Sheer perfection - Carinthia VII
Briefly among the top ten, Carinthia VII is evidence these superyatchs are not just boys toys, as it was commissioned by Heidi Horton, heiress to a German retail fortune. The sleek water-dynamic lines of its blue hull are just perfect, making Paul Allens Octopus look like an overbloated toy from the bathtub.
A true beauty, she has been more or less a permanent fixture of the yacht club for a number of years, suggesting she doesn’t get out much any more. Octopus on the other hand is rarely out of the playground of the West Indies or the jewels of the Indian Ocean.