Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much money)

[markis10]

Currently berthed in Cairns is this beauty, I wonder what Straitman thinks of the helicopter parking, makes my desire for a Riviera look like a tinny .

 

[Hvr]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Looks lovely, how many SCs per trip? And is there a Business lounge to relax in before and after travel?

 

[simongr]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

What is the copter? Half looks like a Sea King but that would be silly...

 

[markis10]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

I think its a EC135, chosen for its rotor diameter which could be an issue with landing.

http://www.eurocopter.com/site/en/ref/Overview_86.html

 

[coolumbla]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

i'd like to see them dragging that up a muddy bank out of a river after an afternoons fishing!

 

[FuzzyAUS]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Now that is Very Nice..

would love to see some other photo's of it..

 

[straitman]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Currently berthed in Cairns is this beauty, I wonder what Straitman thinks of the helicopter parking, makes my desire for a Riviera look like a tinny .

A slightly bigger boat with a slightly bigger Helo would be better. I'm not actually endorsed on anything as small as the EC135 though this looks to me to be an EC145. (Formally called a BK117-C2)
The 135 has a Fenestron tail rotor and this one appears to have a normal tail rotor.

 

[Fantic125]

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Wow! That makes "Mr Kingfishers" boat (currently moored in Goa) look like a tinny..:shock:

(Mr Kingfisher = Vijay Mallya, owner Kingfisher Airlines & Kingfisher beer)

 

[MatF]

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Nice! Spent an afternoon last year perusing the boats (ships? yachts?) at the Monte Carlo Marina, but couldn't find one in the right colour

 

[Oneworldplus2]

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Great picture Mark.

Nice! Spent an afternoon last year perusing the boats (ships? yachts?) at the Monte Carlo Marina, but couldn't find one in the right colour

So did I, dreaming while l took these snaps back in 2005. (Imagine the diesel bill?)

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[markis10]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Now that is Very Nice..

would love to see some other photo's of it..

I had a real camera with me today:

 

[Oneworldplus2]

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Great picture!

 

[FuzzyAUS]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Thanks for the extra photo's, the body/shape is set well low in the water so i would say it has/does see some bigger seas

 

[markis10]

Re: Is this the ultimate frequent flyers boat (or why you can never have too much mon

Thanks for the extra photo's, the body/shape is set well low in the water so i would say it has/does see some bigger seas

I have been doing a bit of digging and you wont believe what I found, firstly she has had two makeovers, this was the original:



She was the old HMAS Flinders, so hardly a stranger downunder.

Apparently she was bought from the Government by a Kiwi who turned her into this in 1998:

Motor Yacht Flinders - 50m luxury crewed motor yacht

She was then redone again into the current 'Plan B" version in 06, and has a sub onboard!

Yacht: "Plan B"... - Page 2 - YachtForums.Com


Wonder what happened to Plan A