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On board with Joey Kaempfer, owner of sailing yacht Rosehearty

London-based American retail developer and superyacht owner Joey Kaempfer tells Stewart Campbell about his “perfect boat”, how he haggled with Rupert Murdoch to buy her and his ambition to take on the world’s wildest seas...

Joey Kaempfer has always been an ideas man, even if some of those ideas have nearly got him killed. The homemade plywood boat he took out into the middle of a lake near his home in Connecticut, aged just eight, wasn’t one of his best (“Lifejackets? What lifejackets?”). Nor was the floating hot dog stand – “the Floating Frank” – which he had to commit some mild insurance fraud to operate (at 15 he was too young to appear on the insurance document so he got an older boy to sign it). Thankfully things have improved since then and his latest plan – to sail his 56 metre yacht Rosehearty to some of the world’s finest and trickiest cruising destinations – is one of his best. So, it turns out, was establishing McArthurGlen 25 years ago. The company has become Europe’s largest developer and owner of designer outlet parks, with 22 locations and annual sales of more than €4 billion.

We meet at the company’s headquarters in London, a city the American has called home since the 1990s, and he wastes no time in getting out the pictures from  Rosehearty’s  recent trip through the Northwest Passage  – making his boat one of the first large sailing superyachts to make it through.

The 69-year-old Kaempfer was keen to get up there before it became too busy. “I think in the next few years you’re going to see tankers going through there and 1,000ft container ships. It won’t be quite the same thing. And I always wanted to see Greenland.” To join him on the passage, he invited a group of close friends and hired a pair of guides and an ice pilot, bringing to 24 (including crew) the number of people who would spend a month navigating one of the world’s last superyachting frontiers.

The pictures, however, are missing one important thing: Kaempfer himself. The owner of the boat and organiser of the trip never made it through the Northwest Passage. After joining the yacht in Greenland, he received the tragic news that his beloved son Lucas had died suddenly of heart failure in New York. He was just 24. It’s clear father and son were close. Kaempfer even converted Rosehearty’s main deck office into a cabin for his son. “He loved it,” Kaempfer says. “It was up on deck. He got up early and went to bed late, like 24-year-olds do.” His voice cracks later as he tells the story of the watch he’s wearing, which he had made for Lucas and which bears his name in an inscription on the back. The watch rarely leaves his wrist.

Kaempfer doesn’t have to tell me any of this, but his candidness and generosity and the fact he insisted the trip through the Northwest Passage must continue in his absence are a huge part of his charm. For an adventure he didn’t take part in, he remains incredibly proud of it. Rosehearty’s captain, David “Hutch” Hutchison, blogged throughout the journey from Newport up to Greenland, and then into the passage proper in Canada. Rosehearty made it through the Bellot Strait in August 2016 before heading north and east around Somerset Island for the trip home, first back to Greenland and then, finally, the island of Vinalhaven off the coast of Maine, where Kaempfer has a home.

He grew up not a million miles from here, on Long Island Sound, Connecticut. His parents weren’t big sailors – “my father worked in New York and took the train in every day for 40 years until it killed him” – but he remembers always being drawn to the water, so much so he turned his hand at a very young age to boatbuilding. “The first boat was probably six feet long and the bottom would have been a piece of plywood and the sides would have been fibreboard. My friends and I painted it and then way too soon, when it was wet, we took it to the lake and poled our way out. Nobody was watching us and, of course, it instantly started disintegrating. Some mother in one of the houses saw us and started screaming. I was a strong swimmer and managed to get everyone to shore, but it was a complete disaster. At that point my parents gave in and bought me a rowboat,” he says.

He soon graduated to dinghy sailing and, at 15, bought a pontoon boat with the help of his parents to set up his summer business selling hot dogs. “I worked my ass off that summer. I had to hire an 18-year-old to get insurance through Lloyd’s of London, which ate the profits,” he recalls. “It didn’t make any money and I sold it at the end of the year and repaid my parents.”

