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Friday, August 26, 2005

yacht spotting: the attessa

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be on a large cruise ship for the night China participated in the Celebration of Light fireworks competition. Our friends at Sun Microsystems have an annual cruise, lovely dinner, and a night on the water to watch the fireworks from the front row. It was quite the spread, complete with open bar (woo-hoo). Oh, and Tim Bray was there too.

As we skimmed across the water of English Bay, we came upon a luxury yacht that looked to be about 200ft in length (winds up being 225ft). It was quite the sight.

complete with chopper

"Holy smokes... look at that boat!"

"Woah, I wonder who's boat that is."

"Is that Paul Allen's boat?"

"No, I think it belongs to some crazy Russian billionaire..."

"Is that the guy that was going to buy the Canucks?"

And so on.

As we pulled close, we could make out the name on the side: Attessa. We could also see a fair size silver helicopter on the back too. And some sharp looking staff, waiting to serve martinis no doubt.

up close and personal

A bit of googling the other day and I found out a bit more on the Attessa. It's not owned by a Russian billionaire, but in fact Dennis Washington. From an article found on the MyTelus.com website:


Fresh off an 18-month refit at a Vancouver shipyard, Attessa is owned by Montana industrialist Dennis Washington, no stranger to these parts as he owns Seaspan and was the guy who bought the ill-fated "fastcat" ferries.


And why was it being refitted? Because before it was the Attessa, it was the Aviva and according to the nautical website "The Triton" it suffered one of the most expensive fires in luxury yacht history.

Well, it's back on the water and cruising around English Bay (and other locales). So for all of you yacht-spotters out there, look for it and its sharp paint job.

Some more Attessa links:



I wonder how much it costs to fill 'er up with gas?

posted by Gordon at 8:24 pm

167 Comments:

  • Thanks... neat information... I'm a Vancouverite too... and the ship is here right now.

    I've just found out that another acquaintance of mine is lucky enough to have a position on that yacht!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:08 am  

  • She is tied up in Victoria B.C. as of Sept. 20 6;26 PM. I spotted her up close from my 14 foot yacht.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:25 pm  

  • The Attessa was in Victoria Inner Harbour on September 22nd and left in the early afternoon

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:56 am  

  • I saw her in Indian Arms on Saturday, Sep 24. Impressive!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:03 am  

  • gord,

    i saw a boat like that in croatia. i even tried to google the ship name and see who owned it as well, unfortunately my web skills aren't as good as yours and I wasn't successful. Maybe you can help me. I forget what the name of the boat was though. let me know.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:12 pm  

  • The Attessa is currently docked at Pier 38, San Francisco, CA on October 15, 2005. 9am..........

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:45 am  

  • I just spotted her docked in S.F., California.....Nice Boat!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:16 pm  

  • The Attessa, still docked San Francisco, CA at Pier 38, SHE's A AWESOME YACHT..
    10/20/05

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:46 pm  

  • She's now in Marina del Rey, CA
    11/01/05

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:53 pm  

  • CONFIRMED IN Marina Del Rey
    What an amazing yacht all of us on the bike path had to stop and look. Saw her come into the harbor around 2 P.M.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:42 pm  

  • Rumor at the docks is that the yacht will be there for about a week.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:14 pm  

  • Just got back to our condo in Marina del Rey where she's docked 50 feet away. Rumor has it, she's here for three weeks. Awesome looking!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:28 pm  

  • she is docked in Marina Del Rey, CA
    it is a amazing sight to see such a large personally owned vessel here. I love approx 100 feet from where she is. The sight of it at night all lit up is spectactular!

    Wish i could get on board for a tour.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:44 pm  

  • Just saw her fueling up in Marina del rey

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:11 pm  

  • She is here in Marina Del Rey and a MAGNIFICENT SIGHT. For someone who can appreciate her BEAUTY and GRANDUER, she will take your breath away!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:19 pm  

  • Breathtaking. She is in Marina del Rey, CA today. Hard to keep spotting the sea lions for my kid with such a beautiful ship in the backdrop.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:52 pm  

  • WELL SHE IS STILL IN MARINA DEL REY BASIN A. SHE IS AMAZING AS WELL AS BEAUTIFUL. WONDER IF THE OWNER IS HERE AS WELL? WOULD LOVE TO GET A TOUR OF THIS VESSEL TO SEE WHAT IT HAS ON BOARD BESIDES THE HELICOPTER.

