The Kismet: Shahid Khan's Latest Toy

[copperfiend]

I bet Khan only bought the team so he could run the Edgewood Bakery out of business.

Sneaky.

[KenFSU]

I bet Khan only bought the team so he could run the Edgewood Bakery out of business.

Sneaky.

He's probably got his men loading Cheese Danishes and Croissant Donuts onto the Kismet as we speak...

[copperfiend]

I bet Khan only bought the team so he could run the Edgewood Bakery out of business.

Sneaky.

He's probably got his men loading Cheese Danishes and Croissant Donuts onto the Kismet as we speak...

Son of a...

[YellowBluffRoad]

Two yacht-fan links on the Kismet:
http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-9241/kismet.htm

Kismet is capable of 17.00 knots flat out.

Kismet offers accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 suits . She is also capable of carrying up to 20 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

And
http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht/superyacht_kismet.html
According to that site, she is actually Kismet 2, with Khan owning Kismet (1) which he sold in 2013 and the new owner renamed "Global". This site also has a shot of Khan's private jet, a 2012 Bombadier. More info about the jet can be viewed here: http://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N612FG

And now that I've geeked out on the yacht and jet, I almost feel like I've derailed this thread...

[Know Growth]

Naw...this is how to derail a thread as if run aground on remote Inner City Island 

All vessels have limitations.

Too bad Khan will never be able to enjoy Jacksonville's "Marina Mile" aboard Kismet- a short walk to the Shoppes of Avondale, and not far from Edgewood  ( www.jacksonvillemarinamile.com ) or points well south on the River that poorer boater folk enjoy.

I'd like to see Khan paddling an 11' Kayak....... ( a most expensive,luxurious model,like mine;self bailing,dual below deck storage compartments with Secure Hatch System,paddle holder,upscale seat with lumbar support adjustments,upper end tech paddle propulsion,Go Pro with direct link to Visit Jacksonville contractor....skip "KISMET"....check out opulent Kayaks for crying out loud)...yep,see Khan on the river,in the cool kayak.....right there next to Kismet,and- tide appropriate of course- paddle underneath the parking lot,(yep,can be and is often done....some dandy fishing in the columns of light shining through the grates.....or just relax,there underneath the parking lot......makes McCoys Creek seem as if Western Wilderness Waterway......) Downtown Waterway Adventure with Nooney- now that would go Viral,better converage,general Promotion than a Big Screen.

Hey,if Khan has the boating gene, he might very well be up for DWA....

[Know Growth]

    Sorry-double paddle,er,post

Please back-paddle out from underneath the Parking Lot,back to above/be low post

[Know Growth]

Bigger & Bigger vessels showing up Downtown!!!

Just moved up from 11'4" to 13' 2". And 15' Grumman Guide Boat always illicits fond cheers from the land locked Landing crowd.Might press ye ol' Necky Looksha in to service.......astronomical 17'

It's great to recreate Downtown in such a fashion and wonder,think that there are individuals that can write a check,so to speak if not literally,to make so many things happen,save us,or not happen.

[mandy6488]

Ah, bitching about what a man does with part of his money.. I mean, forget that he wants to invest in the city and does great things for charity and is trying to pull together a team in shambles (season ticket holder, proud of it, whatever..make fun of me for that). The self-righteousness of some of the comments on ALL portions of this forum have just become nauseating. I used to really enjoy reading the site and forum but for the most part it's gotten completely nauseating. Flame away at me, I really don't care.

Oh and the Edgewood Bakery issue.. boo-effing-hoo. Do what you are supposed to and you wouldn't be in a situation where you resort to making your child write a letter.

I'm okay with getting a bunch of nonsense comments back from this. I love some of what is written here..but after perusing the forum the last few days, I'm just done. Won't matter much because I was more of a reader than contributor but some you that think you are highly regarding or "popular" around town are sorely mistaken. But I hope at some point things change back for the better and the bitter, judgmental nonsense ends and this formerly lovely place for good-hearted debate and ideas turns a corner.

Take my POV for what you will.

[Ocklawaha]

Perhaps Khan is a erstwhile poet, having woven education, idea, entrepreneurialism, opportunity and corporate genius into a prosaic verse of success. The sands of time have certainly smiled on him, though without doubt he has been in many sticky situations, including some really bad tax advice. One might even say he has taken his lashes. Today, the man is a stranger in paradise, I hold no ill will toward him for owning a yacht and would simply add; 'Welcome to our oasis.' Kismet indeed!

[Coolyfett]

SWAG!!! Nice boat.....some interesting comments here though, quite confusing, but Metrojacksonville.com I thought you guys were pro jacksonvile, pro big city, pro not being a small town. Is Khan the richest man in Jacksonville?? Maybe some of the other wealthy of Jacksonville should play the show off game as well. I dont like the idea of Khan being viewed as King of the City when he just got there a couple years ago. Im curious if the boat showed up in say Miami, New York City or Los Angeles waters if locals would have the same reaction.

[thelakelander]

Seems like a boat the size of the Kismet is a rare happening in London as well....

A rare superyacht believed to belong to one of the world's richest men, has become a regular fixture on the Thames since arriving last week.
The 308ft long Kismet, which was launched in September this year, is widely reported to be the latest toy of Fulham FC owner Shahid Khan.
The Pakistani-American billionaire businessman is the 349th wealthiest person in the world, and the world's richest person of Pakistani origin.

full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2820891/Superyacht-owned-billionaire-Fulham-FC-chairman-makes-way-London-rent-940-000-week.html

[blizz01]

Look at all of those cranes!  Wish that was the backdrop behind the Main Street Bridge.....

[tufsu1]

^ we have a crane now downtown....for the new parking garage

[thelakelander]

[mtraininjax]

Ive been thinking about it for a few years and haven't reached any conclusion.  If anyone has a constructive opinion, Id be rather interested in reading what you think.

hahahahahaha as the white night of downtown strolls in with an ever bigger yacht, a larger empire, worth 5 billion and now the proud owner of a ....... bakery on the westside.

And most of you guys want to give him the keys to the shipyards?

Common sense, the least common thing....hahahahahaha