@@thehundredthmonkey5972 I didn't say you should own nothing. It means that the more you have, the more you have to look after, therefore your time is consumed and you are owned by those things in the end. Its better to have a few really nice quality things than a bunch of shit like a cat lady hoarder with one thousand trinkets on shelves that no one has time to look at.
The more meth you use, the tighter the grip meth has on you. Its all like an addiction or addictive personality. Some people are more prone to addiction. Some people are satisfied with their lot in life, while others are never satisfied.
@@PACstove An every day example is a house lawn. The bigger and more complex the lawn & landscaping the more time is spent maintaining it. And takes more $$.
For those that wondered, the Island with the Bull on it is "New Providence Island in the Bahamas - and, it's likely that you may not have heard of it. Owned by British billionaire Joe Lewis"
UA-cam decided I NEED to know more about super yachts. Why? No clue. I have no interest in yachts as I get sea sick on big boats, and I'd never afford one anyway. That being said, I've fallen down rabbit hole with your videos. Lol. I've never given things much thought, you explain things great and make me want to know more. Cheers from Tennessee, USA
Love your videos! I have a quick note for you on solid waste disposal. The onboard processing doesn't primarily remove toxins, but pumps in oxygen into the waste to allow the micro to multiply and break it down. The reason it's illegal to dump raw waste into the ocean is because the BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) is too high, and the waste will cause too high of a spike in the micro count which consumes too much oxygen in the sea water and kills the fish. Some toxins are also removed through filtration, but that is not nearly as important as the oxygen.
So my girlfriend I'm highschool her dad started the first fiberoptic cable installation company that got all the government's contract and he went from making millions to billions and after he sold his company for 5.6 billion we flew to a world series game in one of his Jets he told me making that kind of money with a global company was so stressful he had 3 major heart attacks in 2 years and was miserable everyday, the stress of not knowing if someone's stealing from you , is your money safe is it in the right place etc etc that it kept him up days at a time that's why he sold it.. Just remember money doesn't buy happiness just happy endings lol
I would say that money does buy happiness, it's all the other shit that makes you miserable. If I had the money without the hassle, I would definitely be happy on my massive yacht, personal island or back to back holidays.
Great video. Working as a crew member on a yacht is not easy either, stressful at times, sometimes dangerous out on the open ocean in storms. Excellent learning experiences at least though, amazing adventures, get paid to travel and figure out your master plan for life, your hopes and dreams come alive on the ocean, I promise you. Money definitely can't buy happiness. . . its the spending of it doing charity and investing in start up business to help people grow and support their friends and families who have ideas to help save our world and help more people be healthy and knowledgeable so as to help them achieve their dreams to reality. Happiness goes hand in hand with great health. The richest people I've worked for as their engineer are happiest when healthy & giving to others, at least sharing their knowledge and experiences, Knowledge is power. I find charity work brings me the most joy now days, i love doing charity work to help people with a hand up, but not often just a hand out. I am not a rich man, I don't want to be, been there, ya never know who ya friends really are when obviously rich. Jesus had a great life, he knew how to love God, himself and others properly and went around teaching the best ways to live with his trusted friends on many adventures. Taking certain risks are often so rewarding, we win win some, we lose some, the law of reciprocity at play. A law of our Universe, no loss - no gain. I am content with having a little more than I need these days and giving the rest away to help people invest in their future. One yacht owner I worked for in 2003 to 2004 who now lives here in New Zealand and I am still friends with showed me that Health is the True Wealth. He invested in my solar energy company and soon after my company won a Gold Award, our team were amazed, had not expected it. The best investment we can all make is in our diet, the best quality foods and health drinks. ok, much more expensive, but gives much better health and vitality, so more ideas come to bring more income and more ways to help others and the energy to bring to fruition aswell, more confidence, more knowledge. He showed me yoga too, to elliminate stress and have great sleeps. in 2012 I mastered Qi Gong after seeing Falun Gong people in a Christchurch park, changed my life big time after a solar energy biz trip to Germany and China. Life is what we make it. All the best everyone, God Bless you all. Amen. Grant Simpson - WWW.EnviroWise.NZ
Hahaha, do you believe it yourself? These people make themselves unhappy whilst having every possible instrument and opportunity to do the right thing and be happy. They do not know what happiness is, do not know how to get it, and are often forced to do bad things against their will by scurrilous bounders they employ, And people like you and me are never hired because we do not get past the crazy HRM psychologists who are incompetent and have to play everything supersafe lest their incompetence is disclosed accidentially by people like me. CEO's also always get lied to all of the time. That gives tremendous stress because they act upon false data. I know a lady who was really crazy and difficult to have around, and still is, by the way, but who always said what the actual situation was, or, as Americans say, told "truth to power". She was hired by Fred Heineken, the beer billionaire, from a low job in a train to become one of his personal assistents and the only thing she had to do is tell him what was actual, what was true. He met her by accident but she proved to be of immense value to him in running his board of directors. The stress these people get is from low-life that pretends to be sophisticated smart people, and this perfect pretence, this show, makes it nigh impossible to weed them out. If you father would have had the knowhow of finding and disposing of such people he would have had ZERO heart attacks. But he chose not to know which makes his heart attacks his own fault, i.e. caused by his own doing. So, don't give me that whining. It is bullshit from A to Z.
I just stumbled in here but I am so glad I did. Great information. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of a lifestyle most of us will never see. You are very good as an ambassador for your profession. Best of luck to you.