    IF THE OWNER READS THIS AND WANT TO GIVE ME A TOUR E-MAIL ME PLEASE.
    JEFFURB@MSN.COM

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:09 pm  

  • took our dinghy around her this evening. Hope to be here when the helicopter comes back. Just beautiful.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:20 pm  

  • Attessa is parked in Marina Del Rey, CA at the gas dock since November 6, 2005. Largest ship in the Marina currently. Even larger than the US Coast Guard Cutter "Halibut".

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:22 pm  

  • Still in the Marina Del Rey. See her from my porch every day and night. Amazing!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:06 pm  

  • I just saw someone from the crew invite a man and his son aboard for a tour!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:50 pm  

  • I asked the man filling up another boat how much it would cost to fill the Attessa.
    He said she takes 35ooo gallons. You do the math.
    wendy
    Marina Del Rey

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:02 pm  

  • It is amazing how everyone refers to Attessa as if she were a living celebrity. Thank you for your pleasant commentary

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:08 pm  

  • Hi Denis,

    Just watched your Yacht cruise by my condo...awesome...yes the most beautiful yacht to ever grace Marina Del Rey. You might remember me..I sold you an Elk sculpture in Sun Valley Idaho. I am now curating a major collection of impressionist art and would like to speak with you.The last time we spoke was at your wife's gallery in Palm Desert.drose988@hotmail.com

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:12 pm  

  • Attessa III was at anchor in Long Beach yesterday and since the helicopter left late yesterday afternoon it is presumably still there if there are any keen yacht spotters want to cast their eyes over it.

    Looked beautiful and drew the eye whichever direction you looked at it from. I'm suitably jealous... ;o)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:25 am  

  • Just took a ride on bike path in Long Beach. Attessa is still there and had a nice chat with some of the crew. What a beauty. Happy Thanksgiving
    11/23/05 10:45 am

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:48 am  

  • The Attessa is currently inside the Alamitos Bay Marina, getting fuel. She takes up the entire dock!! What a Yacht. The crew are all very friendly, and eager to answer questions about the Yacht. They said they are heading to Mexico, then through the Panama Canal enroute to France... Must be nice.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:34 pm  

  • The Attessa is still (Saturday November 26) at the Alamitos Bay fuel dock. Stunning!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:50 am  

  • Attessa returned to her offshore anchorage spot outside of Long Beach's Shoreline Marina on Sarurday morning - she makes a magingificent addition to the Long beach skyline.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:23 pm  

  • What a beautiful ship. It is a quite a sight from here at the Villa Riviera (Long Beach).

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:38 pm  

  • She was tied up overnight on Friday at the Alamitos Bay fuel dock. I had pretty good view from my Carver 42, "Estrellita", on Gangway 12, but took the tender over to get a closer look. Glad she's gone now. I was developing an inferiority complex. Just kidding. Whatta boat!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:05 pm  

  • As of Sunday afternoonshe was still anchored off shore at Long Beach (downtown) Marina. Certainly does make a nice addition to our already beautiful skyline.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:11 pm  

  • Spectacular sight!! Had to circle it twice in my 25' sport-fisher. Such a treat to see such a beautiful yacht in our fine harbor on a Sunday afternoon (12/11/05)!!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:25 pm  

  • saw the attessa in Long Beach harbor Dec 15th. She is a real beauty.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:49 pm  

  • I just read about the Attessa in this months Showboat Magazine. The pictures of the inside of the attessa are spectacular.
    Bob Miller 12-16-05

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:43 am  

  • She's beautiful. Currently tied up at Shoreline Marina in Long Beach, CA. 12/23/05 10:30 AM.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:36 am  

  • I saw a yacht that appears to be completely identical to the photos of the Attessa from Vancouver. It was in San Diego Bay, Dec 30th around 1pm. Could this be the same?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:11 pm  

  • Yes, that was the Attessa. She is now anchored off of Cabo San Lucas.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:53 am  

  • i see the beauty now in cabo san lucas...and all the girls beeing picked up on the beach and taken back for one hell of a party i am sure....

