Enigma (yacht)
Enigma formerly
ECO and
Katana is one of the world's
largest private
superyachts. According to
Power and Motoryacht magazine, she is owned by
Aidan Barclay, a British media tycoon who recently purchased the
Telegraph newspaper. Barclay then rechristened her
Enigma. She was sold after her former owner,
Larry Ellison, took delivery of
Rising Sun, the second largest private yacht in the world. Measuring slightly more than 244 feet (or around 75 metres), Enigma was launched in 1991 and originally christened ECO by its former owner,
Mexican mogul Emilio Azcárraga, founder and former CEO of
TV and
media conglomerate
Televisa. Enigma is renowned for her design, including a
pyramid-like
superstructure surrounded by convex windows, and an agile design that enables her to achieve a maximum speed of 35
knots, although some sources quote 39 knots as her top speed.
She was built by German shipyards
Blohm & Voss.
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List of motor yachts by length*
Pictures of Enigma*
Photo and some technical specs*
For a brief blurb,see number 34