I would be a nightmare owner. I am a people person and very curious about operational details. I would be all over that ship, meeting and talking to the crew. Also, I feel uncomfortable having someone wait on me hand and foot. I was taught to put my dishes in the sink when I'm done eating.
new to super yacht life? ..what does this emergency button do? dont touch it man overboard...shall I do the washing up captain? no throw it in the 'sink', buy another set from Ikea .. how does the sexy crew girl work captain? .uuum .. would you like me to park it captain? ... please sit down and keep out of the way ... give this guy a large drink and keep him quiet please ..
I shot The Nassima a couple of years ago. Spend three days on board and felt remarkably uncomfortable when the stews cleaned up my ‘mess’ all day. I was like: you don’t have to change the sheets every morning, but yet they did… Ah well.
@@terrenceklaverweide6356 ha ha. Exactly. They would have to lock the door to the bridge to keep me from trying to drive the ship. Hey Captain, I think I've got this. I've watched several episodes of Below Deck.
Can understand your uncomfortable being waited on. Think of it that they want to serve you the best. A sense of purpose, being good at what they do. Complements are always welcome. Remember that it's your past (life's) good Karma that lead you to have opportunities to built your fortunes or receive inheritance. Do your job of a boss, be Kind and generous (when deserved) to your employees. That's what is expected.of you.
@@njsarn This is true. Not to mention, depending on whom you hire and what you pay, you could single-handedly change the lives of entire families! I wish I didn't get seasick so horribly. Would love having an opportunity such as this.
What an amazing video - answering all the questions us landlubbers really want to ask but were embarrassed to -- like how is poop handled. Major props to you friend. That was very informative - sincerely it was.
This was a great video. You answered alot of good questions. Topics that I haven't seen being addressed before. Thankyou and keep up the great work. I truly enjoy your videos. Stay safe out there.
Saw the oil rig type luxury pic and clicked your vid. Was waiting for it to appear but when it didn‘t I thought you used the pic as click bait. At the end, was still glad to have watched this because, as many have already said, very interesting and informative 👍
Nothing wrong with a clickbait thumb, as long as the image actually appears in the video. Just bad form and invites thumbs down. As you said, still a good video.
Have you ever worked on an expedition yacht? Which kind of yacht or trip you enjoy more? Cruising around, expedition to remote places, sailing or other.
Keeping a yacht pristine is extremely labor intensive for all departments - interior, deck and engineering have daily routines not to mention repairs, refits when needed, etc…
Great job! Thanks for the video. It is interesting to hear about the lifestyle of the boat owners. I have been around rich people all my life and some of them are differently eccentric. Keep up the good work.
I've seen on UA-cam pretty over the top things about millionaires but this video is on another level!!! Chase boats just for toys?? Holly shit... And what I'm even more astonished is that there's no video about that island on UA-cam in one of those "most expensive things"... Holly shit, now that's how you know it's over the top and exclusive!!!
Simple, you hear about things because the person allows (or someone blabs) too much detail. He specifically didn't say WHO it was, if you know you know -- and probably have an NDA. If you don't you won't find it out.
If I could give this video 👍👍👍👍👍, I would. You are an extremely knowledgable guy who makes very interesting and informative videos. Your style is impeccable. Your editing is on cue and your drone footage is the icing on the cake! I would be willing to bet that if you increased the quantity of your uploads, you would top 100K Subs in short order. You have no competition. Well done Sir!
Thanks for the compliments I hope that will happen. I am increasing the quantity of uploads on the channel and I have another channel launching soon hopefully.
A fascinating (and long overdue) glimpse into the "other side" of mega-yacht ownership/operations! I would like very much to hear more from you on these maters and, to that end, I have a question: As an ex-USN snipe (Machinist's mate, i.e. steam/diesel engine room ops, HVAC, etc.) from "down in the black gang", I'm interested in how often major equipment failures occur at sea and how are they dealt with? Failures preventing proper sea keeping, for example. I'm sure they're very rare indeed, but still...
I really enjoyed watching your video. I'm not sure how I stumbled onto your channel but I'm glad that I did. The questions were interesting as were your answers and explanations. Of course, these are problems I will thankfully never have. Cheers, mate!
Regarding that last section about the the owner buying an island, he does not actually own that island. Albany, Bahamas is just a large plot of land located on the southwestern tip of New Providence. Btw, New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas and serves as the capital.
You are absolutely right. When I worked for the Americas Cup my Boss told me the only difference between himself and other people is that he has more money. He continued by saying “Having more money I have many more problems and much bigger problems than most people. I always have to watch my money.” I said to him “You have to watch your money? Don’t you have people to do that for you?” He concurred by saying that he had to watch the people that were watching his money to make sure that they weren’t stealing from him. And all I could think of is what a miserable way to live your life! I was happy riding my used 10-Speed Fuji to wherever I needed to go on the island. Enjoying my beautiful view of the island and the ocean, from what used to be the Butlers living quarters on the top floor, of an stately Victorian mansion. Gladly not being concerned about people stealing my 💰 money because I didn’t have any! And I was perfectly fine with that! My boss and his wife had twin yachts! The crew wore uniforms and the captain of the ship wore shoulder boards. There was a Guard House with a Security Officer before you could enter the dock. The Security Guard told me that I could lean my 10 -speed against the Guard House. I always chained and locked 🔒 my bike/transportation to the fence. Pretty funny I think looking back on it. Would make a great scene in a movie. The absurdity of a perfectly mechanical used 10 -Speed Fuji that was beginning to show signs of salt rust being securely locked next to the Guard House with multi million dollar yachts glistening in the ☀️ summer sun behind it was ironically hilarious!! 🤣😇😎 Reminds me of a Tracey Ullman comedy sketch where she enters a room with her arms out stretched and her head held high announcing “ Hello everyone! Welcome to me!” Auntie Maine said it perfectly well, “ Life is a banquet and you’re all starving to death!” 30 some years later I still have that same used 10 -speed Fuji resting my garage. Together we had many wonderful adventures.
