… in the small pool or sipping drinks at the open-air Top of the Yacht Bar. Though the ships aren't anywhere near new — each is about 30 years old — they've been well taken care of since they were born as the luxurious Sea Goddess I and II in the …

The New Plymouth company employs 160 people and has a reputation for building quality luxury yachts. Its last completed yacht was the 50-metre Ohana, launched at Port Taranaki in November. The 400-tonne vessel took 400,000 man hours – 30 months – to …

"In the future, Wang Jianlin will make the yachts and Charles Zhang will sell them around China," said the source. "This market has huge potential because the super-rich always want to try something new. Luxury cars like Rolls-Royces and Bentleys don't …

The luxury expedition yacht Private Lives, built at RMK Yachts in 2003, is powered by twin 671hp Caterpillar 3412E engines which propel the yacht up to a top speed of 13.5 knots and cruising speed of 11.5 knots. Private Lives offers accommodation for …

The confining part is just as obvious: Short of the mega–yachts costing tens of millions of dollars (here's to you, Dan Snyder and Michael Saylor!), most have serious space limitations. And then there are the other challenges, such as keeping dishes …

The Ending Taxpayer Subsidies for Yachts Act would amend a tax provision that allows luxury yacht owners to use the mortgage interest deduction to write off their luxury cruisers as second homes. Taxpayers are allowed to deduct mortgage interest for up …

Knownas “yachties,” the crewmembers live, love and work together on board the luxurious, privately owned yacht, while tending to the ever-changing needs of their wealthy, demanding clients. Each episode features different charter guests — from …

By its own admission, Strand Craft conceives outrageous super yachts, perhaps most notably those like the Strand Craft 122 which come with a matching V12 supercar. Its latest wheeze is this Luxury Limousine Super Yacht Tender designed to get the world …

The vessel's owner, his family, and friends flew to Scotland last week — where he has family links — to rendezvous with the yacht before embarking on a tour of the Scottish coast and islands. They called to some ports in the North before cruising …