Superyachts at the London Olympics

Great photos of the action on the Thames can be found on the LondonPortAuthority twitter page https://twitter.com/londonportauth/ such as this video of the largest ship to ever go through the locks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=251M5I9a_fg#!

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Hi,

The Pilots waffle on about the clearances, maybe they would benefit from driving a large yacht for a season or two in the Med.

Deniki is in London.

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Yachts @ Olympic Summer Games in London

A small topic showing a few super- and mega-yachts @ the Olympic Summer games in London.

Ilona, Octopus, and a few others ...

Superjachten overspoelen Londen voor Spelen - HLN.be

At this moment, in many ways, London is a center of the world. Incredibly interesting city in terms of traffic, and the Olympic Games, have made it even more attractive. I was thinking how nice it would be to attend some Olympic events live, but I am sure that the vast majority of the time, I would spend among London's docks and airports.
And those yachts ...they look really wonderful, scattered over the ´water´ streets of London, hidden in the shadows of tall, modern buildings...amazing.

Nice regards

Mario

Well guess who is still in Barcelona? That's right Eclipse!

I must say that after all the hype and buildup about yachts coming to the Olympics I am a little disappointed at how few actually ended up attending.

Hopefully now that London has gotten on superyacht's radar more boats will make London a regular stop during the season.

No, it is the reflection of the photographer on the window.

Largest ship ever in West India Dock (Canary Wharf)

Although, this is not about any of the superyachts, I thought it might be interesting...

Largest ship to ever come, to West India Dock (Canary Wharf), has arrived for London Olympics. The 175,30 m (575,1 feet) long, 23 m (75,5 feet) wide, cruise ship MS Deutschland, which is used by the German Olympic Committee, only fitted into the lock in the Docklands with inches to spare. The official “German Ship London 2012” is in close proximity of the German House located in the Museum of London Docklands.
Teams from the Canal & River Trust who owns the dock, worked with the Thames’ Port of London Authority, to bring the vessel in, safely to her berth in South Quay.

Mario

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Superyachts Bring Slice of Monaco to East London

A nice puff piece on superyachts in London for the Olympics recapping how wonderful it has been for yachting at Canary Wharf.

Superyachts bring slice of Monaco to East London - YouTube