Great observation about owners seeming ‘preoccupied’ or cranky.. I’m sure that most of them usually wish life was simple, with no responsibilities.. Unfortunately, their chices has made that impossible..
I love everything you do but this one was awesome! Now I have a question for you. Let's just say that you're on a big yacht and all of the crew suddenly disappears into thin air, leaving you the only person left on board. What's the biggest yacht you could possibly manage to pilot all by yourself, if you really had to? And for how long would you be able to do so? Thanks alot for the video and have a good day.
Back in the late 70s, I remember visiting my boyfriend’s family home outside Philadelphia. The enormous living room had white carpeting, and on the coffee table was a real estate magazine of islands for sale. So islands have been for sale (and bought) for more than half a century.
This question is based on the sad reality that no matter how good a background check is, some people do slip through the cracks: What happens to crew/guests/owners(?) that commit crimes on yachts at sea?
A point of contention for me, is the difference between fresh water lake yachts and salt water (Pacific) yachts. Having grown up in Hawaii (firmly in the Pacific Ocean), I find a lot of the electronic doors and doo-dads on fresh water boats HILARIOUS. In my mind, the explorer yachts with the least amount of rickety breakable idiocy are the most sensible.
About Crew Size. Say an owner has a business with 55 locations in town. He may have it so organized that he does not even meet each Store Manager. He sees 4-6 people, but employs hundreds. The individual I met actually managed his own store, just like day 1. He directly handled customers 6 days a week. He also had systems and procedures so 54 other stores did not call him about petty operational matters. Conceivably an owner could arrive and leave, and arrange it so he NEVER saw staff, if you believe it. Howard Hughes did that for decades, and saw perhaps 7 people in that time.
Outstanding video...incredible warm style...thanks so much for giving us a glimpse into this incredible part of life. And, you are exactly correct, with wealth comes stress to keep it, stress to make it and life is never simple or the same again. Once you taste it, you have to have more like any addiction. But, thanks, wonderful video.
Hey man, love the content. I live in Michigan, USA, so I'm surrounded by pretty huge fresh water on all sides. I've sailed 4 of the 5 Great Lakes quite a bit and am more a fan of the smaller sailboat sailing. I know the Great Lakes are nothing compared to the open oceans, butI'm curious what are your thoughts on the skeleton crews making huge oceanic passages in 20 or 30ish foot sailboats that rely heavily on the winds? Would this be something you'd consider trying out as a SuperYacht fella?
The stress of running a small business can be immense. If someone runs a company that makes $billions, they have that satisfaction. Running a small business in a competitive, low margin environment is STRESSFUL.
Do you think that solar and lithium will make it into the super yacht industry in the near future or the distant future? I keep thinking of the cost of fuel for a yacht and can't help but think that solar with batteries would be a more common solution.
Hi... I really enjoy you sharing your experties with us and the amazing way you explain little details, I am sure we all appreciate. You mentioned that the Yachts refuel in Gibraltar or in Funchal in the Azores? Or did you mean Funchal or the Azores. Funchal is not in the Azores. Just a little geographical mistake. :)
Do immediately another one, a longer one. These are entertaining. And I like that you don't filter the questions. My question is: how common are the escorts and paid woman on yachts? From rumors (and instagram) it feels like they are on every other boat at least almost all the time.
New intro is a great improvement! The weird noise luckily now is gone :-) Thumbnail might be a bit misleading, this quality channel doesn't need such an approach I think
Do any of the bosses ever hobnob with the crew? Like at the end of a long trip? Plenty of employers I've known would occasionally throw a party or something for their workers. How about the oligarchs on their yachts?
Mare Liberum maritime law reckons you can do what you want outside of contiguous waters - 40 miles out is international waters. This is the fevered dream of the SeaStead Institute.
It would be within another country. There is no land on earth (with exceptions being arctic/antarctic) that is not claimed by a country. So theoretically it would have to follow the laws of the host country. But you could create additional laws on top of that. You could, in theory, buy something like an oil rig but with no drill or rig (basically just a floating platform) and tug it out to international waters, where there is no laws other than international law.
Very interesting video and enjoyable, learning something new about the yacht industry. Over the years how many owners have you worked for? Thanks for sharing.
Retired merchant mariner, carried people, carried cargo(coal,timber, ore pellets). All I can say is cargo don't bitch and complain.Cargo don't get drunk and hit on crew. Cargo don't demand to drive the ship.Never reminds crew how much they earn and paid for the cruise. Cargo never rants on and on about who it knows.
Generally speaking, billionaires are never satisfied because they still haven't managed to keep all the money that's still floating around. The more they have, the more they want.
The septic being dumped in the ocean is a little disturbing until you realize all the whales arnt sending there poop through a filter before disposing of it so it's pretty natural I guess.
