The New York Daily News captured some photos of
Gates aboard “The Serene,” a $330 million dollar
yacht that Gates and his family are renting for
$5 million per week.
In addition to its 12 staterooms, the 450-foot,
seven deck vessel also comes equipped with its own
saltwater pool, climbing wall, library, health spa,
outdoor theater and even a nightclub spread out
over the boat’s combined 48,000 square feet.
Though for all his wealth and influence, Gates
doesn’t actually own “The Serene.” He’s renting it
from Stolichnaya vodka distributor Yuri Scheffler.
The Russia-born Scheffler is an interesting figure
himself, famous for battling with Russian President
Vladimir Putin, who tried to nationalize and
“redistribute” Stolichnaya’s wealth.
According to Business Insider , Serene is the third
most expensive yacht in the world. You can check
out a video of the yacht during a recent visit to
California in 2012 that was taken by a fellow,
overwhelmed boater.
Though he does not own a yacht himself, Gates
seems to be a fan of them. In 1994, he was married
about a yacht belonging to his fellow Microsoft co-
founder Paul Allen. Allen famously bought his own
mega yacht a few years ago for $200 million, the
Octopus .
Still, even if Gates doesn’t own his own yacht, his
choice of vacation rentals certainly trumps that
of Bill and Hillary Clinton, who were in the spotlight
on Friday after it was revealed they were renting
an $18 million Hamptons estate for about $30,000
per week.
According to the Daily News, Gates and his family
regularly make use of the Serene’s on board
helicopter to travel for tennis matches at the
“billionaire’s playground” of nearby Porto Cervo ,
while the boat is stationed off the coast of
Sardinia. And like Allen’s yacht, the Serene also
comes with its own submarine.
All in all, not a bad way to spend a few weeks
before getting back to reinventing the toilet.
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