4 yachting myths the media love

4 yachting myths the media loves.

The media participate in a race of clickbait titles, so the more controversial the news, the… easier it is to make a mistake. As the maritime industry, in addition to its practical part, is mainly associated with luxury, glamour and large yachts. And the media love such news.

Today we will clarify 4 of the most popular yachting myths that have been circulating around the yachting boarding school since the summer.

• The world’s most expensive yacht … that doesn’t exist
• Monaco on the water
• 120-foot yacht sold on eBay
• Triple Deuce

The world’s most expensive yacht … that doesn’t exist

There is much to be said about History Supreme. The concept itself is noteworthy, although in 2011, when it was created – technically it was nothing surprising. Most media outlets claim that the world’s most expensive yacht is the History Supreme. And indeed, it would be a great work of engineering and design, which has been valued at $4.5 billion.

The problem is that History Supreme never came into being.

Stuart Hughes, or the yacht’s designer, has uploaded photos-visuals to his site showing the yacht, which was allegedly sold for $4.5 billion to a Malaysian billionaire. The project used more than 100 tons of gold, platinum, and the walls were decorated with meteorite.

Problems began to arise when Baia Yachts published a statement about the unauthorized use of their M/Y Baia 100ft boat. Stuart Hughes has never addressed these accusations. Was Baia right to judge the author of History Supreme? Well, judge for yourself.

Learn more about History Supreme in this article.

Monaco on the water

The Monco Streets superyacht project is a $1 billion concept. It is a replica of the most popular parts of Monaco, including a section of the F1 Grand Prix route. And while the project itself has spread widely, an important question is -. Does The Monaco Streets exist? Well – it does not exist.

While the concept has garnered a lot of praise for its creativity, the aircraft carrier-based structure would unfortunately not technically be able to carry the weight it would need to support.

The author of the project is Yacht Island Design from the UK. Many rumors say that the yacht is allegedly under construction, while no one has ever confirmed them. It would be surprising, to say the least, if this 155-meter-tall colossus were actually built. At this point, unfortunately, it is not possible to see it with your own eyes.

120-foot yacht sold on eBay

In the 21st century, we have become accustomed to fast online shopping. Marketplace platforms are thus reaping the harvest of digitization, and the yacht industry wants to join this peloton.

To that end, one foreign portal reported that the largest-ever Internet deal for a gigayacht had fallen through, amounting to… $170 million.

The 4Yacht platform announced that in 2014, via the „Buy Now” button, one user paid a 50% down payment for a listing of a 405ft „Gigayacht” designed by Frank Mulder on the eBay platform.

Neither Frank Mulder himself, nor eBay, nor the new buyer were able to confirm these words, but nevertheless, is it that abstract?

Khalilah vs History Supreme

There are a lot of rumors about both Khalilah and History Supreme.

The most popular of these is the one in which one yacht is identified as the other and vice versa.

By way of explanation, all signs confirm – History Supreme was never built, while Khalilah looks like this: