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Pelorus | 114.5m

Year: 2003 Builder: Lürssen

Pelorus was commissioned by a Saudi businessman who enjoyed one long, glorious cruise aboard his new superyacht before tycoon Roman Abramovich made him an offer too good to refuse. Easily the largest yacht to be built by Lürssen at the time, her Tim Heywood exterior features a top deck "lido" with two swimming pools, two helicopter pads and a vast, sea-level platform revealed by opening the transom. Interiors were carried out by Terence Disdale , who opted to use natural materials wherever possible to maintain a "casual" atmosphere – in the hopes it would offset the yacht’s imposing frame.

Pelorus is asking €185,000,000 with Burgess .

Moonlight II | 91.4m

Year: 2005 Builder: Neorion

The brainchild of the late Andreas Liveras, Moonchild II was originally commissioned as the 85.3-metre Alysia alongside sistership Annaliesse (now Queen Miri ). Her transformative 2015 refit added the extra 6.1 metres alongside a brand new beach club made complete with a well-stocked bar, sunbathing areas and shell doors that reveal far-flung ocean views. Other highlights include a touch-and-go helipad and a full-beam spa with massage room, beauty salon, steam shower and gym.

Moonlight II is asking €68,000,000 with Fraser .

Phoenix II | 90.1m

Year: 2010 Builder: Lürssen

Phoenix II  takes a page (or two) from The Great Gatsby with her cherry velvet flooring and gilded details. The owner commissioned Winch Design to create her intricate "Art Deco meets the New York skyline" design concept, including a 5.7-metre phoenix figurehead modelled after the Chrysler building's mounted eagles. Roaring highlights include a sommelier room, three swimming pools, a plush cinema room and a custom Steinway for some musical accompaniment at mealtimes.

Phoenix II is asking €124,950,000 with   Cecil Wright and Burgess .

Lady Lara | 91m

Year: 2015 Builder: Lürssen

Debuting on the brokerage market in September 2023, Lady Lara has eluded the public eye for eight years – with BOAT International only recently stepping on board . She was designed inside and out by Reymond Langton and features two standout swimming pools . The first transforms into a dance floor with surround-sound while the second is fitted with a swim-up bar, large day bed and sunlounger. Lady Lara 's recently-completed winter works were valued at a staggering €15,000,000.

Lady Lara is asking €230,000,000 with Y.CO and Merle Wood & Associates .

Year: 2009 Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen

Another Reymond Langton entry, B2 remains the second-largest launch by the German shipyard (beaten out by the 118.2-metre Livao ). Her recent four-million-euro refit saw the hull extended by seven metres – allowing room for a spacious beach club, with a glass-bottom infinity pool acting as its rippling, refracted ceiling. The beach club is also outfitted with lounge chairs, a drinks bar and flatscreen television.

B2 is asking €79,000,000 with Moravia Yachting .

Chakra | 86m

Year: 1963 Builder: Van Der Werf

Delivered first as a commercial vessel, Chakra was converted into a full-fledged superyacht in 1998 by Devonport Yachts . The change saw her five decks rearranged with a dedicated yoga area, spa pool, beauty parlor, massage room and gym. This unconventional yacht also boasts a globe-trotting range (in exces of 10,000 nautical miles) and a spacious tender garage housing Yamaha Wave Runners, two RIBs and a 12-metre Sessa dayboat.

Chakra is listed for sale with Merle Wood & Associates, with POA.

O'Ptasia | 84.7m

Year: 2018 Builder: Golden Yachts

Superseded by 95-metre sistership O'Pari in 2020, Golden Yachts' former flagship is still one of the largest yachts on the market today. Her most attention-pulling feature is the beach club spa, fitted with a steam room, dry Finnish sauna, Hammam and massage room. Continuing the theme of wellness, a touch-and-go helipad on the foredeck can double as a yoga studio (with a view like no other) while her waterfall Jacuzzi is also a rejuvenating spot.

O'Ptasia is asking €89,999,000.00 with Burgess.

