Oligarchs and their toys

Is it true that John Lennon used to collect WW2 stuff or am I being wound up?

The barstools on board were/are covered in a leather made from, and I kid you not, the foreskins of the Minke whale…:eek:

But if a woman sits on them they enlarge into a sofa.:eek:

The barstools on board were/are covered in a leather made from, and I kid you not, the foreskins of the Minke whale…:eek:

I suspect that might be a bit fishy…. :diablo:

She was completed, launched, and accepted into the navy in ’43, yes, but the article I read said they started building her in 1942.

1943. Now renamed Christina O.:)

http://yachts.monacoeye.com/files/christinao.php#unique-entry-id-714

I know

The “Christina”. I believe it was built by Canadian-Vickers in 1942. Used to be known as HMCS Stormont. There was an article a while back in a yachting magazine that I read, which gave all her particulars.

What is it with people with lots of money, their yachts and the skins or horns of dead animals. When I saw the wall tiled with with the skins of white stingrays and the alligator chair with the Kudo horns I was reminded of Aristotle Onassis and his famous yacht. The barstools on board were/are covered in a leather made from, and I kid you not, the foreskins of the Minke whale…:eek:

As seen in that video. Not only is it ugly, but it is as vulgar as hell. If I could have a yacht, I’d find an Edwardian steam yacht, and restore it. Failing that, I’d have a 1930s racer, in teak and mahogany, with gleaming, polished brass fittings, and flapping sails. Now all I need is that lottery win…

Believe it or not Onassis’s yacht is basically a converted ‘Daring class’ frigate which had seen service in the Atlantic convoys of WWII.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but not this one!:eek:

Money can’t buy one taste

As seen in that video. Not only is it ugly, but it is as vulgar as hell. If I could have a yacht, I’d find an Edwardian steam yacht, and restore it. Failing that, I’d have a 1930s racer, in teak and mahogany, with gleaming, polished brass fittings, and flapping sails. Now all I need is that lottery win…

Jesus. I dunno whether that’s amazing as hell or tacky as hell….!

I can think of a few better things to spend $300million on….

Tacky as hell. Big boat small p@@@s I think.
G.

Jesus. I dunno whether that’s amazing as hell or tacky as hell….!

I can think of a few better things to spend $300million on….

Wow that is one smart Yacht 🙂 and he is only 38 😀