Of course, the dream of massive cash is to be carefree, "idle rich" where all your investments generate wealth and you have the right people managing everything for you, to the point that you simply don't need to be around your own company, and can spend months at a time exploring the beauty of the natural world on your pride & joy yacht. But reality isn't like that. You can't trust your company to others, certainly not if you built it up from nothing. In fact your yacht becomes an unwelcome distraction, something you have just because, well... you're a multimillionaire and so having a yacht is the "done thing" but you really couldn't care less. It's all about more. More investments. More cash flow. More credit. More More More
You get to choose, one can choose a lifestyle that you describe in the first paragraph. Many do, it doesn’t sound like you’ve experienced that or believe it so until you change you’ll continue to see what you describe i the second paragraph. The choice is yours friend
The wealthiest people I have known appear happy but most are insecure for fear of losing their wealth at some point. Money is like a drug, more is always better. Those who have it don't want anyone taking it away from them! True peace of mind evades the rich, ironically, they can't afford it.
Stealing the wealth of a nation is stressful. At the root of every great fortune is at least one crime, so wouldn’t be too worried about the sort of person who winds up owning a superyacht.
Regarding the large number of staff on large yachts (6:11) some very rich owners use the large number of crew as buffers to the outside world. IOW if someone wants to see the boss you have to get through several layers of staff before seeing the owner just like in the business world. The owner might need some members of a yacht's crew part of his entourage. A security detail for a billionaire owner wouldn't be unusual. A personal chef or two plus dietician and trainer for the owner. A personal medical team of a MD and/or nurse(s). There really could be any number of extra crew on a large yacht that are in attendance when the owner is on the yacht. Also if the yacht(s) are used as part of a business and the owner's country allows liberal tax deductions for such things as yacht expenses then having 12 or 15 plus extra crew won't matter much to the billionaire owner's bottom line.
Thanks so much! This is fantastic. Its really preparing me for my incoming billionaire status. I might look u up when I get there. Good help is hard to find.
Speaking of eccentric purchases, there is a huge mansion on the south end of an island in the Turks and Caicos. It has a moat and a tennis court and a bridge to get onto the mainland. It also has a three story library of all things lol. I believe it's close to 40,000sqft. Have you seen this mansion I think it's for sale around USD$50M. I'll try to find it again and post it here. Yes here it is for sale at $21M. The owner must be VERY anxious to sell b/c the first time I saw a video the broker said at least $45M iirc.
I’m loving your videos. I was in VilleFranche sur mer during the big yacht show. Daily I paddle boarded around the boats YACHTS that would cycle in and out. It’s really stunning to see some of the really sexy yachts up close. I was wondering what island you’re speaking of and of course, who bought it?? Not Putin I hope. 😆 thanks so much.
"The more things you own, the more things own you"
Ok Klaus Schwab
@@thehundredthmonkey5972 I didn't say you should own nothing. It means that the more you have, the more you have to look after, therefore your time is consumed and you are owned by those things in the end. Its better to have a few really nice quality things than a bunch of shit like a cat lady hoarder with one thousand trinkets on shelves that no one has time to look at.
The more meth you use, the tighter the grip meth has on you. Its all like an addiction or addictive personality. Some people are more prone to addiction. Some people are satisfied with their lot in life, while others are never satisfied.
@@PACstove An every day example is a house lawn. The bigger and more complex the lawn & landscaping the more time is spent maintaining it. And takes more $$.
Rather prolific statement . . . one becomes prisoner, to the upkeep and legitimation - with authorities ! 😎
For those that wondered, the Island with the Bull on it is "New Providence Island in the Bahamas - and, it's likely that you may not have heard of it. Owned by British billionaire Joe Lewis"
I'm doing some research. It looks like he just owns the resort not the whole island.
UA-cam decided I NEED to know more about super yachts. Why? No clue. I have no interest in yachts as I get sea sick on big boats, and I'd never afford one anyway. That being said, I've fallen down rabbit hole with your videos. Lol. I've never given things much thought, you explain things great and make me want to know more.
Cheers from Tennessee, USA
Also, it would be difficult to sail the high seas of Tennessee.
Same here
me too.
Love your videos! I have a quick note for you on solid waste disposal. The onboard processing doesn't primarily remove toxins, but pumps in oxygen into the waste to allow the micro to multiply and break it down. The reason it's illegal to dump raw waste into the ocean is because the BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) is too high, and the waste will cause too high of a spike in the micro count which consumes too much oxygen in the sea water and kills the fish. Some toxins are also removed through filtration, but that is not nearly as important as the oxygen.
So my girlfriend I'm highschool her dad started the first fiberoptic cable installation company that got all the government's contract and he went from making millions to billions and after he sold his company for 5.6 billion we flew to a world series game in one of his Jets he told me making that kind of money with a global company was so stressful he had 3 major heart attacks in 2 years and was miserable everyday, the stress of not knowing if someone's stealing from you , is your money safe is it in the right place etc etc that it kept him up days at a time that's why he sold it.. Just remember money doesn't buy happiness just happy endings lol
Mr M clark money is a means to an end.
An end you desire and want.
But s little helps
I would say that money does buy happiness, it's all the other shit that makes you miserable. If I had the money without the hassle, I would definitely be happy on my massive yacht, personal island or back to back holidays.
