Big Boats for Big Bucks
In one of the first major in-water events at the new National Harbor on the Potomac River, the Yacht Show at National Harbor is for the millionaire who’s in the market for a personal luxury yachts. Or for people who don’t hob-knob with the wealthy elite, to see how the upper crust pamper themselves on the high seas.
At the show you can check out and tour about 40 luxury yachts (not “boats”) all over 40 feet in length. The yachts are for sale, for hire/charter or can be custom built by yacht builders to your specifications.
The show also includes other types of yachting toys, such as tenders and perhaps personal helicopters, jet packs and James Bond type cars.
And for the people looking for their first, entry-level boat, here’s one that can be purchased and run for less than the cost of just one day’s worth of champagne needed to stock any of the yachts that will be on display.
Yacht Show at National Harbor
National Harbor
137 National Plaza
National Harbor, MD 20745 (map it)
Dates and Times - Thursday - Sunday, June 5 - 8, 2008. Hours - Thur. 11-6, Fri. 11-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-6.
Admission - $16.00 and are available online.
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Southern Avenue - Green line, then a 4 mile cab ride.
Parking - Paid parking for $10.00 is available.
Images - yacht 1, yacht 2, yacht 3, rowers
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3 Comments
One of the things that boggles my mind about yachts is the amount of fuel it takes to get one of those puppies going. Those things don’t get miles per gallon, they get gallons per mile. It’s unreal.
But to each their own. I’ll never be one to tell anyone else how to spend their money. I’ll stick with the rowboat!
I guess if you have to ask what fuel costs and how much a full time chef, bartender, maid, pilot, enginneer will set you back, you shouldn’t buy a multi-million dollor floating resort.
But it will be nice to see how the other .00001% lives.
I attended the event today. They had some really nice boats. Check out the Global boat section and look for the big blue one. That was my favorite… absolutely amazing! A few owners were extremely friendly and laid back.
They had a few Bently’s in the parking garage for the show. :c)