Bill Springer

Boston

Senior Contributor at Forbes

Editor-in-Chief at FRANK Yachting Magazine

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

Superyacht Video Tour: Mangusta Oceano 44

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

As you’ll see in my video tour below, the144-foot-long, Mangusta Oceano 44 I toured at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show last October combines panoramic windows with a sophisticated full-custom interior design the shipyard’s design team created together with Gianluca Sist of H2 design studio.
Novedades | Así es el nuevo Zyara 44, el lujo a 74 nudos de velocidad

3 weeks ago | forbes.es | Nacho Gómez |Katia Damborsky |Bill Springer

La gente de BSK Marine, con astillero griego conocido más habitualmente por las lanchas inflables (gomonas en nuestras costas y RIBs en las extranjeras) se han lanzado al mundo de los barcos más lujosos con el lanzamiento del Zyara 44, construido en Turquía y que si por algo llama la atención es por su prodigiosa velocidad punta, ya que está diseñado para alcanzar los 74 nudos (137 kilómetros por hora).
Best luxury investments? Handbags and jewellery says Knight Frank

3 weeks ago | forbes.com.au | Shivaune Field |Bill Springer |Anastasia Santoreneos

Published on March 29, 2025 The global Luxury Items Index compiled by Knight Frank fell by more than 3 per cent in 2024. There were a couple of bright spots, however. Handbags were the best performing luxury asset class last year, rising by 2.8 per cent. Jewellery assets also got a bump, as did coins, watches and cars.
Superyacht Video Tour: Here’s What The Inside Of A Superyacht Is Really Like

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

When it comes to pure luxury, few objects are as expensive, or exclusive, or attract more attention than a superyacht. But since many superyacht owners also put a premium on the privacy a yacht makes possible, many custom-made-one-of-a-kind yacht interiors are rarely seen by the media. However, there are exceptions.
Arksen 85 Is Built For The Ultimate Adventure

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

When I was a little boy, one of my parents’ friends asked me: “What do you want to do when you grow up?”My answer? “Go on adventures.”So simple. So pure. So honest. Luckily for me, that’s exactly what happened. And the adventures continue in spite of the fact that the trips I take these days are lot more luxurious than the ones that informed and inspired my youth.
Baglietto Superyacht Celebrates World Premier In Palm Beach

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Bill Springer

I’m just going to say it. The Palm Beach International Boat Show is one of the best boat shows in the world simply because Palm Beach is cool, the American superyacht market is hot, and all the right yacht brands are there. In fact, the American superyacht market is so hot, the world premiere of the 170-foot-long Baglietto T52 superyacht Daybreak was held during the show last week.
Inside the $175,000-per-week yacht from ‘The White Lotus’

4 weeks ago | forbes.com.au | Katia Damborsky |Michael Swartz |Bill Springer

Skip to content Boats Published on March 27, 2025 Most seasons of The White Lotus have glimpsed a yacht of some kind, but the third season sees the cast spend a day and a night on board an 177-foot luxury catamaran around Ya Nui Beach in Phuket and the Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park in Koh Samui. The scene filmed on board the yacht is a little bit…intense, shall we say. SpaceCat is the yacht that plays the starring role, the first yacht from a series by Australia-based yacht builder...
Inside a $19 million dream yacht to explore the Caribbean

4 weeks ago | forbes.com.au | Michael Swartz |Bill Springer |Katia Damborsky

Skip to content Boats Published on March 27, 2025 Look back on the week that was with hand-picked articles from Australia and around the world. Sign up to the Forbes Australia newsletter here or become a member here. Asides...
Novedades | Así es el nuevo Beneteau Antares 9

1 month ago | forbes.es | Bill Springer |Javier Ortega Figueiral |David Nikel

La gama Antares de Beneteau es una de las mas consolidadas del mercado en lo que a embarcaciones de motor se refiere. La firma francesa acaba de sacar al mercado el Beneteau Antares 9, un barco que tiene como objetivo convertirse en el weekender de referencia en nuestras costas. Este nuevo modelo de Antares se ha enriquecido integrando las innovaciones y mejoras que se habían estrenado previamente en modelos de mayor eslora.
Todo lo que necesitas saber antes de visitar el Palm Beach International Boat Show

1 month ago | forbes.es | Bill Springer |Nacho Gómez |Chase Peterson-Withorn |Claudia Sacrest Martos

Vivir en Boston tiene sus ventajas. Universidades y hospitales de categoría mundial. Una vibrante y fértil comunidad biotecnológica. Los Celtics. Matt Damon. Pero Boston en invierno, especialmente para un amante de los barcos, es obviamente algo que hay que soportar. Por suerte, justo cuando parece que los fríos días grises no van a terminar nunca, el Palm Beach International Boat Show aparece como un oasis de evasión en el horizonte.