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:24 pm  

  • THE ATTESSA IS MOORED AT THE COVE IN CABO SAN LUCAS AND DENNIS WASHINGTON IS OUT SCOUTING GIRLS ON HIS JET SKI.HE TOOK A FRIEND OF MINE ON THE YACHT YESTERDAY FOR A TOUR. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE COULDN'T STAY THOUGH BECAUSE THE JET SKI RENTAL COMPANY CALLED HER IN. GUESS THAY WERE WRRIED THAT DENNIS WOULD STEAL THEIR LOUSY JET SKI!LOL 1/10/06

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:52 am  

  • I saw her in front of los cabos by the famous arch this whole past week, but today she is sitting in front of the town of san jose del cabo. Very magnificent boat, WOW!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:03 pm  

  • Hey Attessa! Can I come watch the football games on board. I am only a few hundred feet away from you now. PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE! I am serious. Call 303.960.7019

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:51 pm  

  • Hey Dennis I spoke to Larry Simkins about a new Helicopter Delivery system That I have been working on. I think it is something you might be interrested in. I hope you are enjoying every minute you can aboard that beautiful Yacht. Perhaps I might see you in Cannes in May??
    Bob Miller

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:54 pm  

  • tHE ATTESSA IS CURRENTLY IN PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO.

    JANUARY 21, 2006
    JOHN AND NANCY CARLUCCI

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:55 pm  

  • the attessa is here in Puerto Vallarta, wow what a beauty. Would love to catch a ride in the helicopter on board

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:44 am  

  • The yacht was in Cabo from at least January 14 to the 17th or 18th. The helicopter took off, came back about an hour later and then the boat left.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:16 pm  

  • We (my wife & I) passed the Attessa on 1/13/06 as we arrived at the Riu palace. My best guess on time is about 12:30pm they anchored, almost directly behind the hotel. From 1/13 to 1/18. I must have taken 20 photos...WOW pretty much sums it up...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:59 am  

  • Just viewed the Attessa anchored off the breakwater at Puerto Vallarta.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:53 pm  

  • The Attessa has been anchored off of the shore at Pueto Vallarta for the past week. Very beautiful.
    1/30/06

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:55 pm  

  • The Attessa is in the marina at Isla de la Navidad for a few days.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:49 pm  

  • We saw her in the bay at Zihuatanejo on February 2nd. All we can say is WOW! She got everyone's attention on the beach.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:49 pm  

  • Just saw her in Acapulco anchored for 3 days from Feb 20 to Feb 23. Beautiful.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:53 am  

  • Dear Gordon,

    I love your sight and check it often. I have many great photo's in my office from you of the past Attessa's. Glad to see all is well. The boss and crew are all having fun with the new boat. Keep up the good work.

    Captain Ted

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:32 pm  

  • Was in Panama last week...3/15/06 The Attessa was there on the Pacific side...a small island just outside panama City...What a boat! Beautiful...I was able to take several pictures and get within about 50 feet. Nice indeed1

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:06 pm  

  • March 29th, 2006

    Road Town, British Virgin Isalnds:

    I can see the sharp looking crew waiting at the back, dissapointed it wasn't some one like Abramovich!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:58 pm  

  • Just a few Questions First of all... Who owns this Yacht, also... How do they get the helicopter off??? and lastly... who is their Electrical Officer?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:15 pm  

  • Saw her in the BVI's, Met the Chief Officer of Attessa, not only a nice boat, but a nice Chief Officer as well, both very goodlooking.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:17 pm  

  • I was on a Windjammer cruise and we anchorer next to her in Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I harbor on 4-1-06. Man, what a boat!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:08 am  

  • I cant see her from here... Because i am in Vancouver now.....Hope everything is well there boys and Girls... Be Safe

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:33 pm  

  • Saw her in Tortolla, BVI on April 6, 2006. Googled her and found this site. She sure is beautiful!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:27 pm  

  • Attessa is in Sint Maarten since around apr.14. Docks across from where i run a deep sea fishing boat.Not one of the largest I've seen but surely one of the most beautiful.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:33 pm  

  • What a classy vessel. I just returned from a 7 day cruise to St.
    Maarten and took a picture of the attessa docked in Simpson Bay. The date was April 26th. It was like seeing something out of a James Bond movie.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:31 am  