His entrepreneurial streak was further honed at New York University and later at Harvard Business School, after which he entered the real estate business in Washington, DC. “I started out building houses. All those guys seemed like they were having a ball, but they weren’t. They were losing their hair and getting fat and divorced. So I decided I’d build office buildings and started my own company at 29. Our first building was 186,000 square feet. Boy did we learn a lot!”

In the 1980s Kaempfer was cruising to work in a cherry red Ferrari 288 GTO, riding a commercial real estate boom that made him one of the richest 40-year-olds in the US. But the recession of the early 1990s bit hard, forcing Kaempfer to start again almost from scratch. When the opportunity arose to move to Europe and introduce the American concept of out-of-town outlet malls, he jumped at the chance, settling in Little Venice in London with his then wife and two children, Lucas and Annie.

The only retail he’d been involved in to that point had been on the ground floor of his office buildings, so it represented a significant shift in focus. “We weren’t retailers. We were contractors and builders and office building managers, but the business has just grown gigantically. We have 600 employees here in London, plus 30,000 who work across our business elsewhere. Who knew? All this from a couple of little shopping centres,” he says. “This business is much more fun [than office building]. It’s alive, it’s dynamic and it’s entertaining – we’ve convinced 100 million people a year to travel half an hour to come and shop.”

As his businesses have grown, so have his boats. His first indulgence was a six metre sailing boat, which was quickly upgraded to an eight metre. “I kept it up in Maine and sailed it every day I was there, dragging my kids along, who were in sailing school,” Kaempfer recalls. A 17 metre Oyster came and went and, around 15 years ago, he bought the 21 metre Hinckley Sou’wester Avatar , renaming it Annalu after the children. “That was a beautiful boat,” he says fondly. The Hinckley was eventually sold and he chartered for a few years but maintained ownership with a gorgeous 11 metre Morris sailing yacht, which he still owns today and regularly sails single-handed along the Maine coast – “even at my advanced age!”

The opportunity to buy Rosehearty appeared at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show . The elegant 56 metre Perini quickly became one of the most recognised boats on the water when it was launched in 2006, for that distinct white hull and the celebrity of her first owner, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, who named the yacht after the small Scottish village that was home to his ancestors.

The deal was put together quickly after Kaempfer’s tour of the yacht in Monaco. “I knew I wanted a Perini,” he says. “As I was taken on board I thought it was very handsome and then I got in it and took one look at the Christian Liaigre-designed saloon and I thought ‘magnificent’. Rupert originally wanted an outrageous price but I finally got to a price where I thought I could spend a couple of extra million to have the boat I wanted.” The deal was done in just four months, with Kaempfer taking ownership in early 2014. “I ended up spending a lot more than two million. I mean a lot more! But I’ve got the perfect boat now.”

The refit was done at Perini but the boat was back at the yard in 2015 in preparation for the Northwest Passage – which meant replacing the flybridge cover with a new one that couldn’t be penetrated by ice falling off the rigging, fitting new super-strong lights for spotting icebergs and adding comprehensive night vision equipment.

On 3 July, Rosehearty left Vinalhaven for the passage to Greenland, where the party of guests joined the boat, Kaempfer included, at Nuuk, the capital. “It feels like the edge of the world,” he says. “Everyone is very nice, but not much English is spoken.” They cruised north, touring the epic fjords of this enormous Arctic island, visiting Kangerlussuaq, home of the glacier from which the infamous Titanic iceberg is thought to have calved, and Qassiarsuk, which was settled by Erik the Red at the turn of the last millennium.

Minus Kaempfer, the yacht then crossed Baffin Bay and entered Canada on 2 August, exiting just more than 20 days later after completing one of the greatest yachting adventures. It wasn’t without its perils, reports Hutch. At one point they were anchored in Creswell Bay on Somerset Island when the wind picked up. “We started seeing these little white specks, which suddenly became hundreds of ice blocks as the current increased. We had to get out of there quickly,” he says. A week after leaving Resolute, meanwhile, the sea became solid ice and utterly impassable. “So it’s still pretty weather dependent.” Keeping 24 people fed for a month in an area without any hope of provisioning meant the spa pool was pressed into use as food and drink storage. “We had a 5,000 litre cooler on deck,” the captain laughs, “cooled by ice hacked off icebergs.”

