Skat (yacht)

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SKAT docked at Amaliehaven, Copenhagen. July 13, 2006.

Skat means "Darling" or "Tax" in Danish.

The SKAT yacht was built by Germany's Lürssen as project 9906, a number prominently displayed on the hull in a font matching that of military vessels. The project started in November 1999 and the yacht launched in 2001. The owner, Charles Simonyi, is a former IT Architect from Microsoft. The yacht is the 33rd largest in the world "Power and Motoryacht Magazine" with a length of 71 meters (213 feet).

[edit] General specifications

Construction: Lürssen Werft, Bremen, Germany, 2001
Home Port: Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Length: 70.70m / 213'
Width: 13.5m / 44.3'
Draft: 3.7m / 12.1'
Displacement: 1636 metric ton
Hull: Steel hull, aluminum superstructure
Engines: MTU 2x2000kW / 2x2682hp
Cruising Speed: 15 knots
Max speed: 17 knots
One engine operation: 13 knots
Fuel: 210.000 liter
Water: 56.000 liter
Guests: 10
Crew: 16
Designer: Espen Oeino
Interior designer: Marco Zanini
Stylist: Espen Oeino

It is equipped with:

Lift serving all four decks
Leisure platform with Jacuzzi
A gymnasium located centrally under the mast
Helipad on the upper aft deck servicing a helicopter painted in colors matching the yacht.
Observation platform with helm control halfway up the central mast.
Two tenders
Motorcycles and accompanying lift

Regarding speed, the yacht is able to achieve a speed of 13 knots on just one engine. A cooling pump integrated into the gearboxes assures safe operation on one engine by pumping oil through the idle gearbox. The shaft of the idle engine can be disengaged, leaving the idle propeller and shaft to freewheel.