  • As of May 13, she was still docked in St. Maarten. Beautiful!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:03 am  

  • saw it docked in St. Maarten, Apr 28th 2006

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:59 pm  

  • Attessa is still docked in Simpson Bay in St. Maarten as of May 20, 2006. We saw her in Victoria, BC September 19, 2005. We swear she's following us.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:01 am  

  • Did she dissapear? Know one has commented on her whereabouts since the middle of May. I thought Dennis was taking her to the Mediterranean.I wonder what happened? Did they have some mechanical problems?
    Bob

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:40 am  

  • I've just spotted the Attessa in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal. It arrived yesterday.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:29 am  

  • Hello

    The Attessa is in the present moment (June 13, 2006), in Funchal Madeira Island.

    I'm seeying it from the window of my office.

    Its one of the more spectacular yacht that i ever seen.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:25 am  

  • Hi all

    Yup..she´s in Funchal now - great sight - seems to have some taping on some of the rails maybe a bit of a refit - a US registered chopper on the back too

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:20 am  

  • Have also just seen her in Funchal Harbour (Madeira Island)...Maybe she is heading for the med, summer season is upon us and I´m sure dennis would like to show her off

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:38 am  

  • I found her docked in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on January 16, 2006. What a sight. I was lucky enough to get close and get several photos of her while she was there for three days. Then off she went into the horizon.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:22 am  

  • 28th June 06, tied up in pride of place in Condamine harbour, Monte Carlo. What a sweet bit of kit it is. The helicopter is one hell of an optional extra!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:15 am  

  • She's in Antibes right now, here's my picture of her: http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6108/img02159zk.jpg

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:23 pm  

  • Hi there,
    We just came back from our honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast, Italy and saw the Attessa complete with chopper on the back moored at Amalfi.
    What a beautiful boat.
    My husband has taken about 20 photos of it.....and on honeymoon too-plus googling it on our return Sarah

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:31 am  

  • I would just like to say that I love the "sway" you put under the name on the stern. Where did you get such a lovely idea?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:39 pm  

  • The Attessa is in Malta right now, lovely sight, its simply imposing, took great pictures of it.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:16 pm  

  • The boat is beautifull it is docked in Malta at the yacht marina in birgu.during my breaks at work i just stare at it thinking what have i done wrong not to own it my self.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:17 am  

  • The boat is beautifull it is docked in Malta at the yacht marina in birgu.during my breaks at work i just stare at it thinking what have i done wrong not to own it my self.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:18 am  

  • I saw it in Vittoriosa, Malta. It is HUGE!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:34 pm  

  • What a great site! Attessa is a work of art. My best to everyone on Attessa. Nice to see you are still around Captain Ted...... Tia 8/29/06

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:27 am  

  • Great website

    We were recently sailing from Split to Dubrovnik and the amazing Attessa was moored just outside Hvar Harbour

    At night it gloriously illuminated the surrounding waters and during the day sttod out particulairly from the chopper on the back

    A phenomenal boat, and thanks for the great website, I hope to hear the Attessa and Mr Washingtons future travels and exploits

    BTW I too live some of the time in Vancouver, it was so coincidental when I learned that it was fitted there

    Cheers

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:58 pm  

  • 9th September 2006, The Attessa is now in Zadar Marina, Croatia.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:54 am  

  • Today 16/09/2006 Attessa is in our port of Pula, Croatia and it is beautifull.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:13 am  

  • in venice on 9-18-06

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:27 am  

  • nicnrShe was on ankorage Korcula town Croatia 23.09 2006

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:24 pm  

  • on 18-09-06 we were in Venice Italy, and there we saw this beautifull ship called Attessa with a helicopter on it. We spotted the owner, but didn't know who it was. Now we know!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:46 pm  

  • We where on a holiday in Venezia from 16 to 20 september. And the Attessa was in the port too. The first two days.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:44 am  

  • She was tied up in Zadar, Croatia on September 18th. I saw her there around 8:30 am.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:55 am  

  • Attessa docked at Vittoriosa Water Front, Grand Harbour, Malta. 29th September 2006.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:20 am  

  • The Attessa is moored at Palma de Mallorca as of Oct 3, 2006, with the Eurocopter on deck.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:57 am  

