Has anyone been to the South of France recently and noticed how large the super yacht industry is these days? The amount of money involved in this industry is mind blowing!! And it seems to becoming the more and more popular thing to do to obtain "status" and be "seen".

The latest celebrities to purchase a super yacht would have to be Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) - the media have caught hold of it that they are purchasing a 240 feet super yacht and it is being built as we speak in Italy. What about Richard Branson? Not only does he own plenty of resorts, he also has his own super yacht.

If celebrities don't own a super yacht, they get married on them! The richest man in Australia, James Packer, just flew to the South of France to be married on board luxury yacht Arctic P.

Private Jets? Resorts? Villas? It seems today that it is super yachts are defining the rich and famous, and if you really want to be seen and noticed, be seen on one! Or even better buy one....

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