Megayachts

Megayachts Now Facing A Red Tag Sale

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business


Just last month, the yachting industry was still talking about their oasis of prosperity. The super-rich still have plenty of money, they said. And th...

Megayacht Business Shows Signs Of Weakness

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 05.31.2008 | Business


The boating business -- like many businesses these days -- is splitting in two. The lower end is suffering from the weak economy, while the Richistan ...

The $35 Million Backup Yacht

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 05.16.2008 | Business


Just when you thought the oil barons in the Middle East had found the limits of extravagance, along comes a new innovation in wealth absorption: the s...

Yachts: Measuring Wealth By The Foot

New York Times | PATRICIA KRANZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


In a shipyard in Germany, Blohm & Voss workers are building a mammoth yacht called the Eclipse. Like many things in the secretive world of superyacht...