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45.72m  /  150' | trinity yachts | 1999 / 2005.

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  • Impressive 6,910nm range
  • ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service, AMS classification
  • Sleeps 12 overnight
  • Shallow draft and fast speeds for reef exploration

The 45.72m/150' motor yacht 'Nova Spirit' was built by Trinity Yachts in the United States at their New Oleans shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Dee Robinson Interiors and she was delivered to her owner in July 1999. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Setzer Design Group and she was last refitted in 2005.

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Nova Spirit has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising one VIP cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Range & Performance

Built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin Caterpillar (3512B DITA) 12-cylinder 2,250hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 18 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of up to 6,910 nautical miles from her 68,137 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. Her low draft of 2.13m/7' makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines. Her water tanks store around 15,406 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service, AMS classification society rules.

Length 45.72m / 150'
Beam 9.17m / 30'1
Draft 2.13m / 7'
Gross Tonnage 515 GT
Cruising Speed 18 Knots
Built | (Refitted)
Builder Trinity Yachts
Model Custom
Exterior Designer Setzer Design Group, Trinity Yachts
Interior Design Dee Robinson Interiors

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M/Y Nova Spirit

Length 45.72m / 150'
Builder
Exterior Designer Setzer Design Group , Trinity Yachts
Interior Design Dee Robinson Interiors
Built | Refit 1999 | 2005
Model
Beam 9.17m / 30'1
Gross Tonnage 515 GT
Draft 2.13m / 7'
Cruising Speed 18 Knots
Top Speed 20 Knots

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NOVA SPIRIT

NOVA SPIRIT is a 45.72 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Trinity Yachts and delivered in 1999. She is one of 6 150 models.

Her top speed is 21.0 kn, her cruising speed is 18.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 6000.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 5 staterooms, with 9 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 515.0 GT and a 9.14 m beam.

She was designed by Setzer Yacht Architects , who has designed 32 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Paragon Design , who has architected 11 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Dee Robinson , who has 37 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

NOVA SPIRIT is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 512 motor yachts in the 45-50m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 2.51 kn above the average, her top speed 2.22 kn above the average, and her volume 31.36 GT above the average.

NOVA SPIRIT is currently sailing under the Canada flag (along with a total of other 61 yachts). She has recently entered the superyacht marina Coal Harbour Marina, in Canada. For more information regarding NOVA SPIRIT's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

Specifications

  • Name: NOVA SPIRIT
  • Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
  • Yacht Subtype: Semi-displacement
  • Builder: Trinity Yachts
  • Naval Architect: Paragon Design
  • Exterior Designer: Setzer Yacht Architects
  • Interior Designer: Dee Robinson
  • Refits: 2004,2005

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Registry #1 348401 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
Name 1 1973 Nova Spirit (I) Name 6
Name 2 1982c Nova Springs Name 7
Name 3 1985 Eagle Rock II Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
Year Built 1973 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 72' x ? x ?
Builder McQueen's Boat Works Ltd. Measurement (metric) 22.04m x 5.82m x 2.44m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 98.29 Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage 66.84 Type 2
Engine 2-450bhp diesel engines (1973) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
Owner(s)
In 1973-1980 she was owned by Beverley L. O'Toole, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1987 she was owned by GPI Shipping Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1988-2014 she was owned by 328644 British Columbia Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2017-2019 she was owned by 328644 British Columbia Ltd., Burnaby BC Canada.
Fate Afloat in 2019 Date 0000-00-00
Named Features
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Last update
 

NOVA SPIRIT

Pleasure craft.

