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59. Yachts

Agreed. Just look at the megayacht race. Some of them are like small cruise ships in size. One currently under construction is over 728 feet long. It has apartments, so probably multiple owners. For $600m + it better.

https://yachtbible.com/somnio-yacht/

I compare that to the Navy ship I ended my career on. It was 522 feet.

These megayachts are one of the biggest bragging rights thongs for the super-rich. The only one I've ever liked was Paul Allen's Octopus. It was set up for research and he actually let scientists take it for expeditions. It had an ROV and submarine. Sure it was a rich guys toy, but also was used for research, went on expeditions, rescued people, recovered the bell from the HMS Hood wreck and found the Japanese Battleship Mushashi, among other accolades. Cool stuff. After Allen died some pharmaceutical rich guy bought it. I haven't heard about it since so it's probably not being used for science anymore. What a waste