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He started with a $5,000 loan from his aunt and went onto make billions from Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body works. Take a look at Leslie Wexner’s 316-feet long superyacht Limitless which was once the largest yachts in the world.

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Limitless Yacht, a 316-foot luxury vessel by Lürssen, was a beauty inspired by another yacht, Carinthia VI. It was on the insistence of Limitless owner Leslie Wexner, who was a fan of the ship and asked Jon Bannenberg to design him a yacht that was akin to Carinthia VI, only larger and contemporary. The result was this dark blue-hulled vessel with interiors by the esteemed designer Francois Catroux.


The stupendous vessel is also as fast as Carinthia VI – a demanding requirement for such a large vessel. But the 316-foot ship boasts a top speed of 25 knots. It was a feat for the time that led to the development of a diesel-electric propulsion system.


Limitless was also the largest American-owned yacht at the time of delivery in 1997. The nearly $100 million luxury vessel sleeps 12 guests in 6 cabins and is serviced by a crew of 20 in 9 cabins. Limitless indeed set the benchmark for speed for massive yachts by becoming the first yacht to feature a combination of diesel and diesel-electric propulsion. She was powered by two 5420 kW engines, while reflecting a high level of luxury and sophistication.

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Who owned the Limitless Yacht?

Les Wexner, the billionaire retailer who made Victoria’s Secret one of the most famous brands on the planet, owned the Lürssen-built Limitless. The founder of L Brands is worth $10.7 billion. L Brands had about 2,700 company-owned stores prior to its re-organization, and the name changed to Bath & Body Works in 2021. Wexner started off by working in his parents’ store in the early 1960s, and was clear that women’s sportswear was the future of fashion. He founded L Brands in 1963 with a $5,000 loan from an aunt.

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The Victoria Secret show was watched by millions.

Without wasting time and with an early IPO in 1969, the company experienced a whirlwind expansion period. The businessman nicknamed the ‘Merlin of the Mall’ for his exceptional marketing skills, took over companies like Lane Bryant and Victoria’s Secret (bought for $1 million in 1982) and turned them into billion-dollar enterprises. Wexner controls almost 2% of the Bath & Body Works’ shares directly, according to a July 20, 2021 company filing. The same year, he sold about 30 million of his 35 million shares to investors and the company, according to a company prospectus.

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