Each year we come to the Bahamas we see more mega yachts. Today, as we were sailing from Warderick Wells to Big Major’s Cay, we passed by several, but the one in the photo was the largest. This one, named Man of Steel*, is a mere 282 feet long. The people we saw working on deck looked tiny. If you look at the aft end you will see a large open door. George surmises it is for a compartment holding all of the “toys”—jet skis, etc. You can barely see the man who was suspended on a track sliding along to hose off the windows.
After we arrived at Big Major’s we dinghied over to Staniel Cay and picked up a part for the water maker we had shipped over by Makers Air, filled a jerry can each with diesel and gas, dumped trash, and ate lunch at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Our timing was good for getting fuel. A mini mega yacht—only about 100 feet long—had just finished fueling up. The mega yachts can take a very long time filling their tanks and have been known to drain the yacht club’s tanks.
*I am often curious about these mega yachts. Are they privately owned? Who has need for a boat with that much space? Are they filled with rich people who have money to burn for a week-long charter in the Bahamas? George looked this one up online (now that we have service again). It is privately owned by Barry Zekelman, a Canadian billionaire who owns Atlas Tube, one of North America’s largest steel pipe and tube makers. The yacht’s previous owner was Steven Spielberg.
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