Yesterday we had a new arrival in West India Dock, it was the privately owned Super Schooner the Montigne.
Montigne was built by Turkish yard Aegean Yachts in 2009, for a customer from Southeast Asia. It is considered to be one of the largest privately owned sailing yachts in the world.
The owner has customised the fore and aft with Chinese Dragons giving the ship a very distinctive design.
The Montigne is a 187 feet three masted staysail schooner with accommodation for up to 12 people and a crew of 10, until recently available for charter or even for sale at 14.5 million Euros.
The Montigne in full sail.
There is some confusion if she has been charted or sold recently to the John Walker organisation who seem to be using the ship in promotional material.
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