LIMITLESS Megayacht

Just six short years ago, when Limitless was delivered, yacht-watchers worldwide marveled at her bold size—after all, not only was she was the largest American-owned yacht, but more important, the next closest in size was the 200-foot Virginian, and no one had taken delivery of a yacht even close to this LOA in more than a decade. How quickly times change.

But that doesn’t mean Limitless and her owner, Victoria’s Secret head Leslie Wexner, have had to cede bragging rights to everything. The yacht is still the first new-build to feature hybrid diesel and diesel-electric propulsion. And in January she became the largest yacht to enter Simpson Bay Lagoon in St. Maarten, attracting practically everyone in town to watch the history-making entrance. (The entrance to the lagoon had just been widened and deepened specifically to permit larger yachts to gain entry.) And while we’ve mentioned it in previous years, it’s still worth noting that Wexner got a special act of Congress passed to ensure his yacht was not only permitted to fly the U.S. flag, but that she’d remain the largest private yacht to do so. That sure ain’t bad for a guy who opened his first Limited store 40 years ago with a $5,000 loan from a relative. B: Lürssen, Germany; N: Builder; H: Steel; E: 3/7,268-hp Caterpillars (diesel-electric drives)