About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Oheka II, List of motor yachts by length, Eclipse, Turanor PlanetSolar, HNoMY Norge, Granma, Sundowner, Christina O, 118 WallyPower, Leander, MV Savarona, HDMY Dannebrog, MV Westward, USS Idylease, USS Little Aie, USS Idealia, Bluebird of Chelsea, Force Blue, USS Lady Anne, Lady Mona K, Tatoosh, USS Gladiola, USS Helena I, O'Mega, Ecstasea, Le Grand Bleu, Kingdom 5KR, Alysia, VvS1, Pelorus, USS Akbar, USS Agawam, Octopus, Al Salamah, Anastasia, Dubai, Princess Mariana, Skat, MY Delma, Lady Moura, Al Said, Carinthia VII, Loaloat Al Behar, WallyIsland, Alexander, Cox & King, Amevi, Enigma, Dilbar, Aberdonia, Destriero, Sokar, Rising Sun, Monkey Business, Ice, Indian Empress, Limitless, Prince Abdulaziz. Excerpt: Oheka II was a private motor yacht built for German investment banker Otto Hermann Kahn by Lurssen in 1927. Capable of 34 knots top speed, she became the blueprint for the German Navy's Schnellboot. "Oheka" is an anagram of letters from Kahn's full name, Otto Herman Kahn. Born in 1867 in Mannheim, Otto Hermann Kahn was an investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Khan approached German boatbuilder Lurssen in 1926 to build him a high-speed motor launch capable of use both in the River Rhine and the North Sea. German boat builders at the time were used to building semi-gliding limousines like cruising boats for the Rhine, which to create a smooth ride were round bottomed. However, the problem this creates is a greater depth in the water, and a resultant increase in hydro-dynamic drag, reducing speed. While on a river, this was not of concern, in a high-speed launch it would require more power. The first choice of Lurssen for Khan's yacht was for a round bottomed hull, to create a smooth ride. But to reduce hydro-dynamic drag, they reduced hull weight by forming a composite shell of wo...
