A is an appropriate name for this luxury yacht - A represents first place, top class, position Number 1 - all the superlatives you can think of in fact. This truly is one of the world’s most breathtaking yachts and looks as streamlined and powerful as a submarine which is no surprise really; it was constructed by HDW and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems at the Kiel shipyards where Germany’s naval submarines are also manufactured. However the sumptuous design of the vessel doesn’t come from top secret military blueprints but rather from the stylish hand of none other than Philippe Starck. The yacht has the technical capabilities of anything you might see in a James Bond movie and the man responsible for this was Martin Francis; SF99 is the codename for this futuristic vessel which is powered by two Codag gas turbines while steering is supported by an advanced camera assist system. The 117m-long A yacht allegedly belongs to the Russian businessman Andrei Melnichenko.