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Type
IMO 8980294
MMSI 316001670
Flag
Call Sign VCJF
Size 45 x 10 m
GT ---
DWT ---
Build ---
Status Active
Owner

Current Trip

Flag

Trip Time 3 h, 16 mins
Trip Distance 29.73 nm
AVG Speed 10 Knots
MAX Speed 10 Knots
Draught 2.3 m
AVG Wind 6.4 knots
MAX Wind 7 knots
MIN Temp 24°C / 75.2°F
MAX Temp 25.7°C / 78.26°F
Position Received 5 m ago

Current Position

Longitude -123.12391°
Latitude 49.29164°
Status Moored
Speed
Course 143°
Area The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Station T-AIS
Position Received 5 m ago

Information

The current position of NOVA SPIRIT is in The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia with coordinates 49.29164° / -123.12391° as reported on 2024-07-19 04:29 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. The vessel's current speed is 0 Knots and is currently inside the port of VANCOUVER .

The vessel NOVA SPIRIT (IMO: 8980294, MMSI: 316001670) is a Pleasure Craft It's sailing under the flag of [CA] Canada .

In this page you can find informations about the vessels current position, last detected port calls, and current voyage information. If the vessels is not in coverage by AIS you will find the latest position.

The current position of NOVA SPIRIT is detected by our AIS receivers and we are not responsible for the reliability of the data. The last position was recorded while the vessel was in Coverage by the Ais receivers of our vessel tracking app.

The current draught of NOVA SPIRIT as reported by AIS is 2.3 meters

Temperature 19.4°C / 66.92°F
Wind Speed 5 knots
Direction 81° E
Pressure 1016.6 hPa
Humidity 67.8 %
Cloud Coverage 3 %

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Last port calls.

Port Arrival Departure Time In Port
'>2024-07-18
'>2024-07-17 '>2024-07-18 1 d
'>2024-07-15 '>2024-07-16 18 h
'>2024-07-13 '>2024-07-15 1 d
'>2024-07-07 '>2024-07-09 1 d
'>2024-06-27 '>2024-07-04 7 d
'>2024-06-27 '>2024-06-27 31 m
'>2024-06-25 '>2024-06-27 1 d
'>2024-06-20 '>2024-06-25 4 d
'>2024-06-16 '>2024-06-19 3 d

Most Visited Ports (Last year)

Port Arrivals
37
2
2
2
1
Origin Departure Destination Arrival Distance
'>2024-07-18 '>2024-07-18 29.73 nm
'>2024-07-16 '>2024-07-17 67.33 nm
'>2024-07-15 '>2024-07-15 44.17 nm
'>2024-07-09 '>2024-07-13 193.20 nm
'>2024-07-04 '>2024-07-07 190.95 nm
'>2024-06-26 '>2024-06-26 2.57 nm
'>2024-06-26 '>2024-06-26 19.81 nm
'>2024-06-24 '>2024-06-24 29.27 nm
'>2024-06-19 '>2024-06-19 30.40 nm
'>2024-06-13 '>2024-06-16 212.85 nm
Time Event Details Position / Dest Info
2024-07-18 Status Changed Moored
Under way using engine
[CA] VANCOUVER Speed:
Course: 143°
2024-07-18 STOP Moving [CA] VANCOUVER Speed: 0.1 kn
Course: 145°
2024-07-18 PORT ARRIVAL [CA] VANCOUVER Speed: 4.7 kn
Course: 239°
2024-07-18 START Moving 12.56 nm, North East of VANCOUVER INDIAN ARM Speed: 10.2 kn
Course: 166.6°
2024-07-18 STOP Moving 12.96 nm, North East of VANCOUVER INDIAN ARM Speed: 0.2 kn
Course: 187°
2024-07-18 PORT DEPARTURE INDIAN ARM Speed: 13.4 kn
Course: 72°
2024-07-18 START Moving [CA] VANCOUVER Speed: 3.8 kn
Course: 62°
2024-07-18 Status Changed Under way using engine
Moored
[CA] VANCOUVER Speed:
Course: 144°
2024-07-18 Destination Changed INDIAN ARM
COAL HARBOUR MARINA
[CA] VANCOUVER Speed:
Course: 143°
2024-07-17 Status Changed Moored
Under way using engine
[CA] VANCOUVER Speed:
Course: 142°
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The current position of NOVA SPIRIT is at North America West Coast reported 3 mins ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to INDIAN ARM , and expected to arrive there on Jul 17, 05:00 . The vessel NOVA SPIRIT (IMO 8980294, MMSI 316001670) is a Yacht built in 1999 (25 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Canada .

