* * * *They've really splashed out! Billionaire couple buy incredible £15million super yacht that can be controlled by an iPad
- *The Adastra was designed by Sussex-based boat designer John Shuttleworth* - *It has a dining area with panoramic views, fully functional kitchen and bathroom * - *It can be controlled by the touch of an iPad from up to 50 metres away * - *It was commissioned by a billionaire businessman who already owns two islands off Indonesia* - *Adastra is 42.5 metres long, 16 metres wide and weighs 52 tons* * * * By Leon Watson<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Leon+Watson> * * PUBLISHED: 14:49 GMT, 13 June 2013 | UPDATED: 19:42 GMT, 13 June 2013 * - * * - * * * * *Here's the latest plaything for the super-rich - a giant three-hulled yacht that cost £15million to make and would fit as comfortably in outer space as it would on the open sea.* *Described by Boat International magazine as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts', the 42.5metre-long Adastra is a floating pleasure palace equipped to entertain a billionaire with even the highest of standards.* *She is the the new pet of Hong Kong-based shipping magnate Anto Marden, 64, and his wife Elaine, whose uses for her may include - among other things - gliding between the two tropical islands they already own off the coast of Indonesia.* *Scroll down for video* *[image: The giant Adastra is a three-hulled made-to-order yacht that cost $15million to make]* *The giant Adastra is a three-hulled made-to-order yacht that cost $15million to make* *[image: The yacht has been described by Boat International as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts, that could spell the future for efficient long range cruising']* *The yacht has been described by Boat International as 'one of the world's most amazing super yachts, that could spell the future for efficient long range cruising'* *[image: Futuristic: The main deck area looks more like that on a spaceship than a boat]* *Futuristic: The main deck area looks more like that on a spaceship than a boat* *[image: The main helm station, which has seating for two, is positioned in a raised pilot house situated between the rear deck and the saloon area and forms part of the cross beam structure]* *The main helm station, which has seating for two, is positioned in a raised pilot house situated between the rear deck and the saloon area and forms part of the cross beam structure* * * *The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range.* *Adastra is powered by one Caterpillar C18 engine of 1150hp at 2300 rpm and has 2 Yanmar 110hp @ 3200 rpm outrigger engines.* *Adastra's 16-metre beam features a saloon area on the main deck with a lounge area, dining table, and navigation station. * * The deck at the rear of the yacht has a sofa and bar area to port and a dining area to starboard. * *[image: Great unveiling: The Adastra during its grand launch in China yesterday]* *Great unveiling: The Adastra during its grand launch in China yesterday* *[image: Lavish: The master bedroom has all the luxury you might expect in a 5-star hotel]* *Lavish: The master bedroom has all the luxury you might expect in a 5-star hotel* * * *[image: Shiny: As the designs show, the boat has a bathing platform at the back where passengers relax as the it glides effortlessly across the open sea] * *Shiny: As the designs show, the boat has a bathing platform at the back where passengers relax as the it glides effortlessly across the open sea* * * *[image: Into the sunset: The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range] * *Into the sunset: The yacht has an integrated ship monitoring system, and can even be controlled with an Apple iPad within a 50-metre range* * * * * *[image: Family affair: From left Orion, John, and Sky Shuttleworth - the team behind the design]* *Family affair: From left Orion, John, and Sky Shuttleworth - the team behind the design* * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * <http://www.facebook.com/deepak.punjabi.73> * _ -- *".... I am the KING to my own UNIVERSE that Rule my MIND, BODY and SOUL!!! ...." * ** *- Aga Madjid -* -- -- you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : [email protected] to join this group, send blank email to : [email protected] to quit from this group, just send email to : [email protected] please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, add my Yahoo Messenger at [email protected] or add my twitter @aga_madjid thanks for joinning this group. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "aga-madjid" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
