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Master of the universe? Jeff Bezos’ £420m sail-powered superyacht that will have three masts and be the largest in the WORLD is glimpsed for first time at Dutch shipyard
- The 417ft (127 metre) yacht known as Y721 was rolled out in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the Netherlands
- It will be the biggest sailing yacht in the world when it is complete in 2022 and features three masts
- Y721 has been described as ‘one of the finest sailing yachts in existence’ and has three separate decks
Jeff Bezos‘s $500million (£423million) superyacht has been seen for the first time as building work continues on the vessel that will be the world’s largest sailing boat.
The 417ft (127 metre) yacht known as Y721 was rolled out in the Zwijndrecht shipyard in the west of the Netherlands earlier this week.
It will be the biggest sailing yacht in the world when it is complete in 2022, overtaking the current largest ocean-going passenger ship Sea Cloud.
The Amazon founder’s secretive yacht will feature three ‘enormous’ masts and three decks.
Jeff Bezos’s $500million superyacht has been seen for the first time as building work continues on the vessel that will be the world’s largest sailing boat
Bezos’s vessel is based on the company’s Black Pearl ship, one of the largest and most ecological yachts in the world
Jeff Bezos’s (pictured) ownership of the yacht was confirmed in the book Amazon Unbound, which described the boat as ‘one of the finest sailing yachts in existence’
