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Triton Trivia
An amazing year for yacht sales!
Here are the biggest superyachts sold in 2021 and their estimated number of crew: M/Y Octopus, a 126m (414 ft) Lürrsen launched in 2003, crew of 63. M/Y Lady Moura, a 105m (344 ft) Blohm & Voss launched in 1990, crew of 71. M/Y Seven Seas, (now Man of Steel) an 86m (282 ft) Oceanco launched in 2010, crew of 28. M/Y Game Changer, a 72m (237 ft) Damen launched in 2017, crew of 16. M/Y Azteca, a 72m (236 ft) CRN launched in 2009, crew of 24. M/Y Solo, a 72m (236 ft) Tankoa launched in 2018, crew of 19. M/Y Skat, a 71m (232 ft) Lürrsen launched in 2002, crew of 19. M/Y Days, a 68m (223 ft) AES to be delivered in 2023, crew of 18. M/Y Firebird, a 67m (220 ft) Feadship launched in 2007, crew of 19. M/Y Ventum Maris, a 65m (213 ft) Amels launched in 2011, crew of 15.
— Staff report
Do you know...
Where the terms “starboard” and “port” come from?
In the early days of boating, before ships had rudders on their centerlines, boats were controlled using a steering oar. Most sailors were right handed, so the steering oar was placed over or through the right side of the stern. Sailors began calling the right side the steering side, which soon became "starboard" by combining two Old English words: stéor (meaning "steer") and bord (meaning "the side of a boat").
As the size of boats grew, so did the steering oar, making it much easier to tie a boat up to a dock on the side opposite the oar. Th is side became known as larboard, or "the loading side." Over time, larboard—too easily confused with starboard—was replaced with port. After all, this was the side that faced the port, allowing supplies to be ported aboard by porters.
Where the word “yacht” originated?
Th e term, yacht, originates from the Dutch word “jacht” (plural jachten) which means "hunt."
It originally referred to light, fast sailing vessels that the Dutch Republic navy used to pursue pirates and other scoundrels around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. Pleasure vessels acquired the name yacht after England’s King Charles II, who visited the Netherlands during his exile in Europe, returned to Britain in one. By that time, jachten had already become well-developed among the Dutch as pleasure boats for the elite classes.
