Koru (yacht) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids History |
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| Name | Koru |
| Owner | Jeff Bezos |
| Builder | Oceanco |
| Cost | $500 million |
| Yard number | Y721 |
| Launched | 4 August 2022 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lloyd's Register |
| Type | Schooner rigged sailing yacht |
| Tonnage | 3,300 GT |
| Length | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Capacity | 18 passengers |
| Crew | 40 |
Koru is a luxury custom superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023. It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 meters (417 ft) long and reported to have cost $500 million or more. When commissioned, the yacht was the second-largest sailing yacht in the world, after Andrey Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A.
Koru and De Hef
In 2022, Rotterdam announced that the city's historic De Hef bridge would be partially dismantled, temporarily, to allow the yacht to pass through. This move was very controversial because the bridge is a Dutch national monument owing to its long history. In the end, the partial dismantling of the 'De Hef' bridge proved to be unnecessary. The masts were stepped when the vessel was downstream of the bridge in the Rotterdam Harbour.
Support vessel
A 75-metre (246 ft) 1,900 Gross ton yacht support vessel, the Abeona, will "shadow" Koru, providing additional crew accommodation, a helipad with enclosed helicopter accommodation, and capacity for relief supplies.
See also
- List of large sailing yachts
