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When you have a ship with sails this big, you’ll need a huge crew right, each with their own rooms? And since it’s such a large _sailing_ yacht the number of pe
by twobitshifter 5y ago
When you have a ship with sails this big, you’ll need a huge crew right, each with their own rooms? And since it’s such a large _sailing_ yacht the number of people qualified to captain and crew it are probably very small, so you’re likely stuck onboard with one of the few people who can do that. Where I’m going is, if your idea for a yacht is luxury and privacy, why would you ever buy a sailing yacht? I’m failing to see the upside. You could make an eco argument, but this is completely unnecessary conspicuous consumption and the embodied carbon footprint of any mega-yatcht exceeds that of a typical lifetime.
- hypersoar 5y agoAccording to Wikipedia, the Eos, which the OP says inspired Bezos's yacht, carries a crew of 21 including 9 deck crew. It has room for 16 guests.
- JI00912 5y ago> if your idea for a yacht is luxury and privacy, why would you ever buy a sailing yacht? It isn't.
- twobitshifter 5y agoOk, so what’s the appeal of a sailing yacht that someone else captains?
- thisisbrians 5y agoStatus.
- qzw 5y agoBillionaires are surrounded by servants, er... staff, all the time. Their sense of privacy is not like a normal person's.
- throwaway210222 5y agoSo are the the wealthier middle class in the third world. Normal people.