OurSausalito.com

The Insiders Guide to Sausalito

  • Restaurants
    • Sausalito Dining Main Menu
    • Full List of Sausalito Restaurants
    • Best Dinner Restaurants
    • Best Lunch Cafes, Deli’s & Diners
    • Best View Restaurants
    • Best Breakfast Places
    • Spots to Meet Singles
  • Ferries
    • Sausalito Ferry Guide (Main Ferry Menu)
    • Sausalito Ferry Information (Both Routes & Piers)
    • Sausalito Ferry Ticket Prices
    • Best Restaurants Near Sausalito Ferry
    • Ferry Building Guide San Francisco 2023
    • Full List of SF Bay Ferries
  • Fun
    • 1 Great Hour, Day or More in Sausalito
    • Guide to Fun Things to Do in Sausalito
    • Introduction to Sausalito
    • Muir Woods
    • Golden Gate Bridge
    • Sausalito Houseboats
    • Wine Tasting in Sausalito
    • Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito
    • Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito 2023
  • Hotels
    • Sausalito Hotels Guide
    • Best Sausalito Hotels
    • Sausalito Hotel Rates
    • Romantic Sausalito Hotels
  • Houseboats
    • Sausalito Houseboats Main Menu 2023
    • Sausalito Houseboats 2023: How to Visit
    • Taj Mahal Houseboat
    • Forbes Island Houseboat
  • Events
    • Sausalito Summer Jazz & Blues by the Bay
    • July 4 Sausalito Fireworks, Parade & Picnic
    • Sausalito Art Festival
    • Blue Angels & Fleet Week Events & Viewing
    • Winterfest & Christmas in Sausalito
    • Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
    • Summer Sausalito Houseboats Tour
  • Transit
    • Sausalito Bus Tours
    • From San Francisco
    • From SF Airport (SFO)
    • From Oakland Airport
    • Sausalito Ferries Main Menu 2023
    • Uber, Lyft and Taxis in Sausalito
    • Driving in Sausalito
    • Mill Valley – Sausalito Multi-Use Path (Bay Trail)
  • Muir Woods
    • Muir Woods Information Main Menu 2023
    • Muir Woods Parking & Options When It’s Sold Out
    • Muir Woods Shuttle
    • Muir Woods Ticket Prices
    • How to Get to Muir Woods: Drive, Ride or Hike
    • GGNRA & Marin Headlands
  • Real Estate
    • Sausalito Houseboats for Sale 2023
  • About

Super Yacht Vango Anchors off Sausalito

June 22, 2011 by Editors

Vango by Vari Buendia

 

Yes, it's the 2nd day of summer, but we don't need to look at the calendar to see what season has just begun.  It's Super Yacht season, and the harbinger of its arrival is Vango, a 164-foot Westport owned by carl dealership magnate Cecil van Tuyl.

Van Tuyl is an American who bought his first car dealership in 1955 in Kansas City. He built a large network by offering ownership interest to local managers and pioneering car sakes on the Internet.  Vango was built in 2006 and cost a reputed $30 million.

Vango has a cruising speed of 20 knots (23 MPH) and if invited to race forits pink slip can do 24 knots (28 mph).  The yacht can go almost 6,000 miles on a single fill-up of 20,000 gallons of gas, which I presume means the EPA projected mileage would be something like 0.3 MPG.

The yacht can sleep 12 guests in 6 private suites, with 12 crew members to maintain that personal 1:1 level of service.  

I get nervous watching the video below of a helicopter landing on the top deck, where the clearance between the blades and superstructure can't be that great. If you compare this video to Sausalito photographer Vari Buendia's photo above, you can see they have to fold up a roof area to make more room for the landing.

 

 

Of course, someone else filmed the helicopter's arrival on the Vango while it was in Newport, and they were standing directly below the helicopter pad, another place you would not find me at such a moment:

 

 

Photo Copyright (c) 2011, Vari Buendia, All Rights Reserved.  Use by permission.

Filed Under: Sailing and Boating News

SEARCH OURSAUSALITO.COM

Recent Posts

  • “Spotlight Sausalito: Its Artistic Past And Present” Exhibit Runs Feb. 16 – Mar. 19
  • 2023 Sausalito Herring Festival Rescheduled to Feb. 24
  • The 2023 SCBC Sausalito Herring Festival is February 5
  • I’m Ready for the Hot, Steamy Fare at the Sausalito Souper Bowl February 4!
  • King Tides and Deep Puddles in Sausalito Mean Trouble Jan. 17-24 2023

SUBSCRIBE TO OURSAUSALITO.COM

Enter your Email


Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

We will never share nor sell your email address!

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in