  • She was in Palma Nova, Majorca, on Friday 13 October 2006. A wonderful sight.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:27 am  

  • Hi together,

    I saw the ship last week in Spain, Mallorca where I've sailed along ;-)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:01 am  

  • Hi, Attessa was in Tenerife last week. I left on 8 December and she was still there.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:04 pm  

  • The Attessa is currently in st. George's Grenada.Lovely ship

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:12 am  

  • The Attessa is in Grenada today the 2 feb. 07 and i google search for more information on it

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:33 pm  

  • The Attessa was in GRENADA, West Indies last week (Feb 2nd, 2007)and took in excess of 16,000 sixteen thousand gallons of fuel at a cost EC$10.85 plus....It's a lovely boat. Got a pic of it too while docked on the St. George's port.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:47 am  

  • I've seen the Attessa yesterday (Februari 7, 2007) in St. Annabaai in Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) What a lovely ship this is. I'm glad I don't have to do the maintenance on that ship.

    Erik

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:32 am  

  • I just saw Attessa in Yelapa, Mexico. Its a small town about 40 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was anchored all day in the bay just sitting there. Amazing boat!

    By Blogger Unknown, at 8:14 am  

  • I spotte atessa tuesday march 21st..10 min away from puerta vallerta. We were goin out to las celatas on a boat and she was docked up in the mariina. Beautiful/amazing yacht!!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:33 pm  

  • Neat site. I searched the Attessa as we just got back home from Peurto Vallarta, Mexico, and this great looking yaught has been anchored in the bay just off the hotel zone, since Thursday at least. It was gone by Sat. night when we left. Harvey

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:10 am  

  • Saw her on the Pacific side of Coasta Rica just north of Jaco March 8th. A beautiful site!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:52 am  

  • My boyfriend and I just returned last night from Puerto Vallarta. We got a close up view of the Attessa Saturday, March 24th, as we were on a dinner cruise. She's a beauty and landing that helicopter on the back must take a bit of skill!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:08 am  

  • My family and I stayed in Puerto Vallarta as well between March 15th till the 23rd and we got some great photos of the Yacht, they docked right at Paradise Village and we got to talk to some crew members. They said that they are returning to Washington now after they have been at sea for 2 years. Wow what a yacht.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:52 am  

  • The Attessa is now docked at the Shelter Pointe Hotel in San Diego as of May 8, 2007. Came in last night. Quite the site to see her up close. Really awesome after dark.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:48 pm  

  • This is definitely one of the most beautiful boats I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. She actually came in Monday,May 7th, just before noon. I live above the opening of the San Diego harbor and had to go down to Shelter Island just to take an up close look at this wonderful boat. Amazing and all I could say was "WOW". She's still here.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:12 am  

  • I saw her today. She's still in San Diego as of May 13. Beautiful Boat!! She was Sparkling in the San Diego sun.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:57 pm  

  • May 13, 2007 Attessa still docked at Shelter Island San Diego. We enjoyed seeing her and the helicopter up close as we cruised by on the Patron. Impressive and gorgeous!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:06 pm  

  • My husband and I saw this creature about 2 hours ago docked at Shelter Island in San Diego....awesome!

    By Blogger test drvie, at 6:32 pm  

  • I saw Attessa anchored in front of Sausalito main street yesterday.
    May 27th.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:44 am  

  • She is tied up in the inner harbour of Victoria, BC today (June 1, 2007), quite impressive yacht

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:02 am  

  • June 1 2007 Attessa caused quite a commotion here in Victoria today. I had spotted her earlier in the day on a bike ride into town and had to go back for a closer look. Hubby says he remembers her when she was here in 2005. At ~7:30 pm while oohing and ahhing over her we noticed the matching tender boat bringing in the owner. We theorized he had just gotten off a harbour float plane - maybe visiting his son and/or had business dealings in Vancouver for the day. Such a beautiful boat!
    We talked to one of the crew after they tied up the tender. He filled in a few blanks for us :

