| 词条 | Necker Belle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Necker Belle is a 105-foot[1] (32 m)[2] private charter catamaran yacht,[1] offered through Virgin Limited Edition and based at the resort Necker Island.[2] The Belle superyacht is one of the few luxury sailing catamarans in the world.[3][4] Prior to being purchased by Richard Branson's Virgin, the yacht was called Lady Barbaretta, and cost £5.3 million for Branson to obtain.[5] It required a two-year refit to emerge as the Belle,[6] operates with a crew of seven, and is currently captained by Captain Piers Helm.[7] The refit won the 2010 best new refit at the World Superyacht Awards.[3] The yacht has a top speed in excess of 20 knots,[6] being rare in the world as being able to do so.[3] The Necker Nymph excursion submersible also operates from the yacht.[8] It is reputedly the first-of-its-kind "aero submarine", buoyant when not under power.[9] References1. ^New York Times, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E1DD163DF93BA15750C0A9669D8B63 "Ahoy, Matey - Let's Get Nautical"], Michael Cannell, 28 March 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) 2. ^CNN Money, "Charter Richard Branson's yacht", Hibah Yousuf, 7 January 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) 3. ^1 2 CharterWorld.com, "NECKER BELLE - Luxury Catamaran" (accessed 2 August 2010) 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.clubyacht.net/yachts-and-owners/richard-bransons-necker-belle/|title=Richard Branson’s Necker Belle {{!}} Club Yacht|work=Club Yacht|access-date=2017-07-16|language=en-US}} 5. ^1 eTravel Blackboard, "Virgin Limited Edition welcomes Necker Belle into fleet", Thursday 10 September 2009 (accessed 1 August 2010) 6. ^1 Daily Record, "The £5.3 million Catamaran", Jon Kaila, 4 January 2010 7. ^1 BTN, "Sir Richard Branson says ‘Ahoy’ to Necker Belle…", 30 September 2009 (accessed 1 August 2010) 8. ^SuperYachts, "Necker Nymph ‘Underwater Aircraft’ announced by Virgin Limited Edition", M. Tempest, 31 January 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) 9. ^ABC News, "Richard Branson's 'Underwater Plane' Is 1st of Its Kind", Ki Mae Heussner, 4 February 2010 (accessed 1 August 2010) External links
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