Great video. Working as a crew member on a yacht is not easy either, stressful at times, sometimes dangerous out on the open ocean in storms. Excellent learning experiences at least though, amazing adventures, get paid to travel and figure out your master plan for life, your hopes and dreams come alive on the ocean, I promise you. Money definitely can't buy happiness. . . its the spending of it doing charity and investing in start up business to help people grow and support their friends and families who have ideas to help save our world and help more people be healthy and knowledgeable so as to help them achieve their dreams to reality. Happiness goes hand in hand with great health. The richest people I've worked for as their engineer are happiest when healthy & giving to others, at least sharing their knowledge and experiences, Knowledge is power. I find charity work brings me the most joy now days, i love doing charity work to help people with a hand up, but not often just a hand out. I am not a rich man, I don't want to be, been there, ya never know who ya friends really are when obviously rich. Jesus had a great life, he knew how to love God, himself and others properly and went around teaching the best ways to live with his trusted friends on many adventures. Taking certain risks are often so rewarding, we win win some, we lose some, the law of reciprocity at play. A law of our Universe, no loss - no gain. I am content with having a little more than I need these days and giving the rest away to help people invest in their future. One yacht owner I worked for in 2003 to 2004 who now lives here in New Zealand and I am still friends with showed me that Health is the True Wealth. He invested in my solar energy company and soon after my company won a Gold Award, our team were amazed, had not expected it. The best investment we can all make is in our diet, the best quality foods and health drinks. ok, much more expensive, but gives much better health and vitality, so more ideas come to bring more income and more ways to help others and the energy to bring to fruition aswell, more confidence, more knowledge. He showed me yoga too, to elliminate stress and have great sleeps. in 2012 I mastered Qi Gong after seeing Falun Gong people in a Christchurch park, changed my life big time after a solar energy biz trip to Germany and China. Life is what we make it. All the best everyone, God Bless you all. Amen. Grant Simpson - WWW.EnviroWise.NZ
Hahaha, do you believe it yourself? These people make themselves unhappy whilst having every possible instrument and opportunity to do the right thing and be happy. They do not know what happiness is, do not know how to get it, and are often forced to do bad things against their will by scurrilous bounders they employ, And people like you and me are never hired because we do not get past the crazy HRM psychologists who are incompetent and have to play everything supersafe lest their incompetence is disclosed accidentially by people like me. CEO's also always get lied to all of the time. That gives tremendous stress because they act upon false data. I know a lady who was really crazy and difficult to have around, and still is, by the way, but who always said what the actual situation was, or, as Americans say, told "truth to power". She was hired by Fred Heineken, the beer billionaire, from a low job in a train to become one of his personal assistents and the only thing she had to do is tell him what was actual, what was true. He met her by accident but she proved to be of immense value to him in running his board of directors. The stress these people get is from low-life that pretends to be sophisticated smart people, and this perfect pretence, this show, makes it nigh impossible to weed them out. If you father would have had the knowhow of finding and disposing of such people he would have had ZERO heart attacks. But he chose not to know which makes his heart attacks his own fault, i.e. caused by his own doing. So, don't give me that whining. It is bullshit from A to Z.
I just stumbled in here but I am so glad I did. Great information. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of a lifestyle most of us will never see. You are very good as an ambassador for your profession. Best of luck to you.
Thanks for the Q/A session, always been interested in mega yachts. Next time I'm in Monaco I'll say hi!
Yeah that would be cool. I'm there a lot.
@@YachtReport When I lived there in the 90's we used to go to the Stars and Bars down on the port. Girl named Kate owned the place.
Loved this ! Thank you so much. You are an incredible communicator.
Love this format! You're so knowledgeable. Already looking forward to more ...
This is great, answers to questions you don't think of often. You look good in a dark color.
I would be a nightmare owner. I am a people person and very curious about operational details. I would be all over that ship, meeting and talking to the crew. Also, I feel uncomfortable having someone wait on me hand and foot. I was taught to put my dishes in the sink when I'm done eating.
new to super yacht life? ..what does this emergency button do? dont touch it man overboard...shall I do the washing up captain? no throw it in the 'sink', buy another set from Ikea .. how does the sexy crew girl work captain? .uuum .. would you like me to park it captain? ... please sit down and keep out of the way ... give this guy a large drink and keep him quiet please ..
I shot The Nassima a couple of years ago. Spend three days on board and felt remarkably uncomfortable when the stews cleaned up my ‘mess’ all day.
I was like: you don’t have to change the sheets every morning, but yet they did…
Ah well.
@@terrenceklaverweide6356 ha ha. Exactly. They would have to lock the door to the bridge to keep me from trying to drive the ship. Hey Captain, I think I've got this. I've watched several episodes of Below Deck.
Can understand your uncomfortable being waited on. Think of it that they want to serve you the best. A sense of purpose, being good at what they do. Complements are always welcome. Remember that it's your past (life's) good Karma that lead you to have opportunities to built your fortunes or receive inheritance. Do your job of a boss, be Kind and generous (when deserved) to your employees. That's what is expected.of you.
@@njsarn This is true. Not to mention, depending on whom you hire and what you pay, you could single-handedly change the lives of entire families!
I wish I didn't get seasick so horribly. Would love having an opportunity such as this.
Excellent, this was a great video... very good job and thanks so much for producing this for us.
What an amazing video - answering all the questions us landlubbers really want to ask but were embarrassed to -- like how is poop handled. Major props to you friend. That was very informative - sincerely it was.
Thanks very much. This is a series of videos. I just posted a new Q&A on my channel.
This was a great video. You answered alot of good questions. Topics that I haven't seen being addressed before. Thankyou and keep up the great work. I truly enjoy your videos. Stay safe out there.
