Eos (yacht)
Eos in Lyttelton, New Zealand, Mar. 7, 2010 | |
| History | |
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| Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Eos |
| Namesake | Eos, Greek goddess of dawn |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,500 GT |
| Length | 304.86 ft (92.92 m) LOA (including bowsprit); 271 ft (83 m) LOD; 233 feet (71 m) LWL |
| Beam | 44.29 ft (13.50 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw with 2 × 2,333 hp (1,740 kW) MTU diesel engines |
| Sail plan | 3-masted Bermuda rigged schooner |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) maximum |
| Complement | 16 guests, approx. 21 crew. Two chefs, three engineers, nine deck crew, and captains and stewardesses. |
| Notes | Aluminum hull and superstructure |
Eos is a three-masted Bermuda-rigged schooner. The ship is one of the largest private sailing yachts in the world, and as of 2009 was owned by movie and media billionaire Barry Diller, husband of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. According to a 2007 article in Harper's Bazaar, Eos features a figurehead of von Fürstenberg sculpted by Anh Duong. Its overall length measures approximately 305 feet (92.92m).