Jeff Bezos’ R9 billion yacht sets sail – VIDEO

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ new megayacht has hit the open water, undergoing its first day of sea trials in Europe this week.

Sea trials consist of several tests and are usually one of the last phases of construction, meaning the 59-year-old’s R9 billion yacht is one step closer to full sail.

Yacht fan club Dutch Yachting posted a video of the yacht earlier this week.

The yacht, called Koru, measures 417 feet in length and is expected to be the biggest sailing yacht in the world once finished.

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The boat’s sea trials come after a turbulent year for the megayacht, which was built in the Netherlands.

In 2022, the Dutch company building it, Oceanco, requested that a historic bridge in Rotterdam be dismantled for the yacht to pass because the vessel’s three masts were too tall to pass under the bridge, which has a 131-foot clearance.

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As reported by The South African website, Jeff Bezos, once the world’s richest man, now ranks third with a net wealth of $125 billion.