History Main / WealthyYachtOwner

* ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'': Oli is alluded to have been one in his pre-pirate life, as it was because of a yachting accident that he washed up on the Faction Isles and eventually joined the wealth-seeking and luxury-loving Kestrel faction.

* Johnny Vong, a minor character in the ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode "Sucker Punch", claims in his infomercial that he came to America on a boat, and now "I ''own'' a boat!" [[spoiler:The second one may be true, but [[{{Fauxreigner}} he's really from Danville, California and affects an accent to attract customers]].]]

* ''LetsPlay/PiratesSMP'': Oli is alluded to have been one in his pre-pirate life, as it was because of a yachting accident that he washed up on the Faction Isles and eventually joined the wealth-seeking and luxury-loving Kestrel faction.

* On ''Series/{{Succession}}'', the Roys own a superyacht, and the season 2 finale takes place on it.

* ''Website/TheOnion'': [[http://www.theonion.com/articles/rising-income-inequality-causing-wealthy-americans,37652 "Rising Income Inequality Causing Wealthy Americans To Take On Second Sailboat"]]
** And, [[http://www.theonion.com/article/rich-guy-wins-yacht-race-620 "Rich Guy Wins Yacht Race"]]
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Compare UpperClassEquestrian, since horses are also expensive to own and maintain, and so horseback riding for leisure is similarly used as a hobby for the wealthy. Because of this trope, sailing as a sport is often portrayed as one of the SnootySports.

** Actually, Elmer escaped and the psychologist hypnotizes WesternAnimation/BugsBunny into thinking he's Elmer. In the end, it's implied that Elmer was [[spoiler:faking his insanity to escape being sent to prison by the IntimidatingRevenueService]].

* This troper's father has a suggestion for a sailing simulator:
--> 1. Put your wellies and winter overalls on
--> 2. Go to shower and turn the cold water to full power
--> 3. Begin throwing hundred euro bills into the toilet

* When the DreamTeam went to the Olympics in 1992, they were invited by Miami Heat owner Micky Arison to spend the day on his yacht, but then found out the air conditioning was out on his yacht, so he was bringing over his ''other'' yacht. As Magic Johnson later told ''Sports Illustrated'' writer Jack [=McCallum=], "That was a valuable day for me, a lesson in life. The difference between being rich and being wealthy. The man had a ''backup yacht''. I never forgot that."

Most financial experts say that buying a boat is one of the biggest wastes of money there is, due to the high costs of purchasing, maintaining, and operating them. [[note]]Aside from the initial cost of buying the boat itself (obviously), boats are typically very expensive to maintain, insure ''and'' fuel (marine engines can be serious gas hogs). Also, if it's a luxury superyacht, it needs a captain, crew and servants. And aside from all of ''that'', you also have to take the cost of stuff like dock fees, harbor fees, winter storage in northern climes, and boating accessories into account. As well, unless you're a serious boating enthusiast (or at least live in a place where you can use it on a regular basis), most boat owners really only use their boats a few times per year (and mostly just during the summer months). Hence why people say things like "Boat: A hole in the water into which money is poured" or "[[FunWithAcronyms BOAT]]: '''B'''ust '''O'''ut '''A'''nother '''T'''housand."[[/note]]
So how do you instantly establish that a character is [[ConspicuousConsumption filthy rich]] or that they're MillionairePlayboy? Show them in the possession of a luxury superyacht that's easily worth tens of millions of dollars. A person who can buy, crew and operate a luxury yacht without trouble is shockingly wealthy. If the character is a billionaire, they will need an UnnecessarilyLargeVessel that is so uniquethat it is a CoolShip (if it looks like a small cruise ship, then you've done it right).

So how do you instantly establish that a character is [[ConspicuousConsumption filthy rich]] or that they're MillionairePlayboy? Show them in the possession of a luxury superyacht that's easily worth tens of millions of dollars. A person who can buy, crew and operate a luxury yacht without trouble is shockingly wealthy. If it looks like a small cruise ship, then you've done it right.

as vessel 24 meters long (78 feet) or larger. Larger yachts in the 60 meter (195 feet) range may have four decks, a windowed "sky lounge" on the bridge deck for cocktail parties, a fully equipped kitchen, a spa, "garages" for speedboats and jetskis, and a helicopter landing pad.

Most financial experts say that buying a boat is one of the biggest wastes of money there is, due to the high costs of purchasing, maintaining, and operating them. [[note]]Aside from the initial cost of buying the boat itself (obviously), boats are typically very expensive to maintain, insure ''and'' fuel (marine engines can be serious gas hogs). Also, if it's a luxury superyacht, it needs a captain, crew and servants. And aside from all of ''that'', you also have to take the cost of stuff like dock fees, winter storage in northern climes, and boating accessories into account as well as the fact that, unless you're a serious boating enthusiast (or at least live in a place where you can use it on a regular basis), most boat owners really only use their boats a few times per year (and mostly just during the summer months). Hence why people say things like "Boat: A hole in the water into which money is poured" or "[[FunWithAcronyms BOAT]]: '''B'''ust '''O'''ut '''A'''nother '''T'''housand."[[/note]]