A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite
Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.
Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.
Vicky Ward | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business
Last week, I wrote how Piedrahita, the major shareholder of a feeder fund that lost $7 billion of investors' money to Bernie Madoff, was summering on his new yacht. This week, he's off the yacht.
Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
With the economy mired in a historic recession, now is certainly not the time to flaunt your world-class mega-yacht (assuming you actually own one). Y...
Vicky Ward | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business
I have unwelcome news of Andres Piedrahita, the brash Colombian chief shareholder of Fairfield Greenwich.
AZ Central | Alex Dalenberg | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home
Skylar Deleon, 29, along with two co-conspirators, overpowered the couple, forced them to sign over ownership of their yacht, then tied them to an anc...
Jilly Gagnon | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy
Trade in your most recent "totally ironic" cheap beer choice...and try on a brand new set of made-for-summer affectations!
Mail Online | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment
With her relationship reportedly on the rocks, it's no wonder Kate Moss wanted to get away from it all and relax. And luckily for the supermodel her ...
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business
Why would certain well-off clients and investors in the feeder funds (for example Switzerland's Union Bancaire Privee) not sue Madoff for his illegal ...
Karin Luisa | Posted 01.18.2009 | Living
Last night, I decided to go jump in the canal for one final late night swim before going to bed. But when I turn around to swim back to the dock I don't see anything that looks familiar.
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...
Reuters | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business
The sale of a luxury yacht once owned by former dictator Saddam Hussein, moored until recently off France, has met with muted interest from would-be b...
New York Post | Kaja Whitehouse | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business
In choppy financial seas, even billionaires are unloading their prized but pricey toys. Despite making a mint on his ImClone holdings, hedge-fund bil...
Daily Mail | Posted 09.26.2008 | Business
A gang of four masked men boarded a £20million yacht in the Mediterranean and robbed guests and crew of more than £100,000. The modern-day pirates ...
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 ...
Daily Mail UK | Posted 03.30.2008 | Business
Life can have its little irritations when you're cruising around the world on your £100million superyacht. For example, the endless vista of clear b...
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...
ABC News | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Forget all the talk about mortgage foreclosures and a looming recession. Instead, close your eyes and imaging yourself on a boat sailing the Caribbean...
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York