Editing Paul Allen (section)

===Yachting===
[[File:Octopus1 Grand Cayman 2010.jpg|thumb|Allen's {{ship||Octopus|yacht|2}} off the [[Cayman Islands]] in 2010]]
Allen's {{convert|414|foot|m|adj=mid}} yacht, {{ship||Octopus|yacht|2}}, was launched in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|access-date=March 31, 2008|url=http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/2007-worlds-largest-yachts/|title=World's 100 Largest Yachts 2007|work=Power & Motoryacht|last=Byrne|first=Diane M.|archive-date=March 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330071201/http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/2007-worlds-largest-yachts/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2019, it was 20th on the [[list of motor yachts by length]]. The yacht is equipped with two helicopters, a submarine, an [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], a swimming pool, a music studio and a basketball court.<ref>{{Cite news |access-date=March 31, 2008 |url=http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/1105top100/index2.aspx |title=America's 100 Largest Yachts |work=Power & Motoryacht |last=Byrne |first=Diane M. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308202113/http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/1105top100/index2.aspx |archive-date=March 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''Octopus'' is a member of [[AMVER]], a voluntary group ship reporting system used worldwide by authorities to arrange assistance for those in distress at sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amveruscg.blogspot.com/2012/11/billionaire-paul-allens-yacht-octopus.html|title=Billionaire Paul Allen's yacht Octopus to the rescue – again!|work=Amver|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=October 28, 2013|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410072303/http://amveruscg.blogspot.com/2012/11/billionaire-paul-allens-yacht-octopus.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The ship is also known for its annual celebrity-studded parties which Allen hosted at the [[Cannes film festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-allen-cannes-yacht-party-2015-5|title=Paul Allen Cannes yacht party – Business Insider|date=May 19, 2015|work=Business Insider|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=October 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013121217/http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-allen-cannes-yacht-party-2015-5|url-status=live}}</ref> where Allen and his band played for guests. These performances included musicians such as [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] and [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-allen-superyacht-microsoft-founders-1153121|title=Paul Allen superyacht: Microsoft founder's the 413ft-long Octopus in London for the Olympics – Mirror Online|author=mirror Administrator|date=July 21, 2012|work=mirror|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102027/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-allen-superyacht-microsoft-founders-1153121|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Octopus'' was also used in the search for a missing American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off [[Palau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-yacht-used-in-search-for-missing-us-pilot/|title=Paul Allen's yacht used in search for missing U.S. pilot|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124552/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-yacht-used-in-search-for-missing-us-pilot/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the study of a rare fish called a [[coelacanth]], among many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/11/17/2569307/blazers-owner-paul-allen-loans-custom-submarine-to-amazing-fish |title=Blazers Owner Paul Allen Loans Custom Submarine To Amazing Fish Research – Blazer's Edge |date=November 17, 2011 |publisher=Blazersedge.com |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030015009/http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/11/17/2569307/blazers-owner-paul-allen-loans-custom-submarine-to-amazing-fish |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Allen's death in 2018, ''Octopus'' was refitted and put on the market for $325 million.<ref name=":1" />

Allen also owned {{ship||Tatoosh|yacht|2}}, one of the world's 100 largest yachts. In January 2016, it was reported that ''Tatoosh'' severely damaged approximately 1300 square meters of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone, [[Cayman Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Brian Clark|title=Billionaire Conservationist's Yacht Damages Coral Reef|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160129-paul-allen-yacht-tatoosh-damages-cayman-coral-reef/|website=National Geographic|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425065328/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160129-paul-allen-yacht-tatoosh-damages-cayman-coral-reef/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2016, the Department of Environment (DoE) and Allen's Vulcan Inc. successfully completed a restoration plan to help speed recovery and protect the future of coral in this area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allen and DoE complete joint coral restoration plan|url=https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/04/allen-and-doe-complete-joint-coral-restoration-plan/|website=Cayman News Service|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414012422/https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/04/allen-and-doe-complete-joint-coral-restoration-plan/|url-status=live}}</ref>