Boat International – September 2019

OWNERS’CLUB

PHOTOGRAPHY: OLEG TINKOV PRESS OFFICE; ADOBE STOCK

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Oleg Tinkov

CHAUFFEURORCHEF?

Definitelythefirst.Idon’tunderstandthat

hypeaboutthechefs.Icaneatanyfood,

andIamrelativelyeasy-going...butIhate

stupidandlazydrivers.

SPEEDORSTYLE?

Obviouslystyle.Idon’tcare

muchaboutthespeed(unless

IgodownfromKamchatka

volcanoesonmyskis).

FAVOURITEBEACH?

It’sahardcall,butIlike

Cancúnbeachesthemost,for

theturquoisewaterandwhitest

sandIhaveeverexperienced.

FAVOURITECAR?

IlikeBritishcars,anythingfrom

RangeRovertoRolls-Royce.

FAVOURITEWATCH?

IlikeIWC–thiswasmyfirst

“expensive”watch.However,

lately,aftertwogiftsfrommy

wifeofFPJournewatches,

Iamquiteinlovewiththem.

somethingperhapsevenmorerevolutionary.Hiscurrentpassionis

Tinkoff,Russia’sfirstpurelyonlinebank,foundedin 2006 andnow

servingmorethanninemillioncustomers,makingitthelargestdigital

bankintheworld.TinkovalsoownstheLa

DatchaTinkoffCollectionofrentalproperties

atCaboSanLucasinMexico,Astrakhanin

RussiaandFortedeiMarmiinItaly.Thereare

alsolodges intheFrench skiresortsof

CourchevelandValThorens.

ThenewyachtisnamedLaDatchaand

crownedthejewelofthiscollection.“I’m

completelyopenaboutthefactthatit’sbeen

intendedforcharterfromtheget-go.Hencethe

twomasterbedrooms–perfectfortwofamilies.Hiringa12-person

boatforonefamilyismuchtooexpensive,ifnotimprudent,”Tinkov

says.“Itcanaccommodate 12 ormoreforatriptoGreenlandandother

winter destinations. It’s been a

commercialundertakingfromday

one,whichisuncommoninRussia.

Here,peoplewanttoseemlikethe

soleownersofthestufftheybuy.

First,they’llsayit’stheirprivateboat.

Thenafterayearthey’drentitout‘to

afriend,justforaweek’.Idon’tcare

forthiskindoffalsemodesty,soI

makenosecretthattheSeaXploreris

goingtobeacharteryachtmeantto

makeaprofit.”

Cyclingremainsapassionfor

Tinkov–heownedaprofessional

teamfrom 2013 to 2016 – butyachting

isarecentpursuit.“I’veneverowned

oneasidefromLaDatchaatFortedei

Marmi,”hesays.“It’saPershing9X,a

dailycruisingpowerboat.It’smainly

“Forme it’sboringto

buy anotherwhite boat,

to sitonthe sundeck

anddrinkchampagne”

“Ibelieveexplorersare

thenext bigthing.

I’mgladthatI amon

theedgeof thetrend”

Tinkovprefers

travellingintheRussian

ArctictotheMed,and

participatesinsports

suchasfishing(below)

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