The owner of the yacht hasn’t given up on experiencing all this himself; Rosehearty will be heading back to the extreme north again. But before that, Kaempfer has had a few other ideas – good ones. Chile and Easter Island are on the list, as is a transpacific passage to Australia. “I want to do Antarctica and I want to do the Galápagos,” he adds, smiling. “I have an awful lot to do.”

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Rupert Murdoch’s Former Superyacht Sailboat Is Up for Sale

The stunning superyacht is being sold by Silvio Berlusconi, ex-prime minister of Italy.

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In a time when millions of people including the rich and famous find themselves cooped up waiting out the coronavirus pandemic, it’s easy to dream of getting away from it all. A 158-foot superyacht with one hell of a legacy is for sale now for anyone well-heeled enough to spring for it. 

The Morning Glory is being sold by one-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who purchased it from Fox media tycoon Rupert Murdoch in 1999.

It’s got a pleasingly old-fashioned look but Murdoch commissioned the Glory in 1993 and even got married on board a few years later before selling it to Berlusconi for just over $7 million.

According to Robb Report, Berlusconi has made multiple upgrades, updating the diesel engines as well as the generators and the boat was rebuilt entirely just three years ago, the rigging refitted and the trim repainted a striking aquamarine.

Additional amenities include luxury dining inside and out, large lounge areas, and a huge master suite. Total capacity is sixteen people—eight guests and eight crew.

Berlusconi is a billionaire, ranked among the top 200 wealthiest people on Earth, so he could afford a few of these. He’s selling the Morning Glory through  Burgess Yachts , list price $11 million USD.

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Rupert murdoch’s newest sailing yacht: vertigo.

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Vertigo can accommodate 12 guests and a crew of 11 in five luxuriously appointed staterooms. Everything on the yacht is impressive and spells abundance, like the massive owner’s suite or the convertible gym.

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Photo: ‘dancing hare’ anchored in the bay.

Courtesy Photo As seen on Facebook, this is a photo of the super yacht “Dancing Hare,” which is a 189-foot ship owned by Anna Murdoch, who is the ex-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who owns the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Fox News. The mega-yacht was anchored in Thunder Bay on Thursday. According to Crain’s Cleveland, the pleasure craft is touring the Great Lakes and has many stops planned over the next febrile weeks. Murdock purchased the ship for $15 million. It is not known if the boat’s owner or its other passengers came to shore.

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Rupert Murdoch Sells Rosehearty Yacht For $29.7 Million

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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has sold his stunning yacht, named Rosehearty, for a staggering $29.7 million. The 138 feet long yacht with an interior design by Christian Liagre features 5 guest cabins, a dining room, gym and a multi-media room. Water skis and full sets of diving gear were also included in the sale.

Rupert put the sailing yacht up for sale three months after filing for divorce from his ex-wife Wendi Deng, a frequent traveler of the vessel. However, that didn’t influence the sale, as one yacht broker told CNBC : “Rupert works all the time. He loves the boat, he loves to sail, but he doesn’t really use it much.”

The yacht was sold over Christmas by Alex Lees-Buckley in Monoco’s Camper & Nicholsons office. The identity of the buyer is undisclosed.

The yacht was built in 2006 by Perini Navi, the shipyard based in Viareggio, Italy, known for crafting bespoke luxury yachts.

Christopher Parr , is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for Pursuitist, and a contributing writer to USA Today, Business Insider — and the on-air host of Travel Tuesday on Live at 4 CBS. He is an award-winning luxury marketing veteran, writer, a frequent speaker at luxury and interactive marketing conferences and a pioneer in web publishing. Named a "Top 10 Luxury Travel Blogger” by USA Today, Parr has also been selected as the official winner in Luxury Lifestyle Awards’ list of the “Top 50 Best Luxury Influencers and Bloggers in the World.”