Saw the oil rig type luxury pic and clicked your vid. Was waiting for it to appear but when it didn‘t I thought you used the pic as click bait. At the end, was still glad to have watched this because, as many have already said, very interesting and informative 👍
Nothing wrong with a clickbait thumb, as long as the image actually appears in the video. Just bad form and invites thumbs down. As you said, still a good video.
Me too
After the selfie start I started clicking ahead, never found it. Clicked back to the start and bailed out.
A regular thing with this guy
Robert W. Same mate.
Have you ever worked on an expedition yacht? Which kind of yacht or trip you enjoy more? Cruising around, expedition to remote places, sailing or other.
Do you notice a difference in “ old” money vs “new” money owners. Pro & Cons.
They spend it amongst themselves.
Very interesting video covering a range of topics. I enjoyed.
Love this kind of video, it’s so fascinating! Please make a series of these!! 🙏🏼
There are more on my channel
Working around yachts, I'd never purchase one. However...
I would purchase a J-craft torpedo as a runabout.
Keeping a yacht pristine is extremely labor intensive for all departments - interior, deck and engineering have daily routines not to mention repairs, refits when needed, etc…
Great job! Thanks for the video. It is interesting to hear about the lifestyle of the boat owners. I have been around rich people all my life and some of them are differently eccentric. Keep up the good work.
I've seen on UA-cam pretty over the top things about millionaires but this video is on another level!!!
Chase boats just for toys?? Holly shit... And what I'm even more astonished is that there's no video about that island on UA-cam in one of those "most expensive things"... Holly shit, now that's how you know it's over the top and exclusive!!!
Simple, you hear about things because the person allows (or someone blabs) too much detail. He specifically didn't say WHO it was, if you know you know -- and probably have an NDA. If you don't you won't find it out.
So many good questions that I always had but never really asked. Just one after the other interesting and satisfying. Incredible video.
It must be so depressing that you have so many toys that you can't fit them on a 70m yacht. Poor souls
Love the Q&A session! Thanks for doing it!
Loved it. Things the enthusiast never considered, explained.
Amazing, just amazing. The wealth of these super yacht owners is beyond comprehension.
If I could give this video
👍👍👍👍👍, I would. You are an extremely knowledgable guy who makes very interesting and informative videos. Your style is impeccable. Your editing is on cue and your drone footage is the icing on the cake! I would be willing to bet that if you increased the quantity of your uploads, you would top 100K
Subs in short order. You have no competition.
Well done Sir!
Thanks for the compliments I hope that will happen. I am increasing the quantity of uploads on the channel and I have another channel launching soon hopefully.
and his voice! so easy to listen to
A fascinating (and long overdue) glimpse into the "other side" of mega-yacht ownership/operations! I would like very much to hear more from you on these maters and, to that end, I have a question:
As an ex-USN snipe (Machinist's mate, i.e. steam/diesel engine room ops, HVAC, etc.) from "down in the black gang", I'm interested in how often major equipment failures occur at sea and how are they dealt with? Failures preventing proper sea keeping, for example. I'm sure they're very rare indeed, but still...
I really enjoyed watching your video. I'm not sure how I stumbled onto your channel but I'm glad that I did. The questions were interesting as were your answers and explanations. Of course, these are problems I will thankfully never have. Cheers, mate!
Regarding that last section about the the owner buying an island, he does not actually own that island. Albany, Bahamas is just a large plot of land located on the southwestern tip of New Providence. Btw, New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas and serves as the capital.
You are absolutely right. When I worked for the Americas Cup my Boss told me the only difference between himself and other people is that he has more money. He continued by saying “Having more money I have many more problems and much bigger problems than most people. I always have to watch my money.” I said to him “You have to watch your money? Don’t you have people to do that for you?”
He concurred by saying that he had to watch the people that were watching his money to make sure that they weren’t stealing from him.
And all I could think of is what a miserable way to live your life! I was happy riding my used 10-Speed Fuji to wherever I needed to go on the island. Enjoying my beautiful view of the island and the ocean, from what used to be the Butlers living quarters on the top floor, of an stately Victorian mansion. Gladly not being concerned about people stealing my 💰 money because I didn’t have any!
And I was perfectly fine with that!
My boss and his wife had twin yachts! The crew wore uniforms and the captain of the ship wore shoulder boards. There was a Guard House with a Security Officer before you could enter the dock. The Security Guard told me that I could lean my 10 -speed against the Guard House. I always chained and locked 🔒 my bike/transportation to the fence. Pretty funny I think looking back on it. Would make a great scene in a movie. The absurdity of a perfectly mechanical used 10 -Speed Fuji that was beginning to show signs of salt rust being securely locked next to the Guard House with multi million dollar yachts glistening in the ☀️ summer sun behind it was ironically hilarious!! 🤣😇😎
Reminds me of a Tracey Ullman comedy sketch where she enters a room with her arms out stretched and her head held high announcing
“ Hello everyone! Welcome to me!”
Auntie Maine said it perfectly well,
“ Life is a banquet and you’re all starving to death!” 30 some years later I still have that same used 10 -speed Fuji resting my garage. Together we had many wonderful adventures.
Great observation about owners seeming ‘preoccupied’ or cranky.. I’m sure that most of them usually wish life was simple, with no responsibilities.. Unfortunately, their chices has made that impossible..
Very interesting! How common is it to have a submarine as a "toy" on yachts?
Depends on the size but most of them above 100m have them
Informative as always! I like your down to earth style of presenting your videos. Please keep up the good work. Greets from Holland!