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Position & Voyage Data

Predicted ETA-
Distance / Time-
Course / Speed 
Current draught2.3 m
Navigation Status Moored
Position received
IMO / MMSI8980294 / 316001670
CallsignVCJF
FlagCanada
Length / Beam45 / 10 m

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IMO number8980294
Vessel NameNOVA SPIRIT
Ship typeYacht
FlagCanada
Homeport
Gross Tonnage515
Summer Deadweight (t)-
Length Overall (m)46
Beam (m)9
Draught (m)
Year of Build1999
Builder
Place of Build
Yard
TEU-
Crude Oil (bbl)-
Gas (m3)-
Grain-
Bale-
Classification Society-
Registered Owner
Owner Address
Owner Website-
Owner Email-
Manager
Manager Address
Manager Website-
Manager Email-

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Expensive tastes: Business owners helping put wind in B.C.’s luxury boat sales

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Part of BIV’s What big money buys series: Wealthy Vancouverites are lavishing untold amounts of money on big-ticket indulgences, driving a bonanza for the region’s dealers in luxury furnishings, vehicles, yachts and other top-tier toys.

Given Vancouver’s location on the Pacific Ocean, it’s hardly surprising that one of the top-selling toys for Vancouver’s wealthiest residents is a yacht or high-end fishing boat.

While the number of Vancouverites who own superyachts, like billionaire Jim Pattison, appears to be relatively low, there is such a big demand for smaller pleasure craft in the 40-to-60-foot range in B.C. that Tim Charles, principal owner of Platinum Marine, recently launched a new line – Tactical Custom Boats – for that market.

Luxury models are driving yacht and fishing boat sales in B.C.

A new marina in Victoria highlights the growing demand for superyacht moorage in B.C. The 28-slip Victoria International Marina, which opened in May, can accommodate up to 12 superyachts in the 100-to-120-foot range, and one up to 175 feet in length. The first 40-foot yacht being built at Platinum’s shipyard on Mitchell Island will cost $1.5 million and comes with a mini submarine and drone.

“We have a 43-inch-screen television that pops down,” Charles said. “You can sit at the screen and you can explore hundreds of feet underwater. It has a grabber arm on it so you can see and touch and pick up things underwater.”

Tactical is also building a 77-foot US$6.5 million yacht.

“It is military and navy-grade aluminum hull construction,” Charles said of the Tactical series. “So it is a very heavy-duty boat, but it is completely done with yacht finishes.”

Platinum also owns Crescent Custom Yachts, which builds superyachts ranging in size from 100 to 150 feet and with prices that range from US$14 million to US$24 million. Crescent’s customers are almost exclusively international – mostly American – but Charles expects that nearly all buyers for the new Tactical yachts will be from B.C.

“It’s something the market’s been asking for,” Charles said. “I would say 95% of all of our customers are business owners. The amount of business that’s done on people’s yachts and boats is just tremendous. It’s a business sales tool for many people.”

Another growing demand in the Vancouver market is for luxury fishing boats, said Bob Pappajohn, president of M&P Mercury Sales, which sells both yachts and fishing boats.

“The luxury fishing boat segment has been just incredibly strong,” Pappajohn said. “We are seeing a trend toward higher luxury. One of the biggest trends right now that’s really fuelling this is we’re getting people buying who haven’t owned a bunch of boats before and are really new to it.”

One of the more popular models is a 42-foot Boston Whaler fishing boat that sells for $1.8 million.

