By John Smith • Published: 12 Sep 2024 • 14:22 • 1 minute read
The Intrepid at sea Credit: Damen Yachting
When you decide to commission a major superyacht capable of sleeping 16 guests supported by up to 32 staff, you have to have somewhere to store the toys!
In the case of America multi-millionaire Eric Smidt the answer was simple, have a $40 million support vessel the Intrepid built to make sure that your $350 million superyacht Infinity isn’t over crowded.
Intrepid is currently in Palma for maintenance work and as a support vessel is crewed by 11 plus the captain but also has overflow guest accommodation for four people.
It’s two metres longer than originally intended as the owner wanted to have a helicopter hanger below the helideck so that the helicopter wasn’t left open to the vagaries of the weather.
Included in the facilities are a helicopter repair centre, dive centre, space for the toys and a fully equipped hospital bay in order to ensure that in the event of any emergency, action may be taken immediately.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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