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Sailing – “Maltese Falcon” Gets a $43 Million Price Cut and finds a new owner

Remember the Maltese Falcon? That 290-foot marvel of engineering and ego that technology titan Tom Perkins proudly paraded before the nation on â€œ60 Minutesâ€ with Leslie Stahl? It was the sailboat that launched a book, a pile of awards and YouTube videos with titles like â€œThe Greatest Sailboat Ever.â€ …

Tom Perkins, the venture capitalist behind such companies as Google, Genentech, Amazon, and AOL, doesn’t do things halfway. When he collected vintage cars, for instance, he had the world’s largest …

Well, Mr. Perkins lost interest in sailing the boat not long after it was finished. He put it on the market for 99 million euros, or about $143 million. It didnâ€™t sell.

So now, according to Luxist, Mr. Perkins has cut the price to 70 million euros, or $100 million. That amounts to a price cut of more than $40 million, making the boat a downright bargain. Perhaps we should rename the boat the …Â Details

The Maltese Falcon finds a new owner

Tom Perkins, prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and ultra-millionaire, is close to finalizing the sale of his super yacht, the Maltese Falcon.

The reported price tag: 60 million pounds ($101,531,400), according to the British newspaper The Times. After nearly a year on the market, the price was trimmed from about $150 million, which is believed to be about what Perkins had paid for the boat.

“It has taken a while,” Perkins told The Times. “It is not the best time in the world to sell it. I can’t tell you anything at all about the buyer. There is confidentiality.”Â …Â Details

Aug

Sailing America’s Cup – Will terrorists come to the 33rd America’s Cup?

The car bombing on the Spanish island of Mallorca, a very popular sailing venue, staged just before the start of the 28th Copa del Rey Audi Sailing Cup, has bought the topics of terrorism and sailing into sharp relief

Those who dusted off their atlases to find out the location of Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, the proposed venue for the 33rd Americaâ€™s Cup, will have been a little taken aback to see that the racing will be staged within about 30nm of the Iranian coast.

Iran is a country which does not enjoy good diplomatic relations with too many countries, and the Challenging nation, USA, in particular, and with the exceptional of Defender, Switzerland.

Many will question the wisdom and sensitivity of staging an Americaâ€™s Cup so close to the shores of a nation that was close to being invaded by the USA in the reign of the last President…Â Details

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Sailing America’s Cup – Alinghi confirm Ras al-Khaimah as the venue for the America’s Cup

The America’s Cup Defender, Alinghi, and its yacht club, the SociÃ©tÃ© Nautique de GenÃ¨ve, today announced the venue for the 33rd America’s Cup in February 2010.

‘We are pleased to announce that Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, will be the Host Country for the 33rd America’s Cup,’ said Fred Meyer, Vice-Commodore of the SociÃ©tÃ© Nautique de GenÃ¨ve (SNG). ‘This is a venue that offers perfect weather and great sailing conditions for a Match in February; the authorities have shown tremendous interest in, and support for hosting the America’s Cup; and the country has experience in organising first-class sporting events such as ATP tennis, PGA golf and Formula One. They will make a purpose-built island available at the Al Hamra Village in Ras al-Khaimah to provide the America’s Cup teams, sponsors and fans with an outstanding venue.’Â Â …Â Details

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Video Canoe – Dragon Boat racing 2009 – Ground Zero Myrtle Beach

Video Canoe – Dragon Boat racing 2009 – Ground Zero MyrtleÂ Beach – Ground Zero’s first annual dragon boat race at the Market Common in Myrtle Beach was a fantastic success! It was a beautiful day of good clean fun, mild competition, great food and fellowship, tea…

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