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An $11 million yacht formerly owned by Rupert Murdoch is being sold by Italy's most controversial Prime Minister - see inside 'Morning Glory'

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Morning Glory.

• A 158-foot sailing superyacht owned by Silvio Berlusconi - the highly controversial former Prime Minister of Italy - is for sale for $11 million.
• The yacht is called Morning Glory, and was originally commissioned and owned by Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who built the Fox empire.
• Morning Glory has room for eight passengers and eight crew members, a marble fireplace, multiple dining rooms, a vast master suite, and a full bar.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories .

If you've got a spare eight figures sitting around, there's something on the market that fits right in your budget: Silvio Berlusconi's 158-foot sailing yacht, which is yours for a cool $11 million.

Of course, most things on the market fit right in your budget. This one just happens to emphasize sailing.

The multimillion-dollar vessel, which is listed for sale through Burgess Yachts and was brought to our attention by Robb Report , has pretty much everything you'd expect from a massive - and massively expensive - superyacht. It's decked out in warm wood, has an operational marble fireplace, sports several lounging and dining areas, and sleeps up to eight guests.

Plus, it's got quite the provenance. Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire businessman behind the Fox empire, had Morning Glory built in 1993. He married his third wife Wendi Deng aboard it in 1999 , according to Robb Report, and sold the yacht to the controversial Italian businessman and former Prime Minister later that year.

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Lachlan Murdoch expands his superyacht fleet with an award-winning $30million vessel - as he awaits the completion of his brand-new $175million boat

• Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch are having a $175million superyacht completed
• They added a rebuilt $30million classic motor yacht, 'Istros' to their fleet
• The billionaire couple moved their family, including three kids, to Sydney in 2021 

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As they settle into Sydney life, Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch have added a famous $30million classic yacht to their fleet as they await arrival of their secretive $175million superyacht.

The billionaire family's new 59.7 metre luxury Royal Huisman sloop, described as 'one of the most iconic sailing superyachts afloat' is believed to be worth £100million (A$175million) and include 'a beach club'.

The identity of the owners of the ultra-rich 'Project 404' - also dubbed MM597 after its naval architect Malcolm McKeon - has been a closely guarded secret but recently the Murdochs were revealed as the carbon-fibre superyacht's buyers.

As they settle into Sydney life, Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch have added a famous $30million classic yacht to their fleet as they await arrival of their secretive $175million superyacht (the couple are pictured at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscara Party)

Having bought a $38million 'boathouse' at Point Piper, the Murdochs are expanding their fleet of luxury vessels. Their newest addition is the rebuilt 42metre 1954 motor yacht 'Istros' 

The luxury performance yacht will be 'one of the most iconic sailing superyachts afloat' when launched this year, McKeon said of the boat being completed in Vollenhove, The Netherlands.

It is likely to be moored in Sydney, where the family have moved and recently purchased a $38million 'boat shed' at Wunulla Road, Point Piper.

While no photo of the completed vessel has been shared publicly, it is believed to resemble the Perni Navi superyacht the Seahawk. 

The yacht's interiors have been designed by exclusive French design studio Liagre, which fits out homes and boats for the world's ultra-rich families. 

While no photo of the Murdoch's top-secret carbon-fibre sloop, worth an estimated $175million, has been shared publicly, it is believed to resemble the Perni Navi superyacht the Seahawk (pictured above)

The billionaire family's new 59.7-metre luxury Royal Huisman sloop, described as 'one of the most iconic sailing superyachts afloat', will include room for 12 guests and 10 staff, will have an al fresco dining area, a wet bar and multiple entertaining areas

Until their new cutting edge superyacht arrives, the billionaire couple have added the rebuilt 42-metre 1954 classic Istros to their fleet

It has room for 12 guests and 10 staff, will have an al fresco dining area, a wet bar and multiple entertaining areas. But that's not all.

