In Pictures: Billionaire Boats
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The vessel of choice for today's mega-earner? A mega-yacht, of course.
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By Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--Tom Perkins has millions in the bank, laurels to rest on, a racy novel under his belt and a project that has absorbed his attentions -- a mega-yacht he has built to sail the world.
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It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them.
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There will be a new, larger class of yacht at the next Americaâs Cup, and the Cup will be held in Europe.
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Is there a better way to show off how rich you are than to pave your yacht's floors with gold?
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NEW YORK -- The billionaires' club may not be as exclusive as it once was.
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How many old sayings are there about boat buying? &quot;Every boat is always for sale, just awaiting the right price.&quot;
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On the steamy banks of the Nile, busy modern docks and gleaming giant warehouses bustle with boats, while businessmen relax in the luxurious green gardens of a five-star luxury hotel.
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ATHENS: Among the many honours showered on Olympic champion Kostas Kenteris were lucrative sponsorship deals and streets named after him, as well as a high-speed ferry carrying his name.
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Two business moguls announce plans to capitalize on the current hubbub over private spaceflight. Also: Speculation increases on whether SpaceShipOne will carry passengers on its second prize-attempt flight.... and more. By Dan Brekke.
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A new breed of freighter uses an age-old energy source -- wind.
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A super-yacht built for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is awaiting a buyer in the port of Nice, with an asking price of 23.5 million euros, according to a specialist website.
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Palmer Johnson hopes to its former glory by introducing a sleek new motor yacht design and concentrating on building boats.
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Business & money: Once a country of fishermen struggling through the Arctic winter, Norway is now a land of millionaires.
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LONDON -- They call themselves "the haves and the have yachts": rich London bankers and traders who drop tens of thousands of dollars for an evening of cocktails and hire "personal concierges" to get their girlfriends dresses like those worn by movie stars.
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This is the first in a series of business features by  Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most  innovative companies.
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In fall 1999, Bill Southworth happily cashed out of the company he'd started. He took the millions offered to him for half of his stake in HarvardNet, a provider of DSL and hosting services. He built a 57-foot yacht, and named it for his wife, Barbara Ann. The couple blissfully sailed the waters of New England and Eastern Canada, dining ...