Elements | 80m

Year: 2019 Builder: Yachtley

The newest delivery on the list, Elements is Alpha Marine -made and "one of the world’s few purpose-built SOLAS yachts" according to her broker. Worthy of note is the master cabin, complete with its own oval lobby that doubles as a walk-in closet and a private deck with helipad, swimming pool, Jacuzzi and small private dining table. Her opulent Cristiano Gatto interiors see unconventional features (think Grecian-style pillars and etched-mirrored glass) incorporated alongside gold, silver and mother of pearl inlays.

Elements is asking €112,000,000 with Camper & Nicholsons .

Amaryllis | 78.4m

Year: 2011 Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen

Inspired by the Belle Époque, Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, it's no wonder Amaryllis'   interiors (owed to Reymond Langton) always dazzle those who step aboard. Leisure highlights include a piano lounge, cinema suite and five-metre pool with colourful underwater lighting for night-time swims. Her waterside set-up also impresses, with a beach club that features a fully-equipped (and perfectly paired) gym and spa.

Amaryllis is asking €89,000,000 with Moravia Yachting.

Yersin | 76.6m

Year: 2015 Builder: Piriou

Designed by Pierre-Jacques Kubis in the same scientific spirit as her namesake , Yersin is equipped with a barge, seaplane and enough provisions to keep 18 people fed for 50 days. But this military-style explorer is built not just for getting to extraordinary places, but also for making the most of them once there. Guests have free reign over a 30-square-metre spa, cinema and a pool deck complete with a teppanyaki galley, sushi bar and a large swimming pool. Other highlights include a library and an elevator accessing all decks.

Yersin is asking €59,000,000 with Fraser.

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ROSEHEARTY is a luxury 56m sailing yacht delivered in 2006 by Perini Navi. She is currently listed for sale with Edmiston.

ROSEHEARTY represents the pinnacle of Perini Navi's 56m series, boasting cutting-edge features and exceptional performance. She was delivered in 2006 and was refitted in 2020. She has a striking exterior, with a white hull and tinted wraparound windows in a deep black hue. She offers a combination of luxury, comfort and breathtaking views, with a number of stand-out amenities including an elegant alfresco dining area, a jacuzzi and a swim platform providing easy access to the water. 

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ROSEHEARTY can comfortably accommodate up to 14 guests across seven spacious cabins, her generous capacity setting her apart as the sole Perini Navi yacht with this capability. The main deck is home to a double suite, and the remaining cabins are situated o the lower deck: a full-beam master suite, with a guest suite adjacent for two guests, two VIP suites, and two twin cabins.

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The sad and lonely lives of the world’s richest kids

I magine growing up in isolation in a mansion near Lake Valdai, north-west of Moscow. Your only visitors are your private tutors for music, swimming and gymnastics, and you never interact with other children. Every time you travel it’s by armoured train, private jet or yacht , protected at all times by elite officers. And you rarely ever see your mother or father. This is reportedly the experience of Vladimir Putin’s two secret sons, Ivan, aged nine, and Vladimir Jr, five.

Although the Russian president is famously tight-lipped about his personal life, last week The Dossier Centre – a project launched by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky  – revealed details of the lives of Putin’s two sons with his rumoured mistress, the Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva.

Putin divorced his wife, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya, in 2013 after three decades of marriage, and although he has publicly acknowledged having two daughters with her – Maria, 39, and Katerina, 38 – he rarely talks about them. Now it has come to light that he also has two young sons , who are subject to even greater secrecy, and have been kept under wraps since birth.

According to The Dossier Centre, the boys can’t be found in state databases as “they have had the kind of cover documents typically made for spies and people under state protection”. They live a life of almost total isolation, and the Russian leader’s older son, Ivan, “mostly plays alone or with the adults”.

Although they rarely spend time with their parents, Ivan is said to play in ice hockey matches with his father. Despite Putin’s criticism of Western animation, Ivan has found his own way to rebel – he is reportedly a fan of Disney cartoons and movies and enjoys dressing up as his favourite characters.

It sounds like an incredibly lonely and sad existence, even when your Papochka has a reported $200 billion (£154 billion) in the bank. But the Putin boys are just an extreme example of the feelings of isolation often experienced by the offspring of the uber-wealthy.

