She was sold after her former owner, Larry Ellison, took delivery of Rising Sun, the 6th largest private yacht in the world at the time.

Unfortunately, following Azcárraga’s demise aboard the yacht in 1997, Eco was acquired by Larry Ellison, the Oracle Corporation founder. The ship saw its first name transformation under Ellison’s ownership, being rechristened as Katana.

Jun 29, 2021 · In her original configuration, the aft deck of Zeus was designed to carry a Maule turbo-prop float plane, a Riva Aquarama, a Tulio Abbate custom tender and a Harley Davidson. After her purchase by Larry Ellison in 1999, when she was renamed Katana , Francis converted the aft deck into a basketball court and lowered the owner’s deck aft to ...

Jul 19, 2022 · New owner Larry Ellison renamed it Katana in 1999. It became Enigma in 2004 under Aidan Barclay’s ownership and, as of 2017, when billionaire Yiannakis Theophani Christodoulou bought it, it’s...

Jan 5, 2017 · The plane was ditched by _Enigm_a’s second owner, Larry Ellison, who turned the aft deck into a basketball court. He also added a glass-enclosed superyacht gym on the main deck aft, a new exterior stair to the upper deck and a spa pool on the top deck’s wing station.

Which Yachts Does/Did Lawrence Ellison Own? He has owned several superyachts: * the 58 meter Lurssen yacht Ronin designed by Norman Foster, * the 75 meter Blohm and Voss yacht Katana (now named Zeus), * the 138 meter Lurssen yacht Rising Sun (which is now owned by David Geffen) * the 88 meter Feadship motor yacht Musashi. This is his current yacht.

Apr 30, 2018 · In 1999, two years after the media mogul’s death, Eco was sold to American billionaire and founder of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison. He renamed the superyacht to Katana. Larry Ellison then remodeled the yacht to his taste and even added a …

Jun 22, 2024 · Instead, he chartered the vessel called Zeus from SamBoats. Musk’s fleet of four private jets is growing, with the addition of the Gulfstream G700. The most used private jet is the Gulfstream G650ER with registration N628TS, which has a list price of 70 million.

Eco (now Zeus) was designed with a long foredeck, as well as a generous aft deck, designed for the original owner client to stow his seaplane. Larry Ellison, the subsequent owner, converted it to a basketball court.

Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, bought Eco later that year, renamed it "Katana," which means "sword" in Japanese, removed the Maule turboprop floatplane facilities on the rear deck and replaced it with a basketball court.