    1. The flag she flies is from the Grand Cayman Islands where she's registered
    2. They tow the ~40 ft. tender behind the ship
    3. Spent 1 year on the way to the Mediterranean, summered there, and 1 year to get back to BC
    4. While the crew member politely declined naming the owner we googled to discover he's a Montana multi billionaire Dennis Washington who does a lot of business out of Vancouver RE: tug boats, cargo boats, etc.
    5. Mr. Washington doesn't fly that pretty little helicopter himself but has someone on board who does that for him
    6. 2 panels on either side of the bow of the boat actually open outward and there are 2 26 ft. speedboats inside that can be lowered by crane
    7. There are 2 hot tubs on board - one at the very stern.
    8. Googled information - built in 1999, originally named the Aviva, had a disastrous fire 2 years later, sat in harbour for 2 years until brought to Vancouver for a complete refit, 20 ft added on to make it 225 ft in total
    8. The crew member we spoke to admitted it's quite a nice job to have :-)

    It's funny how this one blog entry became such a phenomenon! Thought I would just keep adding the info for those interested. I think we all dream about what it would be like to own such a beautiful boat. Completely out of reach for the majority of us - but dreaming about it 'don't cost a thing'.
    Cheers!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:54 pm  

  • Attessa is docked in Victoria B.C. in front of the Empress and Parliment Buildings. Trully amazing to see her up close and personal...A celebrity of the seas indeed. (June-2-07)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:28 pm  

  • Ship tied up at Victoria Inner harbour 02June07. Nice ! Len & Karen S

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:36 am  

  • Ya its in victoria right now. its awesome~!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:28 am  

  • The Attessa is tied up in Victoria - June 1-3/07 - walked by to look at it many times on the weekend. What a beautiful boat - would have loved to view the inside!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:22 am  

  • And she's home. Close to 2 years since I first made this blog post and a couple of months after I updated it about the half-way-around-the-world voyage of the Attessa, I saw it today, parked at the Washington ship yards in North Vancouver, hidden behind a fast ferry, as I flew out to Victoria. No camera, but I think it might be worthwhile trying to get a picture for the update. So as of June 19, 2007, she's back in Vancouver BC. Thanks to the people who updated this post for the last 2 years. Quite a trip.

    By Blogger Gordon, at 11:49 pm  

  • The big ship Attessa is right out our front window here in the tranquil waters of Deep Cove, North Vancouver. She is a magnificent ship, a real beauty. She's been here a since yesterday.

    Duke

    By Blogger Duke, at 6:24 pm  

  • It's been here Anchored off in Deep Cove, BC for a couple of days now. June 29,2007

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:04 pm  

  • The Attessa is currently moored in Coal Harbour in Vancouver. The occupants enjoyed the Canada Day fireworks last evening. July 2nd 2007

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:18 am  

  • I am sitting in my living room in Coal Harbour with a perfect view of the Attessa from slightly above, right beside the Nova Spirit. Beautiful ship!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:32 pm  

  • Yes, the Attessa is in Coal Harbour right now. Just got home from my trip, stayed on my girlfriends Yacht. We were 3 boats down from it and it is just beautiful! Funny thing was....we were sitting out late at night and a raccoon ran down the dock and up the steps of the Attessa. Then, climbed the stairs to the middle deck! I told a crew member a raccoon was on their boat and they looked at me like I was CRAZY! LOL! Right after that I see 3 crew members chasing the raccoon off the boat which then began to chase us! It was quite a loud and funny experience. (Also got a GREAT photo of the raccoon leaving the Attessa down the stairs).

    Mr. Washington and his wife came in the next day and actually stopped to talk to my girls that were on the back of the boat. They were so excited they got to meet him and said he was very nice.

    Just thought I'd share.

    Joanne LaFord
    http://www.jowgraphics.com

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:56 pm  

  • The most remarkable yacht I've ever seen (not that I've seen many). No helicopter today, though. Docked in Coal Harbour today (July 31, 2007).

    By Blogger Unknown, at 9:04 pm  

  • The Attessa pulled into the Victoria BC Inner Harbour this afternoon (Nov 15, 2007)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:55 pm  

  • She is back in Long Beach, CA--downtown/shoreline Marina..Impressive to say the least..She pulled in Friday, the 23rd and as of today(25th) she is still there

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:49 am  

  • 9 Dec 14:30PST she rounded point Loma and came into San Diego Harbor towing a large inflatable.
    Looks like she might be headed downtown for the parade of lights.
    Quite a sight.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:07 pm  

  • She just arrived in Cabo, anchoring out for starters... helo onboard, tender in tow. Looks like the tender is a landing craft for a vehicle???

