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Yachts are seen docked at the Monte Carlo harbour in Monaco, on May 21. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How deeper ties with Monaco can help Hong Kong make waves

Collaboration with the principality, a magnet for millionaires, can boost Hong Kong’s blue and yacht economies and attract high-net-worth individuals.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must balance superyacht hub ambition with tackling poverty

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong has set course to join the ‘yacht club of Asia’. Can it find a way?

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Singapore

Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng’s aide linked to luxury superyacht deal

A close associate of the billionaire, who got embroiled in a political scandal, bought Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s vessel.

The yacht was named Dragonfly when it was put up for sale last year. Photo: Superyachtfan
Ukraine war

US auctioning off seized Russian superyacht with helipad, pool, gym and spa

The sale of the luxury ship Amadea comes as Trump seeks to increase pressure on Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

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Jeff Bezos

Meet the planners behind Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding

Founded by Italian aristocrats, the events and travel company describes itself as ‘responsible for masterminding the world’s most exclusive, private and spectacular parties’.

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Italy

UK tech tycoon Lynch’s doomed Bayesian superyacht lifted out of water

Investigators will examine the luxury vessel to determine why it sank off Sicily last year, killing the tech magnate and six others.

A drone view shows the Bayesian after it was brought to surface by floating crane ships near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Yacht haven: Hong Kong aims to be growth hub for leisure-boat industry

Government policies and planned marina will make the city a centre for the industry’s growth, experts say.

Tourism

6 marinas that are destinations in themselves

Marinas in Monaco and Dubai are billionaires’ playgrounds while Sanya is growing as a marine tourism hub and Singapore has a bustling port.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Davon Godchaux, Chanel Iman’s husband and Patriots defensive tackle

The 30-year-old NFL star locked horns with Patriots executive VP Eliot Wolf about his team spirit, but his romance with Iman – complete with a private-yacht wedding – proves life’s a beach.

The New England Patriots’ Davon Godchaux, husband of model Chanel Iman. Photo: @chauxdown/Instagram
The Philippines

The all-Filipino crew set to make history in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race

In another first for the storied ocean classic, 15 sailors from the Philippines will join forces to make the run to Tasmania on Boxing Day.

Skipper of Philippines entry Centennial, Ernesto Echauz (centre) alongside his crew ahead of the Sydney to Hobart race. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong’s luxury yacht tourism needs wind in its sails

Hong Kong should build more berths and develop services to attract the vessels and their well-heeled and high-spending passengers.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Why Omega’s Seamaster Regatta is the ultimate watch for sailors

This is a watch primed for sea travel – from its striking analogue and digital displays, to its range of nautical features and Quick-Change rubber strap.

Luxury travel

What it’s like aboard a Ritz-Carlton cruise by superyacht

We set sail on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Ilma, the second ship to be launched under The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.

We set sail on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Ilma, the second ship to be launched under The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Photos: Handout
Millionaires and billionaires

Who is Angela Bacares, the widow of ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’, Mike Lynch?

She lost her husband and 18-year-old daughter Hannah on a superyacht, and may still be liable to pay up to US$4 billion to Hewlett Packard.

Late British tech CEO Mike Lynch and his wife Angela Bacares. Photo: @PakistaniIndex/X
Italy

4 victims on Lynch yacht suffocated while trapped on ship, autopsies suggest

6 of the 7 bodies were found in cabins on the left side of the boat, where the victims may have tried to search for remaining bubbles of air.

Italy

Captain of Mike Lynch’s yacht faces manslaughter investigation after sinking

James Cutfield, a 51-year-old New Zealand national, was one of 15 people who survived the sinking of the Bayesian, which left seven people dead.

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Italy

Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

Questions remain about how a vessel deemed ‘unsinkable’ by its manufacturer sank in a storm while a nearby boat remained largely unscathed.

Rescue teams operate off Porticello harbour near Palermo on Thursday. Photo: TNS
Millionaires and billionaires

Body of last missing person, tech mogul’s daughter, retrieved from yacht wreck

The bodies of the other five dead passengers, including Lynch, were recovered from inside the yacht.

Italy

Explainer | The 3 main reasons Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank near Sicily

The 56-metre Bayesian superyacht was carrying 22 people when it sank during stormy weather near Porticello, Palermo.

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Italy

UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch missing, 1 dead after yacht sinks off Sicily

A person familiar with the rescue said Lynch and his daughter, 18, were among 6 people not accounted for. Lynch’s lawyer is also missing.

Mike Lynch, is among several people missing after a luxury yacht capsized off the coast of Sicily. Photo: Getty
Architecture and design

How the other half travel: in their own flat aboard mega-yacht The World

Residents mostly spend a few months at a time aboard, visiting their pick of the more than 100 ports the ship visits in a year – and perhaps making plans to change the wallpaper ahead of their next visit

The World, in Japan. Photo: The World
Style Edit

Style Edit: Mariquita wins Richard Mille Cup 2024

The Richard Mille Cup, a regatta launched by the Swiss luxury watchmaker last year, saw restored and classic yachts vie for superiority of the seas

Wellness

Billionaire’s guide to being fit and healthy: ‘carbohydrates cause disaster’

British property tycoon John Caudwell describes how he stays fit and vital at the age of 71 by avoiding high-sugar foods whether carbs or fruit, exercising, and helping raise his two youngest children.

Millionaires and billionaires

9 of the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, ranked

From Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to Oracle’s Larry Ellison and ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt, these CEOs’ extravagant superyachts are among the biggest at sea – and have all the amenities possible

Jeff Bezos and Laurene Powell Jobs are among the tech CEOs who own some truly impressive superyachts. Photos: TNS, Getty Images, Boat International
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg’s new US$300 million superyacht, Launchpad

The world’s largest-volume Dutch-built superyacht, with facilities which include a swimming pool and helipad, Launchpad was commissioned by billionaire Vladimir Potanin, who is subject to US sanctions

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the proud new owner of a luxurious superyacht. Photos: @zuck, @guyfleury_photography/Instagram
Dalian Wanda Group

Wanda to sell James Bond’s yacht maker Sunseeker to Lionheart

Wanda was once seen as one of the few high-quality Chinese issuers in the junk-bond market thanks to its focus on commercial real estate, as well as its asset-light property-management business.

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Style Edit: Italian luxury yacht builder Sanlorenzo at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024

Italian custom luxury yacht builder Sanlorenzo sets sail on a new cultural venture with its future cultural HQ, Casa Sanlorenzo in Venice, with new details presented at Art Basel Hong Kong this year

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