Hydrogen megayacht built for Bill Gates but never stepped foot on now available for one of the highest weekly charter rates of all time

If you’ve got a huge amount of cash burning a hole in your pocket, you can now charter the hydrogen superyacht built for Bill Gates.

Gates commissioned the yacht but never actually took delivery of it.

He certainly never set foot on the yacht’s deck.

We don’t know why that’s the case, but we do know you’re going to need Bill Gates-style money to charter it.

This high-tech superyacht was never actually delivered to Bill Gates

The yacht was built by Feadship, a Dutch shipyard, specifically on commission for Bill Gates, but Gates never actually used it.

Not even once.

The yacht was initially launched in 2024 without a proper name.

At the time, the vessel was simply known as ‘Project 821’.

In line with Gates’ beliefs when it comes to climate change, the yacht is as efficient as a 388-foot (118-meter) yacht can be.

The superyacht partly runs on hydrogen, and it also features an efficient waste heat recovery system, which is primarily used to heat up the pool, the jacuzzi, and the steam room.

The yacht, which was later christened Breakthrough, reportedly cost $645 million.

This is how much you need to charter the yacht

Even the richest rich often choose to charter yachts, rather than buy them.

Jay-Z and Beyonce – both billionaires – do not own a ship, for example.

And whoever chooses to charter this yacht is going to have to be in the same tax bracket.

Available through a yacht broker known as Edmiston, Breakthrough costs about $4 million to charter.

And that’s just the base rate, which means it doesn’t include gratuities and expenses.

Ordinarily, we’d think of an analogy, usually involving a supercar.

For example, that’s enough to buy a Bugatti Tourbillon every week.

That’s true, but also vaguely irrelevant.

If you can afford to charter this hydrogen superyacht for $4 million a week, you don’t have to make that choice: you can charter the yacht and buy the car.