Three superyachts worth a total of £142m wait out the Covid pandemic in Poole

Three superyachts worth a total of £142m wait out the Covid pandemic in Poole because there is no parking space for the billionaires’ playthings in Monaco, Nice and Majorca

  • Brand new £30M vessel ‘Totally Nuts’ and the £20M Sunseeker ‘Out of the Blue’ have joined ‘Elandess’ in Poole
  • Believed the trio of luxury vessels are moored in Poole because of a lack of parking spaces in European docks 
  • Superyachts often chartered out at tens of thousands of pounds but are unable to sail due to coronavirus

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Three superyachts worth a total of £142million have been waiting out the Covid pandemic in Poole because there is no parking space in Monaco, Nice and Majorca. 

The brand new £30million vessel ‘Totally Nuts’ and the £20million luxury Sunseeker ‘Out of the Blue’ have joined the mega yacht ‘Elandess’ in Poole, Dorset.

‘Elandess’, worth £92m and is a staggering 240ft in length, arrived in the south coast harbour last month.

The brand new £30million vessel ‘Totally Nuts’ and the £20million luxury Sunseeker ‘Out of the Blue’ have joined the mega yacht ‘Elandess’ (pictured) in Poole, Dorset

It is believed the trio of luxury vessels are moored in Poole because of a lack of parking spaces in places such as Monaco, Nice and Majorca.

Superyachts are often chartered out at a cost of tens of thousands of pounds a week but they are unable to sail anywhere at the moment due to coronavirus.

So they have to anchor up in marinas and harbours where there is room for them.

The 115ft 'Out of the Blue' (pictured, right) was made by exclusive boat builders Sunseeker whose premises are opposite the marina it is now berthed in. The vessel was completed in 2020 and has also been designed to accommodate up to 10 guests in five cabins

The 115ft ‘Out of the Blue’ (pictured, right) was made by exclusive boat builders Sunseeker whose premises are opposite the marina it is now berthed in. The vessel was completed in 2020 and has also been designed to accommodate up to 10 guests in five cabins

They are permanently manned by their own crew who live onboard and a likely to remain in Poole until the summer at the earliest. 

The 165ft ‘Totally Nuts’ has just been built and has come to Poole straight from renowned boat builders Feadship in the Netherlands.

It is thought to be owned by billionaire investor Sarkis Izmirlian, who owns the high-end Baha Mar Resort and casino in the Bahamas.

The 165ft 'Totally Nuts' (pictured) has just been built and has come to Poole straight from renowned boat builders Feadship in the Netherlands

The 165ft ‘Totally Nuts’ (pictured) has just been built and has come to Poole straight from renowned boat builders Feadship in the Netherlands

It accommodates 10 guests in five cabins and 10 crew who have their own accommodation on bard.

It is thought to be one of the fastest superyachts in its class with a top speed of 28 knots.

The 115ft ‘Out of the Blue’ was made by exclusive boat builders Sunseeker whose premises are opposite the marina it is now berthed in.

The vessel was completed in 2020 and has also been designed to accommodate up to 10 guests in five cabins.

There is a luxurious master suite, two double cabins and two twin cabins.

She has a British flag and is named after the Electric Light Orchestra album Out of the Blue. It even has the ELO logo painted on its side.

‘Elandess’ is reportedly owned by the multi-millionaire Lloyd Dorfman, founder of the currency exchange company Travelex.

'Elandess' is reportedly owned by the multi-millionaire Lloyd Dorfman (pictured), founder of the currency exchange company Travelex

Totally Nuts is thought to be owned by billionaire investor Sarkis Izmirlian (pictured), who owns the high-end Baha Mar Resort and casino in the Bahamas

‘Elandess’ is reportedly owned by the multi-millionaire Lloyd Dorfman (pictured), founder of the currency exchange company Travelex

At 240ft long, it features a huge pool on the sun deck, a bar, a sky lounge, a reading lounge, an observation lounge and a dining table sitting 32 people.

On a lower deck there is a viewing lounge which has views of above and below the waterline.

A local boat owner said: ‘These three superyachts are really causing a buzz in Poole. They are spectacular to see close up.

‘People are wondering why they are here but it is because all yachts like these aren’t allowed out on charter and so they have to moor up. There is a lack of space for them, especially in the Mediterranean.

‘The irony is there are moored right where the Sunseeker boat yard is. It is said that millionaires buy Sunseekers but billionaires buy superyachts like Elandess and Totally Nuts.’

A spokesman for the Poole Harbour Master refused to comment when approached.