2010. The listing was withdrawn in 2014 after failing to attract a buyer.
Tatoosh was originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000. It features amenities such as multiple helicopter landing pads and basketball courts.
The yacht has five decks with a master suite, saloon and other rooms on the top deck. The saloon is equipped with a French limestone fireplace and a dining area. There are staterooms and a ladies’ powder room on the main deck.
It also accommodates a shaded 1.8-metre-deep swimming pool with adjustable floor depth located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang, a movie theatre and custom 46-foot (14m) sailboats.
Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, reportedly hired Tatoosh for £400,000 (N$7 million) for a Christmas cruise and entertained rap singer Eve on it.
OTIS FINCK