According to Royal Huisman , the 'unique and truly inspiring yacht' will house 'an expansive, lavish beach club', which is a luxury open-air pool and seating.

Lachlan Murdoch, CEO of Fox Corporation, co-chair of News Corp and executive chairman of Nova, is believed to be worth $3.82billion.

Last week he was guest speaker at the launch of Centre for the Australian Way of Life last week.

In the speech, hosted by the Institute of Public Affairs, he slammed the ABC and claimed Australian identity is under siege as 'media elites' discredit the nation's inherent sense of fairness.

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His model and TV presenter wife Sarah is believed to be worth more than $100million.

The couple relocated to Sydney in 2021, living at their Bellevue Hill compound, Le Manoir.

It was believed they would host a delayed 90th birthday celebration for family mogul Rupert this year, although the News Corp chairman and CEO has now turned 91.

Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch now own properties in Sydney, Los Angeles and Colorado, as well as a $90million Gulfstream G650 private jet.

He uses the private jet to regularly fly between the US and Australia for work. 

Rupert Murdoch (centre) is pictured with his son Lachlan (right) and daughter-in-law Sarah in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA

Lachlan Murdoch arrives in Sydney in March 2022 after returning from the US on his Gulf Stream private jet (pictured). Lachlan and Sarah are proud parents to sons Kalan Alexander, 17, Aidan Patrick, 15, and daughter Aerin Elisabeth, 11

Rupert Murdoch (left) is pictured speaking with his eldest son Lachlan in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA in 2018

They also own a fleet of yachts including the Sarissa, which they paid $30million for but is now believed to be available for charter.

Lachlan Murdoch is an enthusiastic sailor, having raced  his 24-metre sail yacht Swan 82, Ipixuna at Hamilton Island in early 2021, and even entered the Sydney to Hobart back in 1997. 

Last year the couple paid $38million for a boat shed at Point Piper. 

The Murdoch's three children - sons Kalan Alexander, 17, Aidan Patrick, 15, and daughter Aerin Elisabeth, 11, attend a Sydney private school.

It is believed Kalan could be learning to drive in a family Tesla after one was seen leaving Le Manoir with L plates, Nine newspapers reported. 

A report last year claimed the family moved after the US political climate shifted with Joe Biden assuming power. The pro-Republican family's children apparently experienced 'a rough' time, Nine newspapers reported. 

Until their new cutting edge superyacht arrives, the billionaire couple have added the rebuilt 42-metre 1954 classic Istros, once once by the Pappadakis shipping dynasty, to their fleet.

The motor yacht, which also cost them $30million, is considered an iconic vessel.

It won the grand prize for the best restored vessel at the Monaco Yacht Club Prada Classic Yacht Show in 2001.

But it fell into disrepair and was little more than a rusting hulk when it was rescued from a Maltese port in 2015, salvaged and rebuilt.

The interiors were redesigned in 'chic Scandinavian style by Van Geest Design', the Robb Report said. 

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An $11 million yacht formerly owned by Rupert Murdoch is being sold by Italy's most controversial Prime Minister — see inside 'Morning Glory'

• A 158-foot sailing superyacht owned by Silvio Berlusconi — the highly controversial former Prime Minister of Italy — is for sale for $11 million. 
• The yacht is called Morning Glory, and was originally commissioned and owned by Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul who built the Fox empire. 
• Morning Glory has room for eight passengers and eight crew members, a marble fireplace, multiple dining rooms, a vast master suite, and a full bar.  
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories .

If you've got a spare eight figures sitting around, there's something on the market that fits right in your budget: Silvio Berlusconi's 158-foot sailing yacht, which is yours for a cool $11 million. 

Of course, most things on the market fit right in your budget. This one just happens to emphasize sailing.