Pappajohn said yacht and fishing boat sales have been very healthy in the last few years in Vancouver.

“We’ll sell a half a dozen boats a year,” he said. “Back in 2009-10, it was amazing if you sold one.”

Not only is the number of high-net-worth individuals in Vancouver rising, it’s also becoming easier to pilot a yacht or fishing boat, Pappajohn said, thanks to technology like joystick steering that makes docking a modern boat a cinch.

“The biggest reason for the increase in sales is that it’s more accessible, it’s easier to do, and, yes, there’s more wealth,” Pappajohn said. “Even people spending a lot of money for a day boat to go fishing, they want the high-end one.”

As for the bigger, more luxurious yachts – superyachts or megayachts – Vancouver sees its fair share of them, although many are owned by wealthy Americans. The most spectacular yacht to grace local waters might be the Attessa IV, which can sometimes be seen in Coal Harbour.

It’s hard to miss, and not just because of its size  (332 feet). The yacht comes with a small helicopter. It also features a swimming pool, a 12-seat theatre and four guest rooms.

The Attessa IV is owned by Dennis Washingtion, the American billionaire whose Washington Companies is the largest shareholder of Seaspan Corp.  (NYSE:SSW), the world’s biggest independent charter owner and manager of container ships. According to Forbes, the Attessa IV is valued at $300 million.

Pattison’s 150-foot Nova Spirit yacht is valued at $25 million, according to SuperYacht Fan. According to MSN, it costs $72,000 just to fuel the yacht, which has a nine-person crew.

Estimating how many superyachts are owned by British Columbians is difficult, partly because some of them might be registered outside of Canada. But Craig E. Norris, CEO of Victoria International Marina, estimates that anywhere from 50 to 100 yachts in the 65-foot-and-up range are owned by British Columbians.

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Nova Spirit Specifications

  • Name Nova Spirit
  • Model Custom
  • Hull NB T009
  • Hull Colour -
  • Naval Architect Trinity Yachts
  • Exterior Designers Trinity Yachts Setzer Design Group
  • Interior Designer Dee Robinson Interiors
  • Length Overall 45.7m
  • Length at Waterline -
  • Draft (min) -
  • Draft (max) 2.1m
  • Gross Tonnage -
  • Cabins Total -
  • Hull Configuration -
  • Hull Material Aluminium
  • Superstructure -
  • Deck Material -
  • Fuel Type -
  • Manufacturer -
  • Total Power -
  • Propulsion Twin Screw
  • Max Speed 20 Kn
  • Cruising Speed -
  • Fuel Capacity 68137
  • Water Capacity 15406
  • Generator -
  • Stabilizers -
  • Thrusters -
  • Amenities -
  • Yacht Builder Trinity Yachts No profile available
  • Naval Architect Trinity Yachts No profile available
  • Interior Designer Dee Robinson Interiors No profile available

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Jimmy Pattison’s $9.5 billion makes him richest man in Canada

Vancouver-based businessman Jim Pattison is Canada’s richest person. The car dealer, media magnate, grocer and outdoor advertiser stole the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Tuesday after new information revealed that David K.R. Thomson, an heir to the Thomson media empire, owns a smaller stake in his family’s investment company than previously reported.

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Vancouver-based businessman Jim Pattison is Canada’s richest person.

The car dealer, media magnate, grocer and outdoor advertiser stole the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Tuesday after new information revealed that David K.R. Thomson, an heir to the Thomson media empire, owns a smaller stake in his family’s investment company than previously reported.

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That discovery also put B.C. resident Sherry Brydson on the list as the richest woman in the country.

Pattison’s namesake conglomerate, the Jim Pattison Group, has dozens of businesses that together awarded him an estimated personal fortune of $9.5 billion.

That came as news to Pattison this week. “I haven’t done the numbers, so I really don’t know,” Pattison said in a Monday telephone interview with Bloomberg. “I never pay attention to that.”