10:00 Or the "town" could be called The Village and be like Portmeirion, especially if it has an architecture unlike the locality.
where can I find that in google maps? or in a website?
I love everything you do but this one was awesome! Now I have a question for you. Let's just say that you're on a big yacht and all of the crew suddenly disappears into thin air, leaving you the only person left on board. What's the biggest yacht you could possibly manage to pilot all by yourself, if you really had to? And for how long would you be able to do so? Thanks alot for the video and have a good day.
Set the autopilot for the nearest port, and radio SOS
Truly interesting. Most of us know little of yachts except in photos. Thank you for the back story
The beard looks Spot On. I’m sure the ladies are loving it...Keep It!!! Great Video as Always!!!
Back in the late 70s, I remember visiting my boyfriend’s family home outside Philadelphia. The enormous living room had white carpeting, and on the coffee table was a real estate magazine of islands for sale. So islands have been for sale (and bought) for more than half a century.
I once read that there are two times that boat owners are happy…when they buy a boat, and when they sell it.
Great questions. Great thorough answers. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Loved the paintings in the frames! ; ) ... Great video! Cheers
1:09 People who sail, including large sailing yachts, seem happy. Using sail power (wind) is a fun, relaxing way to commune with nature.
In my personal experience I'm a lot happier when I do something myself, rather than when I pay others to do it for me.
You are very good at this !! Thanks for the crazy Fun !!
This question is based on the sad reality that no matter how good a background check is, some people do slip through the cracks: What happens to crew/guests/owners(?) that commit crimes on yachts at sea?
A point of contention for me, is the difference between fresh water lake yachts and salt water (Pacific) yachts. Having grown up in Hawaii (firmly in the Pacific Ocean), I find a lot of the electronic doors and doo-dads on fresh water boats HILARIOUS. In my mind, the explorer yachts with the least amount of rickety breakable idiocy are the most sensible.
🤗THANKS STEVE,MUCH APPRECIATED YOUR SHARING THIS WE HAVE LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED…GOING BACK AND WATCHING OLDER VIDEOS 😎💚💚💚
And I thought I was the only one that wanted a Islande with a self-sufficient town. Some dome homes.🌱
About Crew Size.
Say an owner has a business with 55 locations in town. He may have it so organized that he does not even meet each Store Manager. He sees 4-6 people, but employs hundreds.
The individual I met actually managed his own store, just like day 1. He directly handled customers 6 days a week. He also had systems and procedures so 54 other stores did not call him about petty operational matters.
Conceivably an owner could arrive and leave, and arrange it so he NEVER saw staff, if you believe it. Howard Hughes did that for decades, and saw perhaps 7 people in that time.
I love the inside look of yachting you show.
Outstanding video...incredible warm style...thanks so much for giving us a glimpse into this incredible part of life. And, you are exactly correct, with wealth comes stress to keep it, stress to make it and life is never simple or the same again. Once you taste it, you have to have more like any addiction. But, thanks, wonderful video.
Hey man, love the content. I live in Michigan, USA, so I'm surrounded by pretty huge fresh water on all sides. I've sailed 4 of the 5 Great Lakes quite a bit and am more a fan of the smaller sailboat sailing. I know the Great Lakes are nothing compared to the open oceans, butI'm curious what are your thoughts on the skeleton crews making huge oceanic passages in 20 or 30ish foot sailboats that rely heavily on the winds? Would this be something you'd consider trying out as a SuperYacht fella?
O my, I would live on board ,("All the time")
I love pontoons. This is like... The billionaire version I'd have if I could. Load it up with layers of solar panels.... 🥰
Really interesting video fella. That island at the end was bonkers
You may have answered this before, but do the people who work below deck ever see daylight while the owner is on board?
Fascinating and you are quite engaging. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.
The stress of running a small business can be immense. If someone runs a company that makes $billions, they have that satisfaction. Running a small business in a competitive, low margin environment is STRESSFUL.
Do you think that solar and lithium will make it into the super yacht industry in the near future or the distant future? I keep thinking of the cost of fuel for a yacht and can't help but think that solar with batteries would be a more common solution.
Francis Bacon said it best, "By pains men come to greater pains."
Hi... I really enjoy you sharing your experties with us and the amazing way you explain little details, I am sure we all appreciate. You mentioned that the Yachts refuel in Gibraltar or in Funchal in the Azores? Or did you mean Funchal or the Azores. Funchal is not in the Azores. Just a little geographical mistake. :)
The Truman Show was filmed in a real town. Sea Side in the Florida panhandle.
Do immediately another one, a longer one. These are entertaining. And I like that you don't filter the questions.
My question is: how common are the escorts and paid woman on yachts? From rumors (and instagram) it feels like they are on every other boat at least almost all the time.
Very common, but as many yachts are chartered, they often can be invited by guests rather than the actual owner of the yacht
@@williamdrijver4141 Yes I think that is often the case.
New intro is a great improvement! The weird noise luckily now is gone :-) Thumbnail might be a bit misleading, this quality channel doesn't need such an approach I think
what would the cost be for a "life size" version of Stargate Atlantis ?
The yachts owners are never happy apart from some yacht breaking down but when other yacht owners see a bigggers yacht are never happy
Do any of the bosses ever hobnob with the crew? Like at the end of a long trip? Plenty of employers I've known would occasionally throw a party or something for their workers. How about the oligarchs on their yachts?
Not really, it's kind of awkward.
Thanks... Keep the great videos coming 🇨🇦🥃🍷🍤 Amazing knowledge...