The multimillion-dollar vessel, which is listed for sale through Burgess Yachts and was brought to our attention by Robb Report , has pretty much everything you'd expect from a massive — and massively expensive — superyacht. It's decked out in warm wood, has an operational marble fireplace, sports several lounging and dining areas, and sleeps up to eight guests. 

Plus, it's got quite the provenance. Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire businessman behind the Fox empire, had Morning Glory built in 1993. He married his third wife Wendi Deng aboard it in 1999 , according to Robb Report, and sold the yacht to the controversial Italian businessman and former Prime Minister later that year. 

Take a look inside Morning Glory:

Morning Glory, a 158-foot sailing yacht owned by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, just hit the market with an asking price of $11 million.

The massive yacht was commissioned in 1993 by Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul behind the Fox Corporation and News Corp.

Berlusconi, whose net worth Forbes estimates at $5.9 billion, reportedly bought the yacht from Murdoch in 1999 for $7.2 million, according to Robb Report.

Source: Robb Report , Forbes

As expected, there's a plethora of different lounging areas to choose from.

There's an L-shaped couch up on the flybridge ...

... by the covered captain's station.

There's also full dining area on the deck ...

And once you get tired of that, you can move to a semi-circular seating area for your after-dinner digestifs.

Climb some stairs and you've reached the "raised sun lounge," perfect for getting some rays while you think about dividends.

Inside, there's a large, U-shaped seating area facing a marble fireplace. There's also a TV for watching videos of your yacht while you're on your yacht.

Off of the "main saloon" there's a room with a formal dining area...

Along with a full bar and game table.

Morning Glory can sleep up to eight guests in four lavishly-appointed suites.

Some rooms have double beds ...

... and others have twins.

The master suite, which spans the full width of the ship, sports a study as well as couples' bathrooms.

Morning Glory also has room to sleep eight crew members.

If you're looking to hole up in a luxurious superyacht for the foreseeable future, you can snatch up Morning Glory or another multimillion-dollar vessel through Burgess Yachts.

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This $14.5m superyacht made a mysterious 4-night stop in cleveland.

John Witt, a New York-based photographer, captured the superyacht in Buffalo, N.Y., in July. 

A 189-foot superyacht sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands spent four July nights in Cleveland before heading north into Canadian waters.

It is "very uncommon to have a vessel of that magnitude dock here in Cleveland," a spokesperson for the Port of Cleveland said in an email to Crain's. 

The yacht, dubbed the Dancing Hare, arrived midafternoon July 8 from Buffalo, New York, according to ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic .

A photo provided to Crain's shows the vessel docked in the Cuyahoga River just a few hundred yards inland from the historic Cleveland Coast Guard Station.

The yacht departed Cleveland the morning of July 12, making a brief stop in Amherstburg, Ontario, before heading to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, for two-plus weeks.

It is not clear why the superyacht stopped in Cleveland, though the Great Lakes have become increasingly popular for recreational boating in recent years. Crain's has not been able to identify who was onboard.

The Dancing Hare near New York. 

What we do know about the Dancing Hare, however, is that it is owned by Anna Maria dePeyster, a Scottish-Australian writer and the ex-wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

The two were married from 1970 until 1999. The couple had three children together, including Lachlan Murdoch, who Rupert Murdoch intends to anoint as his successor pending an ongoing family legal battle . 

The yacht, built in 1986 and designed by Jon Bannenberg, did not always belong to dePeyster, though. Long before she bought it in 2017, the vessel was the property of one of Rupert Murdoch's rivals, fellow media giant Robert Maxwell.

Maxwell died during a voyage on the boat in 1991. His body was found floating in nearby waters, the official cause of death listed as a heart attack and accidental drowning.

It is not clear how much dePeyster paid for the Dancing Hare in 2017, though the vessel was listed for $14.5 million at the time she bought it, according to the SuperYacht Times.

The Dancing Hare is among the top 5% of yachts in length, according to BOAT International. It can accommodate about a dozen guests and another dozen crew members.

