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We were on the 7 day Eastern that started on Jan 19, 2002 (and enjoyed it very much!). When we arrived in St Maartin, we saw a very elaborate private ship tied up at the port next to us. It was named 'Tatoosh'. If you spent any time on the starboard side of the ship on deck 4 or above and happened to look along the pier, you would not have missed it. It was also very visible if you walked along the pier to go on a shore excursion or to get to town. The Tatoosh was also seen in other ports around the Eastern Caribbean and was also in Nassua in February of this year. I believe it's home port is in St Johns.
It had a helicopter tied to the top deck, a speed boat, a sail boat, two jet skis, and a fishing boat. It was also more than 300 feet long and was very highly polished. The decks were made of teak wood and one was stainless steel.
My DW and I were walking along deck 10 and looked down on it, it was very impressive. One of the Magic's officers was also strolling in the same area and we talked about it with him. He said that everyone thought it belonged to the man that was the personal attorney for Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.
I did a lot of searching on the Internet when we returned home to find more information about it and a few weeks ago, I found some answers.
It isn't owned by Bill Gate's attorney, but it is named after an Island near Redmond, Wa. It is actually owned by Keith McCaw, one of the brothers that founded McCaw Communications, a cellular company that was bought out by AT&T around '94. Keith and his brother, Craig McCaw are very interested in yachting and own several large ships. In fact, Craig McCaw owns the largest private ship in the U.S., Le Grande Blue, it is 350 feet long.
Craig McCaw founded the OneWorld Challenge campaign to help fund their America's Cup efforts in Auckland, New Zealand.
Here's the short version of the Stats for the Tatoosh:
302 feet long
two 16 cylinder diesel engines, cruises at 20 knots
It has medical quality air conditioning thru out.
has 9 tenders onboard: 42 ft picnic boat, 43 ft sail boat, 42 ft fiberglass infaltable, 7.3 meter Halmatic (?), 18 ft Nautica, 12 ft Avon Jetboat, two Bombardier JetSki boats, 4.2 meter life boat.
One Euro EC 35 Helicopter
It has a swimming pool and a spa. The swimming pool has a floor that will come up flush with the stainless steel deck, using 3 motors.
It has a Lobster Tank on board
It has two water cannons on each side of the bridge deck, aft. Their primary use is to repel intruders, but they could be used to fight fires, if necessary.
It has a Local Area Network with at least 15 computers connected, with various printers, copiers, and fax machines.
It has a fireplace in the main salon area, a cinema / theatre area, and a crew gym.
The owner has a suite and there are two cabins for children. There are numerous guest cabins and crew quarters.
Here's a link to a Webpage I found that lists more information than the owner would like to have known, I'm sure:
Tatoosh
I couldn't find any mention of the cost to purchase it or for annual maintenance. I couldn't find the number of passengers and crew it would accomodate either.
It is quite a ship!
It had a helicopter tied to the top deck, a speed boat, a sail boat, two jet skis, and a fishing boat. It was also more than 300 feet long and was very highly polished. The decks were made of teak wood and one was stainless steel.
My DW and I were walking along deck 10 and looked down on it, it was very impressive. One of the Magic's officers was also strolling in the same area and we talked about it with him. He said that everyone thought it belonged to the man that was the personal attorney for Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.
I did a lot of searching on the Internet when we returned home to find more information about it and a few weeks ago, I found some answers.
It isn't owned by Bill Gate's attorney, but it is named after an Island near Redmond, Wa. It is actually owned by Keith McCaw, one of the brothers that founded McCaw Communications, a cellular company that was bought out by AT&T around '94. Keith and his brother, Craig McCaw are very interested in yachting and own several large ships. In fact, Craig McCaw owns the largest private ship in the U.S., Le Grande Blue, it is 350 feet long.
Craig McCaw founded the OneWorld Challenge campaign to help fund their America's Cup efforts in Auckland, New Zealand.
Here's the short version of the Stats for the Tatoosh:
302 feet long
two 16 cylinder diesel engines, cruises at 20 knots
It has medical quality air conditioning thru out.
has 9 tenders onboard: 42 ft picnic boat, 43 ft sail boat, 42 ft fiberglass infaltable, 7.3 meter Halmatic (?), 18 ft Nautica, 12 ft Avon Jetboat, two Bombardier JetSki boats, 4.2 meter life boat.
One Euro EC 35 Helicopter
It has a swimming pool and a spa. The swimming pool has a floor that will come up flush with the stainless steel deck, using 3 motors.
It has a Lobster Tank on board
It has two water cannons on each side of the bridge deck, aft. Their primary use is to repel intruders, but they could be used to fight fires, if necessary.
It has a Local Area Network with at least 15 computers connected, with various printers, copiers, and fax machines.
It has a fireplace in the main salon area, a cinema / theatre area, and a crew gym.
The owner has a suite and there are two cabins for children. There are numerous guest cabins and crew quarters.
Here's a link to a Webpage I found that lists more information than the owner would like to have known, I'm sure:
Tatoosh
I couldn't find any mention of the cost to purchase it or for annual maintenance. I couldn't find the number of passengers and crew it would accomodate either.
It is quite a ship!
WOW 
