A megayacht owned by Australian millionaire James Packer was recently listed for sale. IJE is a 354.4-foot-long motoryacht that sleeps 22 people in eleven staterooms. She is valued at €175 million, or around 205 million at current currency rates, according to Burgess. Benetti Yachts completed the IJE in 2019. Redman Whiteley Dixon created her exterior. Benetti created the interiors; the company planned the living style as informal, and the communal areas are bright and relaxing, with blue and white tones and a lot of matte-finished hardwood conveying the lifestyle onboard ship.
James Douglas Packer (born September 8, 1967) is an Australian businessman and investor worth $1 billion.
Packer is the grandson of Sir Frank Packer and the son of media magnate Kerry Packer. He inherited ownership of the family business, Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, as well as holdings in Crown Resorts and other firms. He is the former executive chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) and Consolidated Media Holdings, both of which primarily controlled media assets across a variety of channels, as well as Crown Resorts.
Packer is the main stakeholder and a director of Crown Resorts Limited, one of Australia’s largest casino firms. Crown’s market capitalization was more over A$8 billion in October 2017. Crown’s Australian resorts get approximately 31 million visitors per year.
Crown Resorts Limited is a private company based in the United Kingdom
Since his father’s death, Packer has shifted his attention away from the family’s conventional media enterprises and toward the creation of Crown Resorts, a global gambling empire. Crown is one of Australia’s most well-known gaming and resort conglomerates. It has integrated resort and casino companies and investments in Australia and Macau, and it owns and runs Crown Aspinall’s, a high-end casino in London. Crown has a market worth of nearly $8 billion in October 2017.
Internet investments made early on
Following the dotcom collapse of 2000–2001, Packer invested in online classified sites SEEK and Carsales.com, fearing that newspaper firms that relied heavily on classified advertising were susceptible to internet enterprises in sectors such as job and automobile classifieds.
The main saloon is a large open area with sliding windows on three sides providing a breezy warm-weather vibe. IJE has a vast range of specialized amenities, including zero-speed stabilizers, a salon, a theater, an elevator, and a nightclub with a long, custom-built sofa with a wavelike pattern. The decks of the boat include a lower gym with a patio, a bridge deck with a firepit, and a main deck with a dining room, lounge, and wet bar. She comes with two 40-foot tenders. The range of IJE is 6,500 nautical miles. She cruises at 16 knots and has a top speed of 20 knots.
The ship is thought to have been named after his children Indigo, Jackson, and Emmanuelle.In the superyacht listing, Mr Packer is described as a “very experienced owner” who chose a “timeless sculptural exterior” and a “relaxed beach house-style interior.”
IJE can accommodate up to 22 people in 11 cabins and has three functional levels, including a private owner’s deck and a sun lounge bridge deck.
Packer’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $3 billion.