The St. John’s Harbour Bustles

Despite all the bustle, the St. John’s harbour is still a popular place to take a leisurely stroll, especially on a warm October Sunday.

Strollers aren’t the only visitors to the harbour. The big boats come too. Here is Le Grand Bleu. The yacht is one of the 10 largest in the world and was reputedly given to Eugene Shvidler by friend Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2006.

She was docked in the St. John’s harbour the end of September and early October, and rumour has it, she came there to host Elton John who was performing at Mile One Stadium.

I’m not going to display all her statistics, as a Google search will do that, but yup – that’s a 74-foot sailboat on deck. The other side of the deck is for the 67-foot speedboat. Usually there is a helicopter on board too.

Here’s a nice note to this otherwise ostentatious display of wealth. Le Grand Bleu is the first private yacht to receive an Environmental Protection Notation from Lloyd’s, certifying that she complies with stringent voluntary guidelines to control pollution.

To see a bit more of Le Grand Bleu, here is a video I made as BABS!, a videographer for moovy.ca, a site geared towards creating a strong filmmaking community in Newfoundland. BABS! is their emerging filmmakers poster child.

Le Grand Bleu appears at around the 2 minute mark.

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