Most of us might find it hard to muster sympathy for those set to inherit billions, but not Clay Cockrell. He’s a therapist to “ultra-high-net-worth individuals” in Manhattan and says he feels pity “on a daily basis” for his clients who grew up in extreme wealth. “It’s unnatural, it’s unhealthy, and it can be damaging, toxic and even deadly,” he says. “Look at how many of these people die from suicide or drug overdoses.”

Cockrell says that while it’s human for all parents to want to protect their children and stop them experiencing hardships, when you eliminate all the challenges, you risk a child not developing resilience. “This leads to an inner fragility and a lot of self-doubt,” he explains. “Knowing you will inherit a huge amount of money also robs you of your sense of ambition and accomplishment.”

Indeed, the side effects of “affluenza” are very real. A study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence found that the children of the very rich experience higher levels of pressure to succeed than their peers, and higher levels of anxiety and depression. A report from  Arizona State University found that privileged kids were more likely to develop addictions to alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy compared with national norms.

But unlike mere mortals, “poor little rich kids” have their own luxury rehab centres to check into. Think of the discreet clinic in Iceland  Succession ’s Kendall Roy goes to, to “decompress”. Paul Flynn is the chief executive and co-founder of Harbor London, a concept clinic in Belgravia which looks more like a five-star hotel suite, with a back entrance for high-profile clients. Flynn specialises in treating addiction, and his clinic caters to children of the one per cent from all over the world.

“I’d say around half the people we treat are children of ultra-wealthy families,” he says. “The classic case is someone in their early 20s, with that failure-to-launch kind of problem – when you’re from a wealthy family so you have no drive – but that’s not always the case. We recently treated a guy who was outwardly very successful and running the family business. But because it was his father’s business, he always had feelings of failure and inadequacy, and was abusing drugs and alcohol to cope.”

For £60,000-90,000 a week, clients – some of whom are as young as 16 – are treated by a personalised one-to-one treatment squad including a psychiatrist, a yoga teacher, a “neuro-feedback practitioner” and a chef . Some clients stay as long as six months and have an intensive after-care programme when they leave.

“When your identity is wrapped up in wealth, it can be an enormous burden,” says Flynn. “You can feel ashamed of it, you might be constantly worrying about people’s intentions. You might feel there are no authentic relationships in your life.”

Historically, many of the families who have topped the rich lists have also topped the most dysfunctional lists, too. Growing up a Getty was certainly no picnic – John Paul III killed himself with drink and drugs and could never recover from his kidnapping ordeal. Sir Paul Getty, the British philanthropist, struggled for decades with substance abuse.

One person who has spoken extensively about the challenges of growing up with more money than you could ever spend is Abigail Disney, 64. The granddaughter of Roy O Disney (co-founder of The Walt Disney Company) has given away $70 million since she turned 21, and says: “I don’t want a private jet, because it hollows you out from the inside.”

“I feel hyper-conscious about what wealth does to people,” she says. “You end up being surrounded by people who don’t tell you ‘no’, ever. And as my father’s drinking problem grew, he was surrounded by people who wouldn’t say, ‘You have a terrible drinking problem. You need to go get some help.’”

Abigail Disney has talked about the inferiority complex that rich kids with famous last names often feel. “I did grow up with this doubt about myself. Like, did Yale really say yes because I was that good, or did Yale say yes because of my last name? I’ll never know,” she says. “And in every interaction, I never get to make a first impression because people have already thought about what they want to think about you.”

“Growing up with immense wealth can feel like you’re constantly under scrutiny and can’t make mistakes,” says Hilda Burke, psychotherapist. “There’s a real lack of accountability and autonomy, because there’s always someone ready to swoop in and pay to make problems go away. Often with these types of clients you can see real emotional deprivation and poorly formed attachments, because all the child-rearing has been outsourced to nannies and boarding schools. It’s definitely a double-edged sword.”

According to The Dossier Centre, the Putin family reportedly advertised for an English teacher for the boys, with a monthly salary of $8,500. The ad indicated that the family prefers candidates with a South African passport and says the family “lives in isolation”.

