“The lavish volume looks as if it will be irresistible.” ~ Super Yacht News

“Beautifully illustrated with superb photos.” ~ Good Book Guide

“The most stunning megayachts around.” ~ Yachts & Yachting

“(Outrageous Yacths) celebrates some of the world's most lavishly decadent floating palaces.” ~Luxist.com

Owning a yacht is the ultimate status symbol. Universally perceived as the exclusive domain of the rich and the famous, yachting is a decidedly rarefied world. Arguably the most well-known private yacht of all time, the 325-foot (99-meter) Christina O, owned by Aristotle Onassis in the 1950s and 60s, was the playground for heads of state such as Winston Churchill and the Kennedys, opera diva Maria Callas, and Hollywood sweethearts such as Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor. Pictured here along with the newly rebuilt Christina O are 19 other megayachts, including the newly completed and wildly colorful Guilty, its exterior designed by Jeff Koons for the art collector Dakis Joannou; Tom Perkins' modern sailing yacht Maltese Falcon, the ultramodern sailing yacht Esense, and the refit classic Delphine.

The yachts pictured here are special for many reasons: they are the fastest, or the most innovative, or the most technologically advanced. Outrageous Yachts provides information about the yachts' builders and designers, and tours each of the magnificent vessels—ranging in size from 138 to 24 feet (42 to 129 meters). This volume promises to be irresistible to anyone who has a yacht or dreams of owning or chartering one.