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News and insight on superyacht design and travel
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Skipper of Philippines entry Centennial, Ernesto Echauz (centre) alongside his crew ahead of the Sydney to Hobart race. Photo: AP
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.

Hong Kong economy

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

Style Edit

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

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.

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.

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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.

Italian prosecutors have placed Captain James Cutfield under investigation over the deaths of Mike Lynch and six others after the British tech tycoon’s superyacht sank off Sicily last week. Photo: Handout
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 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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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.

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

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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.

John Caudwell and partner, former Olympian cyclist Modesta Vžesniauskaitė ready to go for a spin. Photo: John Caudwell
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

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

As part of the inaugural celebration of the founding of Sanlorenzo Arts at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024, Italian luxury shipbuilder will unveil an art-inspired custom project. Photos: Simpson Marine
From our archives

When Donald Trump tried to sell a US$30 million yacht for US$115 million

Ship brokers warned potential buyers off sinking their money into the Trump Princess when the future US president tried to offload in Hong Kong the yacht he’d bought from the Sultan of Brunei in 1987.

Water sports

Hong Kong’s SHK Scallywag forced to retire from Sydney-Hobart Race

Hong Kong-owned supermaxi was third having taken a penalty turn for tacking too close to race favourite Andoo Comanche. Scallywag crew ‘very disappointed’ after breaking bowsprit.

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Style Edit: When Hong Kong yacht owners raced each other in the Beneteau Cup

The French boatbuilder organises annual competitions around the world, bringing communities together to meet, compete and party

Beneteau sailing yachts during the annual Beneteau Cup Hong Kong, held this year in October. Photos: Handout
Luxury travel

‘In My Cruise Era’: What to know about the Taylor Swift-themed fan journey

How to book the Royal Caribbean holiday for Swifties from Miami to the Bahamas, departing next October – but will the pop star herself make an appearance?

Taylor Swift fans have arranged a luxury cruise themed after the pop star ... but will the songstress herself be on board? Photo: Reuters
Jeff Bezos

‘I blacked out a bit’: Lauren Sánchez opened up about Jeff Bezos’ proposal

The power couple’s engagement news broke in May – and the Amazon billionaire’s fiancée just opened up about how he popped the question, adding that they’re ‘still thinking about the wedding’

Fame and celebrity

Yachts, poker and models: Who’s in Leonardo DiCaprio’s posse?

It’s no secret that The Killers of the Flower Moon actor lives a party lifestyle, with models and superyachts all a regular fixture – but which pals have stayed by his side through the years?

Millionaires and billionaires

Yacht lives of the rich and famous, from Jeff Bezos to Diane von Furstenberg

For the world’s richest individuals, cruising the Mediterranean on your superyacht is a must – so which billionaire seemed to have the most fun this summer?

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ yacht Koru sails through the Mediterranean off the coast of Ibiza, in May. Photo: DPA via Getty Images
Style Edit

Style Edit: Inside Tudor’s partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing

The watchmaker has released new Pelagos FXD timepieces to celebrate the famous Swiss yachting team as they aim to recapture the iconic America’s Cup team trophy in 2024

Style Edit: Swiss watchmaker Tudor has added two new timepieces in the Pelagos FXD line to mark its partnership with America’s Cup team Alinghi Red Bull Racing. Photo: Handout
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez embraces ‘loud luxury’ yacht fashion

Lauren Sánchez has been spending time with her fiancé Jeff Bezos on his megayacht across Europe this summer flaunting ‘loud luxury’ … here’s a look at her holiday style, from Louis Vuitton to Pucci

Royalty

Inside the luxury life of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Oh, to be both a royal and a multibillionaire – here’s how Dubai’s royal ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum makes and spends his fortune

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