Brits given chance to live like a billionaire as holiday on £150k-a-week superyacht raffled for £15 a ticket
LUCKY Brits have a chance to holiday like a billionaire – by winning a break on a £150,000-a-week superyacht.
The captain of the 122ft luxury liner – named San Lorenzo – is raffling tickets for £15 a pop.
The owner of the winning ticket will be able to invite five guests to enjoy the stay with them.
Their return flights will be paid for, and the guests will be waited on by eight crew members.
They’ll be served unlimited drinks and three meals a day cooked by an award-winning chef.
On top of that, they’ll cruise along the Mediterranean coast to secret beaches and alcoves and enjoy a range of water-sports.
Captain Tristan Mortlake, 34, and stepbrother James Eglinton, 36, say they were inspired to run the competition to give people “other than the one per cent” a chance of experiencing the high life.
James, of Camden in London, said billionaires like mogul Sir Philip Green have damaged yachting’s image.
“There are people who have lost their pension, living on the breadline who never get to experience this.
“We just wanted to give others a chance of enjoying the world of yachting and help improve the image that’s been tarnished by partying billionaires.
“Tristan especially is passionate about the yachting industry.
“He has a life he loves travelling all over the world.
“We happily help other people get into the industry although we have had to start charging people a small fee for advice and mentoring as we get over 100 requests a day for help.”
Captain Tristan, 34, started washing boats when he was 16 and worked his way up.
Originally of Sevenoaks in Kent, he now lives in the South of France with his fiancé Giverny, who is head stewardess on board.
Tristan said: “I started in the yachting industry 18 years ago and I am fortunate enough to be able to share my experience with viewers through YouTube.
“The idea came for the competition came about as a result of a discussion between James and I about how we could share this exclusive experience with our viewers and give them a taste of luxury.
“We look forward to welcoming the winners on board.”
The impressive five-bed, six-bathroom yacht usually costs an eye-watering £150,000 a week to rent – and that’s if it’s docked, without staff, food or drink.
James added that they are willing to foot the cost of the flights from wherever in the world the winner happens to be, to where the yacht is at the time.
San Lorenzo can usually be found off a coast of Nice, Italy or Croatia.
The stepbrothers are asking whoever wins to make an appearance on their Youtube channel in return.
‘THE IMAGE HAS BEEN TARNISHED BY PARTYING BILLIONAIRES’
The channel – named Super Yacht Captain – has over 105,000 subscribers and recently reached 1 million views.
The full description on site Raffal.com states: “Win an all-inclusive seven day voyage on board the multi-award winning 122ft San Lorenzo, Motor Yacht AWOL.
“Experience the Mediterranean Sea in private luxury.
“Suitable for couples, friends and/or families.
“Accommodation provided for a total of six guests with en-suite cabins, in Egyptian cotton linens.
“Award winning private chef catering Mediterranean inspired cuisine.
“Breakfast, lunch and dinner onboard everyday with drinks included.
“Cruising the Mediterranean coastline.
“The prize also includes eight professional crew who are dedicated to personalising each experience.
“There are activities for all ages and fitness levels including sea-bobs, paddle-boards, kayaking, jet surf, jacuzzi, snorkelling and water ski-ing/ wake-boarding.”
Stelios Kounou, CEO of raffling site Raffall said: “Most of us will never get the chance to see a superyacht up close, let alone set foot on one.
“This is a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity where the lucky winner along with their friends and family will get to live like billionaires for a week before having to settle back into reality.
“This will create memories that will never be forgotten.”
The raffle will end only when all 40,000 tickets are sold.
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The total cost of all the tickets, if sold, will reach £600,000.
After the costs of renting the yacht, paying for crew, chef, food, drinks, the raffle site fee, flights and all other expenses, James and Tristan hope to be able to be left with a “a grand or two” for themselves and more hits for their Youtube channel.
If successful, the stepbrothers hope they can host regular raffle-won holidays in the future.