    December 29, 2007

    Spooted by Russ from Playa Grande!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:08 am  

  • just got back from cabo,saw her from villa del palmar resort,rented a waverunner just to see her up close, beautiful boat.I heard a rumor it Bradd & Angelina's but now I know it's not true. hope to see her there again next year, (posted 1/04/08)
    ,

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:22 am  

  • 1/4/08 Shes was off shore of Punta Gordo, San Jose Cabo. 10PM What a piece of machinery

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:13 pm  

  • She was in Chileno Bay between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo on Jan 7th 2008. There was a younger couple on board--needed stronger binoculars for more details!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:56 pm  

  • Got up close to it while docked at Puerto Los Cabos..jan 8? ..very impressive. how do they land the copter?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:36 am  

  • we were on the cruise ship the pride and seen here in cabo san lucas January 11 2008. she's an fantastic yacht

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:06 pm  

  • She is now in Cabo San Lucas...

    Jan. 15th 2008

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:38 pm  

  • Attessa is in Puerto Vallarta floating in the bay of bandaras in front of the Golden Crown Paradise resort

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:32 am  

  • I too was in peurto vallarta and saw the yacht. Jan 19-26. I was with a group of people and we were amazed at the size of the boat. We used the binoculars to check the name. One of the fellows with us said we should check on the name when we get home to find out who owns the boat. Nice to see how the other half lives!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:20 pm  

  • Attessa is still in Vallarta - off the shore of the Crown Paradise. The helicopter arrived with passengers yesterday around noon ... that was a sight to see! Rumors are tht John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, Maria Carey and Eddie Murphy are the owner. Thanks for clearing up the rumors on this blog - I'll tell the guests of the Crown Paradise the real story today at the pool.
    February 6, 2008
    Paco de Veracruz

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:00 am  

  • Attessa left Puerto Vallarta on March 6th sometime in the night. It was gone by the morning of March 7th.

    TS
    3/10/08

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:15 am  

  • seen this boat un puerto vallarta !!

    [IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/fredemi/Photo166_6_4.jpg[/IMG]

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:59 pm  

  • Hey, The Attessa is still in Puerto Vallarta, today Thursday March 13th. I was also wondering who this beautiful vessel belonged to, so I checked it out on this site. Blake

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:38 pm  

  • The Attessa was in PV on April 3rd, docked right behind the Princess Mariana. The Mariana makes the Attesse look small! But both are beautiful

    By Blogger Gordele, at 12:55 pm  

  • The Atessa is docked right now at Costa Baja Resort & Marina, just 5 miles far from La Paz.
    it'll leave on wednesday 23rd. and it´s the largest ship in the marina

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:44 pm  

  • We were in Cabo San Lucas from June 7th-14th and saw the Attessa docked all week!! We have great pictures of it and people from the boat going to shore! I wonder who they are?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:08 pm  

  • We have been in Cabo San Lucas since the 20th of June at the Casa Dorada Hotel. The yacht has been anchored in the bay all week. On Thursday, June 26th around eight thirty in the morning, the helicopter left toward the San Jose Airport and arived back about nine thirty with what appeared to be 3 or 4 passenger. Who are these people. from curious in cabo.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:20 am  

  • My husband and I were in Cabo San Lucas from June 18-28, 08 and the Attessa was anchored off Medano beach just outside the Marina. It was fun wondering who they were and what they did for a living and what it would be like having a yacht like that.

    By Blogger tropicalpalms, at 4:39 pm  

  • I was on the Carnival Cruise "Elation" on July 5th 2008and saw her docking in Cabo San Lucas.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:10 pm  

  • 8-27-08: Back on Shelter Island, San Diego, CA. The yacht is beautiful and its stunning tender was tied up a couple of docks down.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:30 pm  

  • Hi. I have a friend who works for the owner of Attessa and I was lucky enough to spend nearly 18 days aboard this past summer. It was hard work but and unbelievable
    experience. I met the boss. Pretty cool cat!
    The Captain, first mate, chief E. and all the crew were 100% to work and live with. The ship is absolutely amaizing. We never really got to go any where when I visited but it was a great time just the same.
    Apparently the boss is working on another BIG project. Looking forward to that.
    I hope to be invited back to Attessa and I also hope for the safty and healty of a great crew.
    If any of you read this be well and know that I am thinking of you all. I will be in touch.

