According to reports here, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has organised the Turkish built 53m Proteksan-Turquoise superyacht SIIUS (formerly Leo Fun) to act as a venue in hosting VIPs and world leaders during winter Sochi Russian Winter Olympics.

According to the report the explorer type superyacht, which is presently called Leo Fun, will be renamed as yacht Sirius. The yacht was built by Proteksan-Turquoise and Turquoise Yacht Construction for an Italian businessman and launched back in 2009. The yacht has been operating as a charter yacht and it is not known whether she will still be available in that capacity.

Yacht Sirius - Leo Fun

Luxury yachts are often used privately to host VIPs at various important events around the world. It will be interesting to see whether this begins a new trend for world leaders to utilise luxury yachts (as they already do luxury land based venues) to host important world leaders and other figures. Superyachts have long been used to host private VIPS such as important business people and famous actors around the world. The best part about a yacht is that it can be moved around from venue to venue, place to place, and always be at the hot spots, provided they are on the coastline of course – which most main cities are.

Motor yacht Sirius is a strongly built, go anywhere, trawler or expedition style yacht with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. She can accommodate 12 guests overnight sleeping with her master suite (on the main deck), VIP stateroom, and three further double cabins and one twin cabin which are located on her lower deck.

Whilst moored in a port M/Y SIRIUS has room for a large group of guests for entertainment and social hosting occasions or dinners. The boat was built very much as a luxury yacht and she can reach 18 knots, as a top speed, as powered by her twin Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines.