It’s Monaco Time!

Posted | Big yachts are nothing unusual at Monaco.

Come September 23rd, the docks of Monaco’s Port Hercules will be awash with visitors—more than 30,000 of them—all of whom will have traveled to this glamorous principality for a singular event: the 19th annual Monaco Yacht Show (MYS). In spite of the current economic downturn, this year’s Read Article

Monaco International Yacht Show

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Monaco's iconic Port Hercule on France's southern coast will play host to the Monaco International Yacht Show from September 19th through the 22nd. For more details, visit http://www.monacoyachtshow.com/.

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World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2006 #7: Atlantis II

Posted | #7: ATLANTIS II—379’7”

When the Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos was alive, he commissioned this yacht as a replacement for one he gave to Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd. Atlantis II remains in the hands of the Niarchos family and is nearly always tied stern-to in Monaco’s Port Hercule. She did leave the marina briefly in May, however, in the days Read Article

World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2006 #10: Lady Moura

Posted | #10: LADY MOURA—344’0”

To say that Lady Moura is impressive is like saying Claude Monet was a good painter. She towers over every other yacht in Monaco’s Port Hercule, where you’ll typically find her in the summer, and is kept in pristine condition. She’s been accompanied over the years by a variety of yachts that Read Article

Mainship 45

Posted | If you want to get a real feel for what’s going on in the economy these days, try testing boats. One of the less glamorous but more enlightening aspects of this job is meeting with the folks on the front lines who sell boats and marine gear and services, many of whom own their own businesses. While bureaucrats and academics debate whether the current economic milieu is a downturn, a recession, or Read Article