Larry Ellison | Musashi

Creator and CTO of US-based software builder Oracle, Larry Ellison, who was born on August 17, 1944, in New York, takes credit for being the fifth wealthiest man in the world. He established BMW Oracle Racing after racing Maxi yachts successfully. Unsurprisingly, he has owned a lot of yachts in his lifetime, but Musashi is one of his clear favorites.

The boat is 288 feet long and caters up to 18 guests and 23 crew members. It was built by Feadship and was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects. Inspired by Japanese aesthetics, the design of the ship was themed after its namesake Miyamoto Musashi who was believed to be a legendary samurai during the early 1600s. The boat had a price tag of $160 million, but that amount did not even cause a dent in Ellison’s bank account.