Necker Belle
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|display title=none}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = Necker Belle | Ship owner = Virgin Limited Edition | Ship operator = Virgin Limited Edition | Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = CMN | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship completed = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = | Ship length = 32 m (105 ft) | Ship beam = 14 m (46 ft) | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = 1.8 m (6 ft) | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = Sail | Ship speed = 22 knots | Ship capacity = 13 | Ship crew = 5 | Ship notes = }} |
The Necker Belle is a 105-foot (32 m) private charter catamaran yacht,New York Times, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E1DD163DF93BA15750C0A9669D8B63 "Ahoy, Matey - Let's Get Nautical"], Michael Cannell, 28 March 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) offered through Virgin Limited Edition and based at the resort Necker Island.CNN Money, [https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/news/1001/gallery.charter_Richard_Branson_yacht/index.html "Charter Richard Branson's yacht"], Hibah Yousuf, 7 January 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) The Belle superyacht is one of the few luxury sailing catamarans in the world.CharterWorld.com, [http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=lady-barbaretta-1401 "Necker Belle - Luxury Catamaran"] (accessed 2 August 2010){{Cite news|url=http://www.clubyacht.net/yachts-and-owners/richard-bransons-necker-belle/|title=Richard Branson's Necker Belle {{!}} Club Yacht|work=Club Yacht|access-date=2017-07-16|language=en-US}}
Prior to being purchased by Richard Branson's Virgin, the yacht was called Lady Barbaretta, and cost £5.3 million for Branson to obtain.eTravel Blackboard, [http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=96869&nav=5 "Virgin Limited Edition welcomes Necker Belle into fleet"], Thursday 10 September 2009 (accessed 1 August 2010) It required a two-year refit to emerge as the Belle,Daily Record, "The £5.3 million Catamaran", Jon Kaila, 4 January 2010 operates with a crew of seven, and is currently captained by Captain Piers Helm.BTN, [http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sir-richard-branson-says-ahoy-to-necker-belle/ "Sir Richard Branson says 'Ahoy' to Necker Belle ..."], 30 September 2009 (accessed 1 August 2010) The refit won the 2010 best new refit at the World Superyacht Awards. The yacht has a top speed in excess of 20 knots, being rare in the world as being able to do so.
The Necker Nymph excursion submersible also operates from the yacht.SuperYachts, [http://www.superyachts.com/news/necker-nymph-%E2%80%98underwater-aircraft%E2%80%99-announced-by-virgin-limited-edition-327.htm "Necker Nymph 'Underwater Aircraft' announced by Virgin Limited Edition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526131650/http://www.superyachts.com/news/necker-nymph-%E2%80%98underwater-aircraft%E2%80%99-announced-by-virgin-limited-edition-327.htm |date=2010-05-26 }}, M. Tempest, 31 January 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) It is reputedly the first-of-its-kind "aero submarine", buoyant when not under power.ABC News, [https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/richard-bransons-underwater-airplane-1st-kind/story?id=9738276 "Richard Branson's 'Underwater Plane' Is 1st of Its Kind"], Ki Mae Heussner, 4 February 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010)
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.neckerbelle.virgin.com/}}
Category:Virgin Limited Edition
Category:Individual catamarans
Category:Individual sailing vessels
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