Bill Springer

Boston

Senior Contributor at Forbes

When I'm not writing about yachts and luxury travel, for @forbes, and other luxury pubs, I'm sailing, rowing, and riding my bike long distances.

Articles

What Global High Performance Racing League Has Teams Partly Owned By Hugh Jackman And Ryan Renyolds, Anne Hathaway, Tommy Hilfiger, And Other Celebrities?

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

The SailGP fleet sail past New York City in the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix in New York, USA. Simon Bruty for SailGPThe short answer is the SailGP—a high-speed, high-tech hydrofoiling sailboat racing series that takes place at iconic cities around the world. And since teams from USA, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil, Italy, Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Spain will be racing in one of the most iconic cities in the world—New York City—this weekend.
Superyachts, Superstars And Supercars Shine At The Monaco Grand Prix

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bill Springer

Superyachts, Superstars And Supercars Shine At The Monaco Grand PrixWatching the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix from the top deck of a superyacht just hits different. Like way different. First off, being on the top deck of a superyacht is always, um, pretty great. A chef usually prepares trays hors d’oeuvres, and there’s always a nice crew member to make sure you have …
Superyachts, Superstars, And Supercars Shine At The Monaco Grand Prix

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

Watching the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix from the top deck of a superyacht just hits different. Like way different. First off, being on the top deck of a superyacht is always, um, pretty great. A chef usually prepares trays hors d’oeuvres, and there’s always a nice crew member to make sure you have enough ice in your drink. But, when your superyacht is mere feet from the Monaco streets that legends of Formula 1 have raced on since 1929, even the most jaded luxury traveler can get a bit giddy.
How hot hues and cold colours affect a car's resale value, study says

1 month ago | forbes.com.au | Jim Gorzelany |Bill Springer |Matthew Macconnell |Matthew Macconnell |Josh Max

Looking at virtually any parking lot in the nation these days is something akin to seeing at a black-and-white photo of cars, trucks and SUVs. That's because a whopping 81% of the top selling vehicle colours are not the least bit colorful, according to Edmunds.com, but are rather variations of white (25%), black (22%), gray (20%) and silver (14%).
The world's best whiskey-according to the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Awards

1 month ago | forbes.com.au | Brad Japhe |Bill Springer |Joanne Shurvell |Caroline Howard

We spend a lot of time here reporting on results from the San Francisco Spirits Competition. It might seem excessive, but it's for good reason: this is unequivocally one of the most influential annual judgings in the booze industry. Brands no less significant than Tito's Vodka, Don Julio tequila, and-most recently- Talisker single malt scotch, have seen their statures soar after taking home top prizes in SF. This year will be no different.
El glamour del GP de Mónaco invade a la F1: yates, fiestas y multimillonarios

1 month ago | forbesargentina.com | Amura CMS |Bill Springer

Cada carrera del calendario de Fórmula 1 convoca a personas famosas, con poder y mucha plata. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de mezclar realeza, misterio, historia y, sobre todo, superyates con la fuerza bruta de los autos, casi ningún evento le hace sombra al Gran Premio de Mónaco, que se corre este fin de semana. Cualquiera que haya ido al Gran Premio de Mónaco sabe lo complicado que es conseguir un buen lugar para ver la carrera desde la cubierta de un superyate amarrado en el puerto.
Summer Superyacht Season Starts In Style At The Monaco Grand Prix

1 month ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

Every race on the Formula 1 calendar attracts cool, famous, wealthy, and powerful people. But, when it comes combining royalty, intrigue, history, and most of all, superyachts with raw Formula 1 power, few events can compete with the Monaco Grand Prix that takes place this weekendAnyone who’s been to the Monaco Grand Prix before knows how hard it is to get a prime spot to watch the races from the deck of a superyacht moored in the harbor.
Feadship Unveils Two More Superyachts

1 month ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

It’s no surprise that superyachts measuring from 262-feet to well over 300-feet long take thousands of skilled workers years to design and build. You know what is surprising? The fact that Feadship has unveiled three new superyachts (with a combined length of over 700 feet) in nearly as many weeks this spring. The 235-foot-long Project 827 was announced first. But that was only the beginning. Feadship’s latest launch is an explorer yacht featuring a distinctive bow and paint scheme.
Summer superyacht Season starts in style at the Monaco Grand Prix

1 month ago | forbes.com.au | Bill Springer |Joanne Shurvell |Caroline Howard |Anthony DeMarco

Every race on the Formula 1 calendar attracts cool, famous, wealthy, and powerful people. But, when it comes combining royalty, intrigue, history, and most of all, superyachts with raw Formula 1 power, few events can compete with the Monaco Grand Prix that takes place this weekendAnyone who's been to the Monaco Grand Prix before knows how hard it is to get a prime spot to watch the races from the deck of a superyacht moored in the harbor.
Is The Kudanil Explorer The Ultimate Indonesian Adventure Yacht?

1 month ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

I’m just going to come out and say it. Yes. Here’s why. First off, few yachts I’ve seen are so well suited to their intended purpose. In this case, transporting adventurous charter guests to gloriously remote dive and surf sites in Indonesia. But what really blows my mind is that while the Kudanil Explorer’s looks will never be confused with a superyacht, it provides accommodations that are in many cases even more luxurious than I’ve experienced on much larger and more expensive superyachts.