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News and insight on superyacht design and travel
Yachts at Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter on March 25. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | To capitalise on yacht tourism, Hong Kong must get all hands on deck

With a boost from the mainland, the city can now get to work on achieving its maritime hospitality potential.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | For a thriving yacht economy, Hong Kong must go beyond infrastructure

Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | Hong Kong must factor community needs into marina development

China shipbuilding

China’s high-end yacht owners say industry growth stifled by structural gaps

Shipowners say billionaire Richard Liu’s new venture to make yacht ownership more affordable will need to surmount significant challenges.

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Richard Liu’s brand, Sea Expandary, has signed a strategic framework agreement with the coastal cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai in Guangdong, for a high-end yacht industrial base with planned investment of about 5 billion yuan. Photo: handout
China manufacturing

A boat in every dock? Chinese billionaire unveils plan for mass yacht production

JD.com founder Richard Liu has launched a nautical brand with a massive investment in yacht production, aiming to make ownership affordable.

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Luxury travel

Review | What it’s like to stay on The Ritz-Carlton’s Luminara superyacht

From Aman to Four Seasons, hotel groups are taking on the high seas with luxury cruises – here’s what it’s like on Ritz-Carlton’s Luminara.

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

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

Hong Kong can’t become China’s Monaco. As it builds marinas to attract the super rich, it must devote equal resources to 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?

Yacht tourism could potentially be worth billions of dollars annually to Hong Kong’s economy, but unlocking that potential remains a challenge.

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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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The superyacht Amadea sails into the San Diego Bay in June 2022. Photo: AP
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’.

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.

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.

Attendees check out yachts at the Singapore Yachting Festival 2025 on April 10, 2025. Photo: Aileen Chuang
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.

Port Hercules, in Monaco, is among several marinas around the world that are worth visiting even if you don’t possess a boat. Photo: Getty Images
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 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.

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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.

A view of Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, which has been put forward as a possible area for development into a berth for luxury yachts. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

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.

Italian divers prepare to resume inspections of the Bayesian yacht’s wreck in Porticello, Sicily island, in August. Photo: Vigili del Fuoco via EPA-EFE
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.

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.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

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.

Divers aboard a rib during search operations at the site where luxury yacht Bayesian sank, off the coast of Porticello. Photo: Bloomberg
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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The 56-metre-long luxury sailboat, the Bayesian. Photo: EPA-EFE/Perini Navi Press Office
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.

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

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