Historic Dutch bridge to make way for Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht

Historic Dutch bridge to make way for Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht

The city of Rotterdam has agreed to remove a section of a historic bridge in the Netherlands to make way for a superyacht,reportedly built for the Amazon boss.

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Superyacht sales soar 77 per cent as billionaires splash out in pandemic

Superyacht sales soar 77 per cent as billionaires splash out in pandemic

It was the year of the yacht:The rising fortunes of the world’s richest people and heightened demand for solitary recreation due to COVID-19 have driven a spike in sales in 2021.

  • byDevon Pendleton
Two bodies found in submerged car at Port Stephens boat ramp

Two bodies found in submerged car at Port Stephens boat ramp

Police found the deceased people in a white hatchback on Sunday after emergency services were called to the scene.

  • byFergus Hunter
Four rescued from mud flats,skipper found dead after boat capsizes off Derby
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Four rescued from mud flats,skipper found dead after boat capsizes off Derby

WA Police said they were alerted the 6.4 metre Chivers sports cab boat had overturned with five people on board around 1.45pm after departing from Derby jetty.

  • byHeather McNeill
The boat that rocked:how do you give up on a midlife dream?

The boat that rocked:how do you give up on a midlife dream?

Some men have affairs;others buy red sports cars. Others still buy runabouts – then have to work out how to get rid of them.

  • byAlan Attwood
The pleasures and pitfalls of shared boating
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The pleasures and pitfalls of shared boating

The boating boom is fuelling demand for a timeshare-style approach to boat ownership as a cheaper,easier alternative to buying a boat,but consumers need to do their homework.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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Court battle over yacht after lightning strike blew holes through hull

Court battle over yacht after lightning strike blew holes through hull

Insurer Pantaenius Australia took yacht owner Wilsons Ceramics to the Brisbane District Court in February and March.

  • byToby Crockford
‘Space station on Earth’:plans for nuclear-powered superyacht for billionaire travellers

‘Space station on Earth’:plans for nuclear-powered superyacht for billionaire travellers

Earth 300 founder Aaron Olivera says the vessel will capture ’the spirit of Silicon Valley,SpaceX,Davos,the Olympics and Disney”.

  • byChris Barrett
Digital nomads take to the water as #boatlife trend booms

Digital nomads take to the water as #boatlife trend booms

First,the #vanlife trend made caravanning cool for a new generation. Now,#boatlife is taking it to the water.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Perth fisherman who died in Yanchep ocean mystery identified

Perth fisherman who died in Yanchep ocean mystery identified

The grandfather’s body was recovered on Thursday from a beach in Yanchep,around 19 hours after his boat was spotted five nautical miles off the coast driving in circles with no one on board.

  • byKelly Haywood
'If it all goes wrong,I'd rather be on the water':COVID-19 sparks boating boom

'If it all goes wrong,I'd rather be on the water':COVID-19 sparks boating boom

NSW Maritime figures show a 40 per cent rise in secondhand boats and a 26 per cent rise in new boat registrations during the pandemic.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons