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Overview:
The big yacht called Le Grand Bleu is one of the largest super yachts. Her length is 370ft (114m) and it was built in Bremen (Germany) at the Bremer Vulkan shipbuliding company. Yacht was designed by Stefano Pastrovich, construction by Kuch Yacht and was lunched in year 2000. Pair of 3,600-horsepower Wartsila engines with a crew of 50. International attention was received in Monaco as the home base for Roman Abramovich during Chelsea F.C attempt to beat AS Monaco in the UEFA.

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Owners:
First owner was John McCaw Jr. an American businessman who sold this luxury yacht to Roman Abramovich in 2002. Roman want a little bit more and had it refitted to his own preferences by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. In year 2006 Abramovich gave Le Grand Bleu to a friend Eugene Shvidler. Yacht was refitted again in Jackon (Florida) with a "green" wastewater treatment system as well as Lloyd's certified system, which allows the mega yacht to reuse wastewater after treatment rather than discharging wastewater into the sea.

Features:
Pair of 3,600-horsepower Wärtsilä engines with a crew of 50 and 2 onboard boats 67ft (20m) speedboat and 74ft (22m) sailboat on her deck with room for a helicopter. Interior of the yacht was designed by Terence Disdale.

Current Name: Le Grand Bleu
Type: Motor
Build: 2000
Length overall: 370 ft / 112.78 m
Beam: 58 ft / 17.68 m
Owner: Eugene Shvidler
Crew: 50
Charter: Private
Guests: 24
Builder: Bremer Vulkan, GER
Refit: 2004, 2008
Hull/Structure: Steel/Aluminum
Engine: 2x 3408kW Deutz MWM SBV16M diesels
Range: 5001 - 6000
Max speed: 17 kts / 19.56 miles/h
Cruise speed: 15 kts / 17.26 miles/h
Tonnage: 5317 gross tons
Address: Bue Ocean Yacht Management

http://myluxury-yachts.com/
http://myluxury-yachts.com/legrandbleu

Personal income rose at a healthy pace of 6.1% last year. In conjunction with the US slowdown, it decelerated to about 5.0% this year and is likely to stay at this pace in 2008. Much of the growth impetus goes on account of higher prices. If the impact of inflation and taxes is eliminated, the performance is more modest. Growth of real disposable income in 2006 was 4.9% and for 2007 and 2008 we estimate rates of only 3.5% and 2.8% respectively. This disappointing performance will be in spite of the promised income tax cuts by the government.

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The Canadian residential housing market was still healthy in 2006. It advanced by 2.1% (on a value basis), down from 3.5% the year before. However, the market is saturated now and demand is waning. We predict a 1.6% growth rate this year and only 0.9% in 2008. If mortgage rates should climb it may even be negative. In unit terms, this represents a drop from 228,000 in 2006 to 215,000 this year and 190,000 next year.

Canadian consumer spending is an important positive force contributing to the economy's overall growth. It rose at an annual rate of 4.0% during the past two years. Due to the slowing economy, we anticipate a growth rate of 3.9% in 2007 and 3.2% in 2008.

Expenditures for durable consumer goods (which includes furniture) are quite buoyant. Growth will likely come in at a healthy 7.9% this year up from 7.1% in 2006. However, as consumer confidence is declining, we expect durable consumer good sales to advance by only 3.7% next year, and possibly as low as 3.0% in 2009.

The Canadian furniture market (at retail prices) has been advancing continuously since the third quarter of 2002. Growth stood at 9.4% in 2006. For 2007, we predict a slowdown to a rate of 5.3%, and for 2008 a rate in the 5.6% range. The size of the Canadian furniture market in 2006 stood at
C$ 11,078 million (evaluated at retail prices) and if our growth predictions are correct, the market valuation will reach approximately C$ 11,667 million this year and C$ 12,324 million in 2008.

Stefan Wille
AKTRIN Furniture Information Center
Web: Canadian Furniture Market