Boeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They Owned

Updated Nov 27, 2020 6:15 PM EST

For a company that is facing two existential crises the likes of which they have never dealt with before, keeping a 151-foot superyacht isn’t the best look. Likely with this in mind, Boeing has reportedly sold-off Daedalus , the plane maker’s blue and white corporate yacht that was built by Seattle’s Delta Marine in 1999.

Yachtharbour.com describes Daedelus as such:

Daedalus is a 46.03 m / 151′1″ luxury motor yacht. She was built by Delta Marine in 1999. With a beam of 9.57 m and a draft of 2.2 m, she has a GRP hull and GRP superstructure. She is powered by Caterpillar engines of 1000 hp each giving her a maximum speed of 16.5 knots and a cruising speed of 12 knots. The motor yacht can accommodate 10 guests in cabins with an interior design by Jonathan Quinn Barnett and an exterior design by Ron Holland.

You can see some photos of the vessel’s interior here , although we don’t know how current they are. It was refitted in 2006.

At the time of Dadealus’s delivery, Boeing was in a very different place. Air travel was expanding, especially in Asia, and the dot-com boom was nearing its peak. It was the same year that the Boeing Business Jet was officially introduced into service—private 737s specially outfitted for the swankiest of clientele. So yeah, a corporate Boeing yacht? Why not!?

Boeing’s fortunes are sitting firmly at the bottom of the trough today. The 737 MAX scandal upended the storied planemaker before the COVID-19 global epidemic ravaged the airline industry unlike any time in history. To say that Boeing currently has its share of problems is a vast understatement. As such, when times get tough, the family boat is usually the first thing to go.

While Boeing once built yachts —not to mention commercial and military hydrofoils —and there are even Boeing airliners made into yachts , why exactly would the Boeing Corporation of our current era even need something like this? Apparently, the yacht was a corporate toy used primarily to entertain executives and VIPs. The Puget Sound Business Journal writes:

The Boeing yacht has been used for entertaining and hosting the airplane giant’s corporate customers, strengthening corporate relationships and philanthropy. In the summers, the Daedalus was often based at Vancouver Island, where its primary role was as a small floating hotel, providing a way for Boeing sales teams and airline customers to get away for fishing trips and conversations in a private setting. In the winters, it was often the setting for small luxe dinners, bought by high bidders at a variety of charity auctions.

The Boeing yacht has been used for entertaining and hosting the airplane giant’s corporate customers, strengthening corporate relationships and philanthropy. In the summers, the Daedalus was often based at Vancouver Island, where its primary role was as a small floating hotel, providing a way for Boeing sales teams and airline customers to get away for fishing trips and conversations in a private setting.

In the winters, it was often the setting for small luxe dinners, bought by high bidders at a variety of charity auctions.

According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Daedalus was sold for $13M in a fast transaction that forewent the normal inspections. The Lake Union-based super yacht’s new owner is an unnamed California property developer. It will reportedly undergo a refit, which will include the installation of a master suite, at its Delta Marine birthplace before heading for its new homeport of San Diego. It will supposedly accompany an 80-foot sportfishing yacht that the owner bought to sail alongside Daedalus into sealife-rich fishing grounds.

Considering the company is laying off thousands of workers , many of whom are in Washington, it is probably high-time the executive yacht sets sail once and for all from the corporate balance sheet.

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更新于美国东部时间2020年11月27日下午6:15。

对于一家正面临前所未有的两大生存危机的公司而言，拥有一艘151英尺的超级游艇显然不是明智之举。或许正是出于这种考虑，据报道，波音公司已经出售了其蓝白相间的企业游艇“代达罗斯号”（Daedalus）。这艘游艇由西雅图的Delta Marine公司于1999年建造。

Yachtharbour.com 对 Daedelus 的描述如下：

“代达罗斯号”是一艘46.03米/151英尺1英寸的豪华动力游艇，由Delta Marine于1999年建造。该艇船宽9.57米，吃水2.2米，采用玻璃钢船体和上层建筑。动力方面，她配备了两台单台功率为1000马力的卡特彼勒发动机，最高航速可达16.5节，巡航速度为12节。这艘动力游艇可容纳10位宾客，其内部设计由Jonathan Quinn Barnett操刀，外部设计则出自Ron Holland之手。

您可以在这里看到一些该船内部的照片，但我们不知道这些照片是否是最新的。该船于2006年进行了翻新。

在“达德罗斯号”交付之时，波音公司正处于截然不同的境地。航空旅行蓬勃发展，尤其是在亚洲，互联网泡沫也接近顶峰。同年，波音公务机正式投入使用——这些私人737飞机专为最奢华的客户群体量身打造。所以，一艘波音公司游艇？何乐而不为呢？！

如今，波音公司的境况可谓跌至谷底。在新冠疫情以前所未有的规模席卷全球航空业之前，737 MAX丑闻就已经让这家历史悠久的飞机制造商陷入困境。说波音公司目前问题重重，简直是轻描淡写。因此，在经济困难时期，最先被牺牲的往往是家庭开支。

虽然波音公司曾经建造过游艇——更不用说商用和军用水翼船了——甚至还有波音客机被改装成游艇，但如今的波音公司究竟为何还需要这样的东西呢？显然，这艘游艇曾是公司的一件“玩具”，主要用于招待高管和贵宾。《普吉特海湾商业杂志》写道：

这艘波音游艇一直被用于招待这家飞机巨头的企业客户，加强企业关系并参与慈善活动。夏季，“代达罗斯号”通常停泊在温哥华岛，主要扮演小型水上酒店的角色，为波音销售团队和航空公司客户提供一个私密的垂钓和洽谈场所。冬季，它则经常举办小型豪华晚宴，这些晚宴的举办地通常由在各种慈善拍卖会上竞得者购得。

波音游艇一直被用于招待这家飞机巨头的企业客户，加强企业关系并开展慈善活动。夏季，“代达罗斯号”通常停泊在温哥华岛，主要用作小型水上酒店，为波音销售团队和航空公司客户提供一个私密的垂钓和洽谈场所。

冬天，这里经常会举办小型豪华晚宴，这些晚宴的场地都是在各种慈善拍卖会上由出价最高的竞拍者买下的。

据《普吉特海湾商业杂志》报道，超级游艇“代达罗斯号”以1300万美元的价格快速售出，交易过程中未经过正常的检验程序。这艘停泊在联合湖的超级游艇的新主人是一位不愿透露姓名的加州房地产开发商。据悉，它将在其建造商Delta Marine进行改装，包括增设一间主人套房，之后前往位于圣地亚哥的新母港。据悉，新主人还将购买一艘80英尺长的运动钓鱼艇，与“代达罗斯号”一同出海，前往海洋生物丰富的渔场。

考虑到该公司正在裁减数千名员工，其中许多人都在华盛顿，或许是时候让高管的豪华游艇彻底从公司资产负债表中消失了吧。

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