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February 18, 2008 · about 18 years ago

Swabbing the deck on a 300 million super yacht…

SO IS it, basically, just caravanning for the posh? That word yacht with its romantic vision of sails in the sunset is nothing like the mega rich world of the super yacht. It’s Saturday night: I am in an Irish pub in downtown Athens watching Man United slaughter Arsenal in the FA Cup. Most of [&hell

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SO IS it, basically, just caravanning for the posh? That word yacht with its romantic vision of sails in the sunset is nothing like the mega rich world of the super yacht.

It’s Saturday night: I am in an Irish pub in downtown Athens watching Man United slaughter Arsenal in the FA Cup. Most of the place is stuffed with Arsenal supporters, but one lone lad is clapping as enthusiastically as me. He’s part of a group of bronzed good-looking guys, incongruous on this night when the city is being blanketed in snow.

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