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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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Floating liabilities: Western authorities grapple with the cost of seizing oligarchs’ superyachts

by Stephen Beard
May 19, 2022
Detaining luxury vessels worth hundreds of millions of dollars was the easy bit. Maintenance runs about 10% of the yachts' value.
Above, a superyacht with suspected links to a Russian oligarch is docked in the Dominican Republic. For governments, seizing the pricey vessels comes with outrageous maintenance costs.
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The yacht index: How the price of pricey boats shifts

by Sally Herships
Apr 1, 2014
Is it possible that yachts can serve as an economic indicator?
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Playlist: Italy's unlucky number 7, FCC helps provide low-cost Internet

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Nov 9, 2011
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Oct 31, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
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by Christina Huh
Oct 21, 2011
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Oct 20, 2011
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Sep 23, 2011
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Playlist: End of robo-signing, Guinness makes a lager

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Sep 1, 2011
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