Pape'ete is host to some of the world's most beautiful super yachts or mega yachts rivalling Bahamas and the Mediterranean as the place to cruise for the rich and famous. We have seen a few of them on our journey and they never cease to amaze. Such magnificence and so very opulent; it is hard for us to imagine what it would cost to own and operate such a craft. We have come across a few of them more than once. Some are charter yachts such as SuRi and Dragonfly. By the way, you can charter Dragonfly for as little as €490,000 per week. But you can always split the tab amongst the other 11 guests making it so much more affordable, don't you think? Some of these yachts are privately owned so to get on it you would either have to be hired as crew or be in the same social circles as the owner.
Below is Arctic P which anchored near us in Fakarava. Then Nahlin showed up as well as Dr. No. Between them there were submarines, helicopters, full dive gear and a dive master, a sailing dinghy and who only knows what else.
You know you are moored next to a mega yacht when...
....the mast is so tall that the mast head has a red flashing aircraft warning light.
....the fenders or bumpers are bigger than your dinghy.
....the tender is almost as big as your boat.
....the motor on the tender has more horsepower than the main engine on your boat.
....they open the stern doors and roll out a helicopter.
....the crew hire locals to do the cleaning.
....one of the captain's toys is a submarine.
....they have a chase boat to carry the rest of the toys.
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