This was fantastic. I hope you do another video like this one!
If this particular person owns her own island with your own town then theoretically we can set their own rules correct or not correct
Not an expert on laws, but I'd say it's like buying any land in any country, when you buy an island you're not buying your own country ;)
Mare Liberum maritime law reckons you can do what you want outside of contiguous waters - 40 miles out is international waters. This is the fevered dream of the SeaStead Institute.
It would be within another country. There is no land on earth (with exceptions being arctic/antarctic) that is not claimed by a country. So theoretically it would have to follow the laws of the host country. But you could create additional laws on top of that. You could, in theory, buy something like an oil rig but with no drill or rig (basically just a floating platform) and tug it out to international waters, where there is no laws other than international law.
Very interesting video and enjoyable, learning something new about the yacht industry. Over the years how many owners have you worked for? Thanks for sharing.
I'm not at all interested in yachts but it's really interesting listening to you, a very different world.
I am really enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work.
Retired merchant mariner, carried people, carried cargo(coal,timber, ore pellets). All I can say is cargo don't bitch and complain.Cargo don't get drunk and hit on crew. Cargo don't demand to drive the ship.Never reminds crew how much they earn and paid for the cruise. Cargo never rants on and on about who it knows.
Great video! I appreciate your candor.
Generally speaking, billionaires are never satisfied because they still haven't managed to keep all the money that's still floating around. The more they have, the more they want.
The septic being dumped in the ocean is a little disturbing until you realize all the whales arnt sending there poop through a filter before disposing of it so it's pretty natural I guess.
ALWAYS amazing and very interesting videos. THANK YOU !!
Of course, the dream of massive cash is to be carefree, "idle rich" where all your investments generate wealth and you have the right people managing everything for you, to the point that you simply don't need to be around your own company, and can spend months at a time exploring the beauty of the natural world on your pride & joy yacht.
But reality isn't like that. You can't trust your company to others, certainly not if you built it up from nothing. In fact your yacht becomes an unwelcome distraction, something you have just because, well... you're a multimillionaire and so having a yacht is the "done thing" but you really couldn't care less. It's all about more. More investments. More cash flow. More credit. More More More
You get to choose, one can choose a lifestyle that you describe in the first paragraph. Many do, it doesn’t sound like you’ve experienced that or believe it so until you change you’ll continue to see what you describe i the second paragraph. The choice is yours friend
What are you even talking about?
Lol, cope of the century.
Great questions, great answers. Thank you.
The wealthiest people I have known appear happy but most are insecure for fear of losing their wealth at some point. Money is like a drug, more is always better. Those who have it don't want anyone taking it away from them! True peace of mind evades the rich, ironically, they can't afford it.
Thanks for the interesting insights. Definitely keep them coming.
Love the Q and A, videos!!!! Keep them coming. Thanks bro.
Thanks! Will do!
Excellent video thanks for sharing 👍🏼
Stealing the wealth of a nation is stressful. At the root of every great fortune is at least one crime, so wouldn’t be too worried about the sort of person who winds up owning a superyacht.
Regarding the large number of staff on large yachts (6:11) some very rich owners use the large number of crew as buffers to the outside world. IOW if someone wants to see the boss you have to get through several layers of staff before seeing the owner just like in the business world.
The owner might need some members of a yacht's crew part of his entourage. A security detail for a billionaire owner wouldn't be unusual. A personal chef or two plus dietician and trainer for the owner. A personal medical team of a MD and/or nurse(s). There really could be any number of extra crew on a large yacht that are in attendance when the owner is on the yacht.
Also if the yacht(s) are used as part of a business and the owner's country allows liberal tax deductions for such things as yacht expenses then having 12 or 15 plus extra crew won't matter much to the billionaire owner's bottom line.
Those people would’ve staff that travel with the owner. Not part of the crew generally.
Thanks so much! This is fantastic. Its really preparing me for my incoming billionaire status. I might look u up when I get there. Good help is hard to find.
I like your information and demeanor. But your front page photo is always clickbait. I wanted to see the oil platform conversion.
Thanks for the Q & A video! This is one of your best, and most interesting ever! Geoff Rohde
Wow none of that phased me at all... I find it bizarre to build an European village on a Caribbean island though.
What did the cover photo have to do with the video? Click bait? Come on!
GeoDrone Yeah I came here because I expected to see an oil rig to private island conversion.
Great video.. Keep them coming, on the super rich wealthiest!...This, for inquiring minds.. Subbed, and always a thumbs up!
Speaking of eccentric purchases, there is a huge mansion on the south end of an island in the Turks and Caicos. It has a moat and a tennis court and a bridge to get onto the mainland. It also has a three story library of all things lol. I believe it's close to 40,000sqft. Have you seen this mansion I think it's for sale around USD$50M. I'll try to find it again and post it here.
Yes here it is for sale at $21M. The owner must be VERY anxious to sell b/c the first time I saw a video the broker said at least $45M iirc.
If you have that much money you have to be HAPPY!
Excellent video and very informative - thanks !
And sharks with fricken lazer beams on their heads... I want ...
I’m loving your videos. I was in VilleFranche sur mer during the big yacht show. Daily I paddle boarded around the boats YACHTS that would cycle in and out. It’s really stunning to see some of the really sexy yachts up close. I was wondering what island you’re speaking of and of course, who bought it?? Not Putin I hope. 😆 thanks so much.
Very nice Q&A; more would be great. Curious low income viewers want to know. Thanks.