Ellen (not her real name), 27, is a tutor for the children of Russian oligarchs and says she feels nothing but sympathy for her “overworked and overindulged” charges. “I’ve seen 16-year-olds with electrodes stuck on their heads to stimulate brain waves because their parents thought it would help them do better in their exams,” she says. “Many of them live without their parents in massive empty mansions in London, playing video games all day and night because there’s no one to tell them what to do. It’s a very sad and empty life.”

As the realm of the mega-wealthy grows ever larger –  Forbes estimates a current global population of more than 2,700 billionaires whose collective wealth equals some $14 trillion – there is growing evidence that children of the affluent are becoming increasingly troubled. It might be the epitome of a first-world problem, but “inheritance guilt” is becoming so common that wealth therapists have sprung up to help the children of the super-rich deal with their unique set of problems.

Amanda Falkson is a psychotherapist who specialises in advising people who have inherited a fortune. “Money can disconnect people. It can make them feel set apart socially, which is why they often keep old friends around them,” she says. “It’s common to see them add these friends somehow onto the payroll, which, while well meant, naturally creates its own complicated dynamic.”

But some “poor little rich kids” have turned their ivory tower upbringings to their advantage. Yoko Ono grew up in a life of isolation and immense privilege as the child of one of Japan’s biggest banking dynasties. In her childhood home, Kudan House, up to 20 servants would wait on her, but she had no friends. “It didn’t occur to me that I was supposed to play with people,” she said. But she has credited her lonely childhood with inspiring her creativity.

Many uber-wealthy parents are now realising the curse that comes with inheriting a huge sum, and doing everything they can not to pass their money on to their kids. When Warren Buffett pledged in 2006 that he would be giving away 99 per cent of his now $145 billion fortune, he shocked the world. But it’s becoming increasingly common. In 2010 he joined with Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to create the Giving Pledge. To date, 244 wealthy people from 30 countries have promised to contribute a majority of their money to philanthropic causes.

Buffett’s youngest son, Peter, who is now 66 and a successful composer, said he didn’t even realise his father had amassed so much wealth until he was 25. “We never thought about an inheritance. We never assumed we would be getting anything at any time, and we weren’t bitter or thinking that we should for some reason,” he said. “We just grew up in a house where you work hard and you make your way in life and hopefully you have a well-lived life based on all sorts of criteria.”

Most of us might not have to worry about our children inheriting billions, but the struggles of the super-wealthy reveal that there are lessons for all of us around talking about money with your children. “It’s important to teach children how to handle money, however much a family has,” says Clay Cockrell. “It’s key to expose them to another world, especially when you’re wealthy and they’re only associating with other privileged children. So many of my clients who grew up in extreme wealth say, ‘I knew we had money, but we never discussed it’. That’s an important first step.”

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Passengers scream as superyacht worth £95m crashes into smaller boat

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This is the shocking moment a £95 million superyacht crashed into a smaller boat with at least six people on board.

Footage shows the 232 ft boat named Ice gliding through the water as it heads towards another boat off the coast of Yalıkavak, Turkey on Saturday.

Passengers on the smaller boat can be heard screaming as the superyacht sails towards them.

The vessel’s bow then crashed into the stern of a 101ft motor yacht carrying at least half a dozen people.

It is unclear why the collision occurred, but has been reported that at least half a dozen people were on the smaller boat at the time.

The boat suffered major damage at the stern but no onboard was injured.

The superyacht is part of the Lürssen shipbuilding company and can hold 14 guests and 27 crew members.

Features include a large helipad, beauty salon and bathtubs carved out of solid limestone.

There is also a state-of-the-art gym, jacuzzi and countless lounge and relaxation areas, both in- and outdoors.

The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

In June two boats were involved in a devastating crash and a sailor was thrown overboard during a yacht race.

A man was flung from a boat as competitors battled rough seas during the Round the Island Race in the Isle of Wight today.

He then desperately clung onto his life jacket before being rescued.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) rushed to his aid to pull him from the water despite the extreme conditions.

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