Superyachts
‘They couldn’t put them out’: Blaze sinks superyachts at Mosman marina
Three vessels have been sunk by a fire that also destroyed a fourth, as the operators of a lower north shore marina take stock of the damage.
- Jack Gramenz
Latest
How Clive Palmer’s superyacht secured prime Riverfire real estate
All recreational viewing boats are supposed to be under 18 metres long. The billionaires is more than three times that size.
- William Davis
- Exclusive
- City life
The last will and relationship agreement of a Queensland rich-lister
Keith Lloyd, the man behind Brisbane’s pink mansion and Shafston College, died in 2023. The courts were left to decide how one of his relationships should end.
- Sean Parnell
The calm before the storm: A front-row seat for Sydney to Hobart start
After a picture-perfect start on Sydney Harbour on Thursday afternoon, the fleet was braced for increasingly brutal conditions early on Friday morning.
- Jonathan Drennan
Smear campaign rocks Point Piper’s exclusive Royal Motor Yacht Club
An anonymous poison pen letter has targeted club commodore John Barbouttis, who says he will not dignify it with a response.
- Andrew Hornery
- Explainer
- Russia-Ukraine war
Putin is one of the world’s richest men. But the money isn’t in his name
A deluge of Western sanctions has fallen on Russia’s elite. How are its billionaires fighting to get their money (and yachts) back? And how are investigators following the money?
- Sherryn Groch
- Opinion
- Billionaires
Why do the rich buy superyachts?
If you had any doubts about whether we’re living in an era of extreme wealth concentration, the superyacht boom should quell those doubts.
- Paul Krugman
- Opinion
- Column 8
Setting sail with the luck of the Irish
While singling out a signatory at the checkout.
The super yacht industry is booming. Sometimes, one multimillion-dollar boat is not enough
Meet the Sydney company designing the toy boxes of the rich.
- Angus Thomson
A 40-metre super yacht worth millions sinks off the Italian coast
The Italian Coast Guard shared a video of the 15-year old luxury yacht’s final moments before it pitched forward and sank into the sea. Authorities are investigating the cause.
- Devon Pendleton