Here's the Larry profile from Forbes last year:

Net Worth $27.0 billion
Age 64
Marital Status Married, 2 children, 3 divorces
Source Oracle Corporation (quote: ORCL), Software, Self made
Hometown Redwood City, CA, United States
Education University of Illinois, Drop Out

... Owns 453-foot Rising Sun; built a smaller leisure boat (Ronin - 192 feet) because superyacht is hard to park. Squabbling in court with Swiss boating billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli over terms of next America's Cup. Recently unveiled hulking 90-foot trimaran he intends to use to win it.


The 192-foot Ronin. Owned by Larry Ellison. Based at Sausalito.

Larry Ellison's Ronin, usually the largest private yacht on the bay when she's here. Originally named Izanami, until too may people pointed out what that spelled when reversed. 12,000 horsepower.


Rising Sun is the 6th largest in the world with a length of almost 138 meters (453 ft). It reportedly cost over US$200 million to build. It is equipped with:

* Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines giving an output of 36,000 kW (50,000 hp)
* Four propellers that enable it to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots (52 km/h)
* 82 rooms on five stories with a total living area said to be in excess of 8,000 square meters
* Onyx countertops
* Jacuzzi bathrooms
* A gymnasium/spa and sauna
* An extensive wine cellar
* A master bath/bedroom
* A private cinema with a giant plasma screen
* 3,300 m² of teak-layered deck space
* A basketball court on the main deck (can be used as a helicopter pad if necessary)