A billionaire is touring around the Western Isles in his £75 million super yacht.
Jim Simons -
Today, he and guests are in Harris. His boat, the Archimedes, anchored off Direcleit in East Loch Tarbert.
Later, they headed for Taransay for an overnight stay.
Mr Simons’ is on a holiday on the Archimedes, cruising around the scenic west coast of Scotland.
His yacht has called into Stornoway twice over the past fortnight.
Two guests joined him at the weekend after flying to the island on his £50 million private Gulfstream jet.
On Sunday, the 80-
Forbes estimates he is worth $20 billion.
Mr Simons was a codebreaker for the US during the Vietnam war.
In his mid-
He has donated $2 billion to education causes which aim to boost US youngsters’ maths and science attainment.
US billionaire on Western Isles voyage
17 July 2018
Jim Simons is visiting the Outer Hebrides
The yacht is cruising off Scotland
Simons Foundation