June
Can’t find the boat you want? For $2.3m, Sam will help you build it
Property development isn’t always a 9 to 5 job, Sam Beck says, so he created a hobby business custom-building multimillion-dollar catamarans.
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- Yolanda Redrup
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
What it’s like to drive this new $900k electric Porsche-on-water
The Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air is a chic and thrilling powerboat that shares its tech DNA with the car company’s Macan EV.
- Tony Davis
May
A Michelin-star chef and pickleball - after 184 years, Cunard pivots
Queen Anne is a litany of firsts for Cunard, including its first designated outdoor yoga space, along with mini golf, a pickleball court and an archery area.
- Fiona Carruthers
February
From the Gold Coast, a luxury motor yacht at technology’s fore
A new $3.8 million personal cruiser from top boat builder Riviera is proof of an innovative and thriving industry; the biggest surprise is what lies beneath.
- Tony Davis
World’s top sailors out to smash SailGP record on Sydney Harbour
The pinnacle so far is 99.9 km/h (in heavy winds in France). Australian team driver Tom Slingsby thinks home just might be the place to break through 100 km/h.
- Tony Davis
December 2023
LawConnect hails ‘dream’ Sydney to Hobart underdog win
The perennial bridesmaid has claimed Sydney to Hobart line honours, finishing less than one minute ahead of its rival Comanche.
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- Ethan James
Weather carnage leaves two maxis in the fight
Storms tore parts of yachts, wrecked rigging and threw crew members overboard as the Sydney to Hobart event became one of attrition as well as racing chops.
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- Jasper Bruce
Scallywag retires after supermaxis nearly collide
The supermaxi yacht is out of the Sydney to Hobart race with a broken bow sprit after a dramatic start that triggered a formal protest from rival Comanche.
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- Jasper Bruce
November 2023
Champion sailor pitches electric hydrofoil ferries for Sydney Harbour
Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy is using tech designed for the America’s Cup to build battery-powered fast ferries.
- Tony Davis
The $6.4m yacht that you can drive yourself
You need serious money to buy a motor yacht – think $6.45 million upwards for the M75. But it’s just you and your loved ones on board.
- Tony Davis
September 2023
One America’s Cup was enough for John Bertrand
As the 40th anniversary of Australia II’s victory approaches, strangers still tell the boat’s skipper where they were when he crossed the finish line.
- Daryl Karp
Forget private jets: billionaires want their own subs
The implosion of the Titan private submersible killed five and shocked the world, yet multimillion-dollar underwater toys are more in demand than ever.
- Caroline White
August 2023
If you love mussels, you’ll love this tour. Just ask chef Ben Shewry
Lance Wiffen began growing the bivalves in Victoria’s Port Phillip in 1986. After hosting top cooks including Rene Redzepi, he’s now offering public tours.
- Paul Best
Here’s how to drive a $1.1b, 277m cruise ship
The Australian Financial Review’s motoring editor swaps fast cars for the bridge of Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady during her maiden sailing.
- Tony Davis
- Opinion
- SMSFs
How super could buy you a $14m super boat
One of the most expensive boats at the Sydney International Boat Show, the Nomad 101, is being marketed to self-managed superannuation funds.
- Aaron Patrick
July 2023
This former Olympian convinced 180 people to invest in sailing apparel
Former sailor Mat Belcher has big plans for Zhik, the company that sponsored him for more than a decade, drawing vitamin mogul Marcus Blackmore as a backer.
- Zoe Samios
May 2023
The best luxury winter cruises for snow and sea
From reindeer-drawn sleighs to dog-sledding, snowshoeing and ice-caving, the day excursions included in these winter sailings are all tempting.
- Fiona Carruthers
April 2023
Rushcutters Bay, The Spit marinas sold in $225m deal
The ASX-listed investment house hopes the marina’s portfolio will be a safe harbour for returns in choppy economic conditions. It is targeting a 7 per cent dividend yield.
- Nick Lenaghan
February 2023
- Top 50 Hot List
- Life & Leisure
Ten brand-new luxury cruises to book this year
Salt spray, positive ions and the finest food and dining at sea: Australians are the world’s most avid cruisers per capita for a raft of good reasons.
- Fiona Carruthers
See the ‘secret’ Whitsundays from this $18k-a-night yacht
Owned by the Catalano family, owners of Byron Bay’s legendary Raes of Watego hotel, the “seriously overengineered” motor yacht is yours for $18,000 a night.
- Steve Meacham