    Chef.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:12 am  

  • The Attessa is in Marina Del Rey, Calif today, Sept. 13, 2008. Pretty impressive!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:56 pm  

  • I was sailing this evening in Marina del Rey and happened to have the pleasant sight of the "Attessa" , waw she was 5 feet from me !

    9.9 points ! maybe a perfect ten when we get a metallic blue Enzo Ferrari on deck for cruising in the costlines around the world Hey! Dennis W. you already have the chopper "air" Attessa" water"... now we need the on road beauty to finish the package.
    Congratulations !

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:39 pm  

  • Attessa was anchored in Caba San Lucas on Jan. 8, 2009

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:16 am  

  • Saw the Atessa anchored in the sea of Cortez Jan.12 to the 17th.. Wonder where she's headed now

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:08 pm  

  • She has been here in Puerto Vallarta for a few days now, saw her on Wed night, Jan 28 2009 out on Banderas Bay and has been docked in the cruise ship marina since.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:59 pm  

  • She's docked in Puerto Vallarta as of this afternoon, January 31, 2009.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:45 am  

  • Just returned from Puerto Vallarta and saw the Attessa moored off the Crown Paradise resort. What an amazing vessel. Googled it to see who the owner is saw this sight. Had no idea people tracked her. It was there for at least a week. Saw the chopper in flight going south along the coast - maybe to the private beach by Caletas?? Would love to see floor plans or have a virtual tour of it.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:25 am  

  • Attessa has been docked here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for several days, now. Nice!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:10 am  

  • We just got back from staying at the Golden Crown Paradise in Puerto Vallarta. We were there from 2-3-09 thru 2-13-09 and the yacht was there almost the whole time. Was looking to see who owned the boat and saw this website.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:50 am  

  • Atessa just departed from Barra de Navidad Jalisco Mexico this morning at 08:11 March 09/2009, heading out to sea, she was moored at Isla Navidad, Grand Bay Hotel for a few days, did not see Denis or Kayle on board.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:04 pm  

  • she is in cabo right now and its funny the 2 biggest names where that it is Tigers woods yacht.And the other was ..it is Greg Normans yacht.So the real truth is...some rich guy from Montana.Cool

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:05 am  

  • The Attessa was spotted in Marina del Rey, June 23, 2009 around noon across from Fisherman's Village. I just had to go on line to see who owns it. I thought that it would be some Hollywood type. What a beauty!

    By Blogger Rich, at 12:49 pm  

  • The Attessa is anchored off Sausalito - July 7, 2009. Sure would be fun to have a tour!

    Donna

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:07 am  

  • Attessa is at Mccovey Cove. She was on TV during the Giants game.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:09 pm  

  • The Attessa was just spotted in McCovey Cove at the San Francisco Giants home game today, 7/8/09.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:16 pm  

  • she's in McCovey Cove watching (and being watched) the Giants/Marlins game today 07-07-09.

    By Blogger Unknown, at 1:58 pm  

  • July 19, 2009 - Attessa is anchored off Sausalito today. She's a beautiful sight at sunrise with SF fog as backdrop. Cheers!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:16 am  

  • Saw Atessa docked at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver last night.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:27 pm  

  • Working along the waterfront in San Diego for BMW/Oracle, I went to see if everything had been packed and sent off to Spain. The lot and areas were vacant finally, and there in the space used by the former syndicate was Atessa. Holy Smokes, what a yacht. It was an awesome juxtaposition to the former site. Dec.2009

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:33 am  

  • Saw the Attessa docked in San Diego, near the Gaslamp District, December 29, 200. Beautiful yacht!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:56 pm  

  • Hi, all. Was just looking up some of the fabulous yachts I got to see in San Diego and the Attessa was the second one. You might all like to know that the Attessa was the yacht used for the movie Overboard with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. It was then later used (after some remodeling) in the movie Indecent Proposal, that was where Robert Redford took Demi Moore in the helicopter. It is an amazing yacht.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:30 pm  

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