The 289 foot (88m) Maltese Falcon is the largest private sailboat in the world. This fine mega yacht changed owners recently, and it is reported that the yacht finally sold to Elena Ambrosiadou for the tidy sum of 120 million US dollars – a real bargain if you consider Tom Perkins was originally asking $165 million. Ambrosiadou, who grew up in Greece, is best known for setting up one of the most successful hedge funds in the world, and was Britain’s best paid female executive before moving her company Ikos to Cyprus in 2006. Although she appears to be… Details & Excellent Pictures
Inside track on how a British team caught their rivals on the hop to help Jenson Button become a worthy world champion
So, how did Brawn produce a wondercar so quickly?
They didn’t! The BGP001 had a very long gestation period, with work beginning on it as early as 2007. Aerodynamicist Ben Wood began working on the car while he was at Honda’s Super Aguri satellite team, and Honda simultaneously had a team working on their 2009 concept…Â Details
Kiteboarding Video – Kite Surfing in the Fog Under Golden Gate Bridge – These guys were crazy. kite surfing in the fog under the Golden Gate Bridge as we left for our cruise.