Monte Carlo (yacht)

Monte Carlo in the Bahamas, June 2005
Career
Name:	Monte Carlo
Port of registry:	George Town, Cayman Islands
Ordered:	1985
Builder:	Amels
Laid down:	1985
Launched:	1988
Status:	in active service, as of 2009[update]
General characteristics
Tonnage:	Gross tonnage (GT) of 358 tons
Length:	40.4 m (132 ft 7 in)
Beam:	8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draught:	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Decks:	4
Installed power:	2 × 100 kW
Propulsion:	2 × MTU 12V396TB diesel engines, two propellers, 2,924 kW (3,921 hp)
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) cruising 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) maximum
Capacity:	8 passengers
Crew:	7-8 officers and crew
Notes:	Air Conditioning 30 tons Aqua-Air chillwater system

Monte Carlo is a motor yacht in the superyacht category. She was named after the Monte Carlo quarter of Monaco.

History

Monte Carlo was built by Amels in their Hakvoort shipyard in The Netherlands and launched in 1988. She was designed by Diana Yacht Design BV. She underwent an extensive refit in 1999 (including an interior refit designed by Dee Robinson), and lesser refits in 2004 and 2006.

Monte Carlo currently cruises the Mediterranean Sea in the Summer cruising season, and the Caribbean in the Winter cruising season, crossing the Atlantic Ocean twice each year.

Notable passengers

• Pierce Brosnan, actor
• Mariah Carey, pop and R&B singer

References

• Boat International Publications Authors, The Superyachts, Volume Eighteen. Kingston-upon-Thames, Boat International Publications (2004) ISBN 1 898 524 661
• Cayman Islands Shipping Registry, Certificate of British Registry, Official Number: 731192

External links

• www.yachtspotter.com: Recent sightings and photographs