St. Barth skyline and harborGetty
My annual visit to St. Barths for the holidays is one of the most exciting times of the year and especially now since the island has bounced back from the devastating Hurricane damage with numerous resorts open for action. There are almost 800 luxury villas available for rent on the island, and its popular beaches are also back to normal. Among the resorts open for the holiday are; Cheval Blanc, Hotel Le Toiny, Hotel Christopher, Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa, Hotel Manapany and Le Sereno most featuring new suites and villas.
The legendary superyacht showdown is also making a comeback this year with many high profile billionaires and celebrities are already anchored outside of Gustavia and the surrounding areas. With superstar New Years Eve entertainment planned this year including Mariah Carey performing at the newly opened Nikki Beach Club, the nightlife will be over-the-top.
Here is a selection of some of the largest and most spectacular yachts currently moored in, around and headed to St. Barths for the holidays.
Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of the superyacht ECLIPSEGetty
ECLIPSE (533 feet) owned by Russian Steel magnate Roman Abramovich *currently in St. Barths
Superyacht RISING SUN owned by billionaire entertainment mogul David GeffenDavid Geffen
RISING SUN (454 feet) owned by entertainment mogul David Geffen *currently in St. Barths.
Superyacht Le Grand Bleu in St. Barth’sGetty
LE GRAND BLEU (371 feet) owned by Russian oil billionaire Evgeny Shvidler *currently in St. Barths
Tatoosh super yacht owned by Microsoft billionaire Paul AllenGetty
TATOOSH (303 feet) owned by Microsoft founder Paul Allen *currently in St. Martin
Superyacht PHOENIX 2 owned by Poland’s Kulczyk FamilyPhoenix
AQUARIUS (302 feet) owned by billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn. *currently in St. Martin
PHOENIX 2 (295 feet) owned by Poland’s richest family, the Kulczyk’s. *currently in St. Martin
C2 (257.3 feet) owned by U.S. cosmetics billionaire Ronald Perelman *currently in St. Barths
MOGAMBO (242 feet) owned by Ibrahim bin Ibrahim. *currently in St. Barths
AXIOMA (239 feet) owned by Russian steel billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky *currently in St. Barths
CORAL OCEAN (238 feet) owned by yacht builder Peter Lurssen. *currently in St. Martin
MARTHA ANN (230 feet) owned by real estate developer Warren Halle. *currently in St. Martin
LADY S (225 feet) owned by Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins *currently in St. Martin
ANNA (220 feet) owned by Russian fertilizer billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev *currently in St. Bart’s
LIONESS V (208 feet) owned by British retailer (Top Shop) Sir Philip Green *currently in St. Bart’s
BLUE MOON (198 feet) owned by investor Richard Duchossois. *currently in St. Martin
EXCELLENCE V (197 feet) owned by Boston auto billionaire Herb Chambers *currently in St. Bart’s
CONSTANCE (197 feet) owned by Alan Dabbiere owner of Airwatch. *currently in St. Barths
GENE MACHINE (180 feet) owned by Engineer Jonathan Rothberg *currently in St. Martin
DRIFTWOOD (180 feet) owned by Nicholas Woodman, founder of GoPro. *currently in St. Martin
BROADWATER (168 feet) owned by Matthew Voorhees, founder of Anybill. *currently in St. Barths
HADIA (164 feet) owned by Saudi investor Haida Abdul Latif Jameel. *currently in St. Martin
ANNASTAR (164 feet) owned by Stanley Star creator of juice maker Cliffstar. *currently in St. Barths
LADY JOY (157 feet) owned by songwriter and philanthropist Denise Rich. *currently in St. Barths