What is not news to Pattison is the scale and scope of the collection of business lines that feed his coffers.

Pattison’s business holdings all began with a Pontiac Buick car dealership in 1961, according to the group’s corporate information. By the end of the decade, his business-lines grew to include radio and newspaper companies, a grocery store and an advertising company.

Through the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, his holdings in those key fields grew to include dozens of companies, as well as new assets in shipping, fishing and finance.

After the turn of the millennium, he expanded into packaging and entertainment. The group boasted sales of more than $7.5 billion in 2012 — the fruit of more than 35,000 employees working at 470 locations across the world. It dubs itself the second-largest private company in Canada.

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The Bloomberg estimate of Pattison’s $9.5-billion personal fortune exceeds a recent Canadian Business magazine estimate that put him at about $7.4 billion. He owns a corporate jet and a 45-metre luxury yacht, Nova Spirit, which is often moored in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour. But he is also a generous benefactor, having donated millions — mostly to hospitals. In 1999, Pattison gave

$20 million to Vancouver General Hospital for a prostate research centre, and in 2011 a $5-million donation to Surrey Memorial Hospital for an outpatient care and surgery centre.

For five years in the 1980s, Pattison was in the public eye daily as the chairman of Vancouver’s highly successful world’s fair, Expo 86. He was paid a dollar a year for his services.

Thomson, the man who previously held top spot on Bloomberg’s list, lost footing in the most recent ranking on information from a person familiar with the Thomson family’s finances who asked not to be identified because the company is closely held.

He has a net worth of $4 billion, according to the Bloomberg ranking, which had attributed the entire Thomson family fortune to him since its inception in March 2012.

Thomson owns about 14 per cent of Woodbridge, the Ontario-based firm that manages the family’s assets, notable among them a 55 per cent stake in Thomson Reuters Corp., the world’s largest financial data company.

In addition to his stake in Woodbridge, Thomson owns Osmington, a commercial real estate developer, a collection of John Constable paintings and a minority interest in the Winnipeg Jets hockey team.

Brydson — a cousin of Thomson’s and the richest woman in Canada — landed on the list at No. 3. Brydson owns at least 23 per cent of Woodbridge.

Through Westerkirk Capital, her Toronto-based family office, she also owns a turboprop manufacturer on Vancouver Island, the Moose FM radio network in Ontario, and a hotel developer in Nova Scotia. Together, the low-profile heiress has a fortune valued at $6.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg ranking, making her the richest woman in Canada.

Brydson lives in a home overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Victoria.

“Most people don’t know she exists,” Trevor Cole, a novelist and journalist who has written about the family, said in a phone call from his Toronto office. “People who read the paper know the name Thomson and know that they are rich people, but beyond that they have no sense of them.”

Brydson, whose age couldn’t be confirmed, is one of six members of the Thomson family who have never appeared on an international wealth ranking. She and four of her first cousins are the first Canadian women to be identified as billionaires, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Galen Weston, whose grocery and retail fortune is valued at $8.7 billion, sits at second spot on the Bloomberg ranking.

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The Pattison Group’s business lines stretch across the North American landscape. Here are some of its more recognizable brands and industries:

• Outdoor advertising

• Overwaitea Foods, including Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare, Western Family brands and others

• Buy-Low Foods, including Nesters Market and others

• SunRype fruit beverages and snacks

• Ocean Brands, the second-largest canned seafood brand in Canada

• Canadian Fishing Company, including Gold Seal canned seafood and B.C.’s largest company fishing fleet

• Western Family food brands

• 30 FM radio and three TV stations in Alberta and B.C.

• Auto sales and leasing across 11 brands including Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Hyundai, Volvo, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge

• Guinness World Records

• Ripley Entertainment

• Westshore coal export terminals

• Styrofoam and other disposable food packaging

• Softwood lumber company Canfor

• Four Everything Wine locations in B.C. and Alberta

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