Hurricane V is sold, but not staying

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Azure305
Azure305
NSW
402 posts
NSW, 402 posts
22 Mar 2020 12:59pm
The well-known Hurrica V has finally been sold, but unfortunately it won't stay in Australia - the new American owners will be taking it home to San Francisco. I had the privilege of being toured over this magnificent yacht by the skipper/caretaker back in 2012 when when i was doing my coxswains cert. it was first put up for sale in 2012 at $3.99m, after the filming of The Great Gatsby(released 2013), in which it featured. Latest advertised price i could find was $1.85m , so they got a real bargain - I was told the restoration cost was well over $8 mil
Azure305
Azure305
NSW
402 posts
NSW, 402 posts
22 Mar 2020 6:10pm
Details, history, inventory, pics etc can be found here if anyone is interested.

www.classic-yachtsforsale.com/classic-yacht/hurrica-v/
Hobbes99
Hobbes99
12 posts
12 posts
22 Mar 2020 6:02pm
It's beautiful!
Bundeenabuoy
Bundeenabuoy
NSW
1239 posts
NSW, 1239 posts
23 Mar 2020 5:21am
AzureF305 said..
The well-known Hurrica V has finally been sold, but unfortunately it won't stay in Australia - the new American owners will be taking it home to San Francisco. I had the privilege of being toured over this magnificent yacht by the skipper/caretaker back in 2012 when when i was doing my coxswains cert. it was first put up for sale in 2012 at $3.99m, after the filming of The Great Gatsby(released 2013), in which it featured. Latest advertised price i could find was $1.85m , so they got a real bargain - I was told the restoration cost was well over $8 mil


It was at the Sydney boat show one year. You weren't allowed on it but it was still such a beautiful sight.
I hope someone will really use it now.
Azure305
Azure305
NSW
402 posts
NSW, 402 posts
23 Mar 2020 10:05pm
I can't find the actual article Bb, but I do recall that the new owners were going to put her into the classic superyacht racing circuit over in the states so hopefully she will be well used.
Bugger, I just noticed the heading of my post not spelt correctly - damn you autocorrect !!!

And she has her own website too:
www.hurrica-v.com/
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
24 Mar 2020 12:03am
No doubt the new owners will be employing somebody full time to keep the bright work up to scratch.
boty
boty
QLD
685 posts
QLD, 685 posts
24 Mar 2020 7:52am
they will be very disappointed with her performance a lot slower than boats half her size much better as a beautiful gin palace
Azure305
Azure305
NSW
402 posts
NSW, 402 posts
24 Mar 2020 5:02pm
boty said..
they will be very disappointed with her performance a lot slower than boats half her size much better as a beautiful gin palace


Funny you should say that - one of the adverts for it a few years ago used the line "The Ultimate Gentleman's Parlour On Water" as their main selling point!
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