The motoryacht A has been famous since delivery. She becomes more and more famous with each passing year. Witness this video, posted to YouTube 10 days ago. Thanks to it, motoryacht A has been burning up the Internet. As of last evening, the video had been watched nearly 19,000 times.
The video was shot via drone. It captures some spectacular footage of the 390-foot (119-meter) megayacht while she was anchored in Portofino, Italy. (She’s since moved on to other destinations.)
The motoryacht A understandably gets plenty of attention for being among the 100 largest yachts in the world. But, it’s her unusual styling that gets even more attention. The looks have been lauded as much as they’ve been criticized. (Witness a headline from The Wall Street Journal in 2008, the year the megayacht launched from Blohm+Voss: “The Ugliest Boat in the World?”) The owner of motoryacht A, Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian businessman, tapped Philippe Starck for her, shall we say, distinctive design.
We’ll leave you to form your own opinions of A’s looks. Share your thoughts in the comments section, too. Even if you’re not a fan, you’ll likely find yourself admitting some of the scenes of her long bow are pretty spectacular.
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