Mega Yachting

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Mega yachting is a life style that can be used by only very few people. The yachts that people live on are custom designed to fit their individual lifestyle and include many intricacies. Though they boats may very in exterior design and size they all contain relatively the same main components that drive and power the vessel although those can very as well. (Thesis) Mega yachts are constructed in many places and though they are capable of serving themselves they are also in need of exterior vehicles to help them carry the passengers directly to shore and partake in water sport activities. The boats that are carried by mega yachts and super yachts are called tenders by most of the yachting community. These vessels can vary in size from being very short boats of only 17 feet in length to the more typical vessel of a length of around 30 feet. The tenders are launched by a davit, of which an example can be seen on nearly all cruise liners. The tenders may also be launched by an over head crane that is mounted to the super structure of the main vessel and capable of lifting the weight of an entire 10,000 pound boat. Also contained in the main vessel may be other water craft vehicles to the effect of competition PWC’s and double person PWC’s that most people in the …show more content…

Mega yachts tend to be multiple stories tall and because of this they need ways to transport gusts and owners up and down. Some mega yachts have typical stairways but may have the hand rails encrusted in gold or silver leaf and then have an elevator close. Designers choose to give their vessel a spiral staircase to save space. And yet some others use a spiral staircase with a glass elevator in the middle of the stairs. This makes for a neat effect and can be somewhat humorous to children as they chase the elevator up the stairs. One drawback to having a glass elevator surrounding is that the mechanics of the elevator are

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