The vessel spent the first six months of 2024 in and around Palm Beach, Florida, according to MarineTraffic data provided to Crain's. It began its journey north on June 22, its first stop being Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

The Dancing Hare is currently en route to Harbor Springs, Michigan, after spending two days docked at Mackinac Island, Michigan.

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Murdoch superyacht visits Mallorca

A record summer for superyachts in the balearics, philip green's superyacht docks in palma, mallorca is home-from-home for the top five super yachts.

The S/Y Sarissa off Mallorca. | M Stadler

The summer may well be over but the superyachts are still visiting Mallorca . The l atest is 42.6m Carbon yacht S/Y Sarissa which is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, the Executive Chairman of Fox and News Corp and the son of Rupert Murdoch.

This impressive yacht is powered by Caterpillar engines, giving her a maximum speed of 13 knots. Her cruising speed is a comfortable 12 knots, and she has a range of more than 3,000 nautical miles . The Sarissa is equipped with the latest technology, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable ride for all aboard.

The interior of the Sarissa is just as impressive as her exterior. She can comfortably accommodate 12 guests and a crew of 12. The interior is designed with luxury and comfort in mind, featuring high-end finishes, comfortable furnishings, and state-of-the-art entertainment systems .

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The cabins are spacious and well-appointed, providing a relaxing retreat for guests to unwind after a day of cruising the open waters, according to SuperYachtFan.

Rupert Murdoch announced in September that he was stepping down from his current role at Fox Corporation and News Corp. He will handed the reins to his son, Lachlan, who will take over as sole chairman of both companies, Murdoch said in a memo to employees.

“ My father firmly believed in freedom ,” Murdoch wrote, “and Lachlan is absolutely committed to the cause.” Lachlan, 51, was born in London in 1971 . He was raised in New York with his older sister Elisabeth and younger brother James.

According to a 1998 profile of Lachlan, he sometimes woke up before dawn as a child to have breakfast with his father before he left for business meetings. He would also stay up late listening to Rupert talk business strategy at the dinner table “with famous guests,” according to the profile.

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sorry guys...but the sarissa on the photo seems to be the 59 m from 2023 (your description shows the older one (2016?). btw: range on sailing yachts: infinite ;-)

@Brett Dennis my thoughts exactly as soon as I read this piece. Daily Bulletin nautical journalism .

It's a sail boat not a motorboat, who cares how the engine performs, give us sailing figures please.

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Rupert Murdoch to sell his yacht for $29.7 million

Rupert Murdoch is parting with one of his favorite trophies—his yacht.

Less than three months after filing for divorce from his wife of 14 years, Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch has listed the family's 184-foot sailing yacht called Rosehearty. The asking price: $29.7 million.

( Read more: Murdoch's estranged wife brings in legal big guns )

You can see the listing here , at Camper & Nicholsons International, the yacht broker and charter company. Camper declined to comment on the seller or the reasons for the sale. A spokesperson for Murdoch confirmed the listing.

Yacht brokers said Murdoch had not been spending much time on the yacht in recent years, and that Wendi had been using it more often. A person close to Murdoch said the reason for the sale was not related to the divorce.

"Rupert works all the time," one broker said. "He loves the boat, he loves to sail, but he doesn't really use it much."

The yacht was built in 2006 by Perini Navi, the Italian shipyard known for its luxurious, sleek sailing yachts. Rosehearty has a crisp, modern interior by the famed French designer Christian Liaigre, with five suites for 10 guests, including two VIP suites. The main mast of the yacht towers at 193 feet and it has a sail area of 16,792 square feet.

(Read more: The World's Most Expensive Divorce Settlements )

The boat also has plenty of "toys" on board, including water skis, a wakeboard and full sets of diving gear. The deck also has a large Jacuzzi.

It's fully equipped for a media mogul, with wireless Internet and plenty of plasma televisions in the cabins.

—By CNBC's Robert Frank. Follow him on Twitter @robtfrank .