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My Economy

Business is still unpredictable for this Hawaii boat tour owner

by Livi Burdette
Aug 4, 2023
The pandemic almost sunk Manu Powers' company. Though it's mounted a recovery, the summer rush still isn't what it used to be.
Manu Powers and husband Liam outside the office of Sea Quest Hawaii.
Courtesy Manu Powers
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My Economy

A yacht broker turned her love of sailing into a career where there's "only room for growth"

by Sarah Leeson
Jul 13, 2023
"I started out with just my backpack, and a boat that I bought for $2,000, and a dinghy and a hammer," said broker Emily Greenberg.
Emily Greenberg brokers yachts along the East Coast.
Photo Credit: Emily Greenberg
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Boat builders struggle to meet soaring demand, solve supply chain woes

by Kai Ryssdal and Minju Park
Apr 14, 2021
Boat sales leaped to a 13-year high in 2020, and the boom is expected to continue through 2021.
Back Cove Yachts builds recreational power boats. The company has an order backlog partly due to disruptions in the global manufacturing environment.
Courtesy of Jason Constantine
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The Punchline

There's new bling bling on the high seas

by Katharine Crnko
Jul 21, 2011
You'd think just owning a yacht would be enough of a luxury. But not for UK jeweller and designer Stuart Hughes, whose 98-foot yacht is now the e...
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