Words: Tom Ward
Superyacht heaven: Portofino’s marina
Way back in the depths of lockdown, we reported about the booming industry for luxury yachts. Like our recent story on the champagne market, the long and short of it is that rich people have got lots of spare money, and are bored. Hence these incredible purchases.
Unlike investing in mega expensive bubbly, though, buying a yacht offers more than cache and fleeting pleasure; it offers a place to hide out from the hoi polloi, a floating fortress complete with everything from helicopter pads to cinemas and gyms to – as a fantastic New Yorkerlong read explored – entire galleries of priceless art. And of course, you’ll need some smaller boats to go on your boat.
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