Jeff Bezo's lusted after sailing yacht the Oceanco Black Pearl but it was sold. So in 2018 he ordered Y721 for just under half a billion. Only one problem they won't build a helipad on a masted ship so Jeff will need another yacht to get to his yacht. boatinternational.com/yachts/news/ga…
In classic rich guy logic, the $200m, Black Pearl is promoted as being able to cross the oceans without burning a single gallon of fuel. It costs about $20 million a year to operate with a crew of 18. The owner Oleg Burlakov died of Covid this year. oceancoyacht.com/fleet/black-pe…
Although Jeff's boat is bigger, blacker and longer. It's still not the beautiful Black Pearl. Which he could have bought for half the price of his his giant ship. Kind of a Titanic homage to making things bigger...just cuz. forbes.com/sites/billspri…
Steve Jobs hired Phillipe Starck to design the Venus. He never lived to sail on it. “I know that it’s possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat. But I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.” boatinternational.com/yachts/editori…
I used to sail a lot and recently spent quality time on a massive rescue tender ship in the winter and off Libya in the summer. Its not about the boat..its about the quality of the voyage. 
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