At one point luxury travel meant being able to be anywhere and have the comforts of your office—yachts and Aman resorts offer satellite service and Wi-Fi so that you can be pampered but still take a meeting or be active in the family group chat.
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Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
12 Oct. 2026
Today, explorer yachts are a staple of nearly every major shipyard’s lineup.
Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.
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Donna Hardie-Scott,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2026
The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 Oct. 2026
In 2026, Tokyo lifted its decades-long ban on exporting lethal arms and agreed to build three frigates for Australia and to jointly produce eight more.
Visitors attending the show can step aboard more than 150 sailboats and connect with more than 500 vendors showcasing marine electronics, rigging, safety equipment, apparel, accessories and services, a news release announced.
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Michelle Richardson,
CBS News,
13 Oct. 2026
The 334-acre reservoir allows for boating, including sailboats, jet skiing, paddleboarding and kayaking.
Now known as Sail4th 250, the parade of ships is a successor to Operation Sail, the international flotilla of schooners and barques and windjammers brought into New York Harbor half a dozen times starting in 1964.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Along the rocky coast, maritime traditions endure through historic lighthouses, windjammers, and working waterfronts.
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