Sailing for the rich and maybe famous

When you've got a lot of money, yachting has a different flavour to it. Here's some of our recent observations.
At the exclusive Jumby Bay resort on Antigua's Long Island, a large motor yacht arrived, called Carpe Diem. I've seen lots of yachts called this (Seize the Day) but they didn't seem quite as decisive as the name suggests. After the anchor was down, three crew zipped ashore in a large motor tender. They carefully set up nine deckchairs, with nice stripey cushions, a couple of umbrellas and it all looks like preparations for a lovely beach trip for their guests. Fifteen minutes later, they take it all down again and return to the boat. Either someone changed their mind on a whim, or the crew have to do the all important deckchair drill one a month and the captain assesses their performance through his binoculars.

Sailing south down the Antiguan coast, we come across a large yacht sailing up and down with a helicopter close behind. Clearly shooting a more upmarket verison of our little holiday videos.

Of course, if you have a big enough yacht, you don't have to hire a helicopter to take your videos, you just buy one and keep it on the back - look closely, there it is.
Sometimes, all you need is some style and a superb piece of engineering. Maltese Falcon left harbour today, she's pretty impressive. Check out this link to see the interior too.