Vessel In Chaweng Bay

[Samui Coconut]

Anyone noticed the vessel in Chaweng Bay in the last days? It moved further south recently.

Looks like a research ship.....but also could be a brother of Greenpeace or even DSI on water

[Beachedwhale]

Anyone noticed the vessel in Chaweng Bay in the last days? It moved further south recently.

Looks like a research ship.....but also could be a brother of Greenpeace or even DSI on water

It is a private vessel owned by one of the affluent people of this world. It is a converted deep sea tug and if you get up close you can see the many toys on it including sailing boat, jet skis etc.

Not a pretty vessel but obviously very functional as the owner is the type that lets the crew take it around the world to interesting places and then he just flies in and stays on it for a while.

[limbos]

Apparently one of Abramovitch's (ever heard of FC Chelski?) four vessels.

[Samui Coconut]

Apparently one of Abramovitch's (ever heard of FC Chelski?) four vessels.

That would also expalin the private jet at USM airport the other day.....hmmmm....interesting indeed. Wonder if he really is here and looking to buy something else......

[Patsycat]

Puff Daddy discovers Samui.....

[SamuiJens]

Puff Daddy discovers Samui.....

Samui is sick of daddys puff already..............

[excite]

Theres some info on this vessel here

http://www.samuiyachtclubregatta.com/

[justinnsamui]

Definitely Abramovitch, I saw him in Burger King last night having some Chicken Tenders. I asked him what he was doing, he said he just came ashore from his boat to go to the tailor's to get measured up for a couple of pairs of trousers. How the other half live.

[Samui Coconut]

Theres some info on this vessel here

http://www.samuiyachtclubregatta.com/

But not mention about owner.....rest we know already.......

[Samui Coconut]

Definitely Abramovitch, I saw him in Burger King last night having some Chicken Tenders. I asked him what he was doing, he said he just came ashore from his boat to go to the tailor's to get measured up for a couple of pairs of trousers. How the other half live.

sure, Abramovitch gets his outfits in Samui .......fashion capital of southern Thailand.......

Anyone else seen Elvis at McDonalds today ?

[Jimbo551]

Theres some info on this vessel here

http://www.samuiyachtclubregatta.com/

But not mention about owner.....rest we know already.......

24. LONE RANGER • L: 255'0"; Y: 1973/1994

You have to hand it to Peter Lewis, the CEO of car-insurance company Progressive and owner of Lone Ranger. He definitely knows how to relax and enjoy his yacht, a converted salvage tug. There’s a gym for when he feels like working out, scuba equipment for when he feels like checking out the undersea life, a 31-foot trimaran and a 38-foot powerboat for zipping around harbors, and a pool for when he feels like swimming in fresh water. Two chefs among the 18-member crew cater to his culinary desires as well as those of friends like former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and famous architect Frank Gehry. He’s owned Lone Ranger for six years.

B: Schichau-Unterwesser, Germany; N: Claus Kusch (conversion); H: Steel; E: 2/4,400-hp Deutz-MWMs

From http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/0...100/index3.html

[Jimbo551]

Same Magazine, different issue

6. Lone Ranger 255'0"

While Peter Lewis has referred to himself as a “screwball,” we beg to differ when it comes to his yacht. The former CEO of Progressive auto insurance is passionate about cruising and world travel. He mostly uses the yacht himself, although he did throw a tent party aboard last year for dozens upon dozens of guests. No doubt they admired the trimaran and powerboat, each measuring more than 30 feet LOA, which Lone Ranger counts among her toys.

Y: 1972/1994; B: Schichau-Unterwesser, Germany; N: Claus Kusch (conversion); H: Steel; E: 2/4,400-hp Deutz-MWMs

[Jimbo551]

Who is Peter Lewis?

By Arne Steinberg | December 3, 2003 Lewis, who proudly describes himself as "half screwball, half businessman," showed up at a meeting with a Cleveland City Council president wearing a Lone Ranger outfit.

Billionaires Peter Lewis and George Soros have each pledged $10 million to America Coming Together, a newly formed political organization designed to defeat President Bush in the next presidential election. But who is Peter Lewis, the less well known of these two money men?

A billionaire, Lewis is the chairman and chief executive officer of Progressive Corporation, the fourth-largest U.S. personal auto insurer, which insures high-risk motorists who can't get insurance anywhere else. Stories in the media depict Lewis as a philanthropist who has given $50 million to the Guggenheim Museum in New York and $55 million to his alma mater, Princeton University. But what are they leaving out? A leading U. S. business reference manual, Hoover's Handbook of American Business l999, actually described Lewis in print as "a functioning pot-head."

Lewis, who proudly describes himself as "half screwball, half businessman," showed up at a meeting with a Cleveland City Council president wearing a Lone Ranger outfit. His house features an elaborate series of paintings of Chinese communist Mao Tse-tung by Andy Warhol. But most significant is the fact that this self-described "screwball" has tried to change America to suit his own tastes. The anti-drug group, National Families in Action, says that Lewis has "contributed heavily to the destruction of thousands of America's children" by promoting the medical marijuana hoax and leading kids to believe that "pot is OK."

That's a reference to the fact that Soros and Lewis have helped bankroll the campaign to legalize pot, featuring a slick public relations effort that falsifies the dangerous nature of marijuana and presents it as "medicine." Since 1991, Lewis has contributed $5 million to the ACLU to fight drug laws, and he has made large contributions to drug "legalization" campaigns in Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Utah, Florida, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Not one of the recent news reports on Lewis mentioned that on a trip to New Zealand three years he was arrested and admitted to three charges of importing drugs after customs officers found two ounces of hashish and 1.7 ounces of marijuana in his luggage. Of course, Lewis said he was carrying the drugs for "medicinal purposes." The Washington Times reported that the incident "sparked a political furor after the charges were dropped and his identity was suppressed by a court in New Zealand." New Zealand Judge David Harvey dropped the charges and invited Lewis to watch the challenger rounds for the America's Cup yacht race while in New Zealand and to "enjoy the fresh air." The judge had issued a suppression order against the release of Lewis' name, stating, "The consequences of publication would far outweigh the crime."

Lewis has been heavily involved in U.S. Democratic Party politics for years. He started by working as the Ohio finance chairman for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. "I did it essentially because I hated Richard Nixon," Lewis said. He is a close friend of Senator Ted Kennedy, who uses Lewis' accommodations to "relax" when in Cleveland

[Samui Coconut]

Who is Peter Lewis?

By Arne Steinberg | December 3, 2003 Lewis, who proudly describes himself as "half screwball, half businessman," showed up at a meeting with a Cleveland City Council president wearing a Lone Ranger outfit.

Thanks Jimbo551......that's what I call positive contribution !