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Archive for 23. September 2009

Diane M. Byrne - Megayacht News - is at Monaco Yacht Show

Here I am twitter / tweeting with Diane of Megayacht News, she is at the Monaco Yacht Show. So there should be some good scoops coming from her soon about that. Won’t wanna miss those! http://megayachtnews.org/content/.

Opening Day of Monaco Yacht Show       
Written by Diane M. Byrne    
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 01:49  

yacht photo from megayachtnews.org

Today is the first day of the Monaco Yacht Show, and chances are when you’re reading this, I’m in the midst of an onboard tour of one megayacht or another. Starting with breakfast and a tour aboard Princess Mariana, then a slew of press conferences and other tour appointments, I plan to have a full notebook by day’s end.

(more at: http://megayachtnews.org/content/

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For the Yacht Owner that has Everything… Paparazi Photo Zapping Lasers, Intermeddling? Oh My!

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/russian-billionaire-installs-anti-photo-shield-on-giant-yacht/

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has a rather curious new addition built in to his latest oversized yacht. The 557-foot boat Eclipse, the price tag of which has almost doubled since original plans were drawn to almost $1.2 billion, set sail this week with a slew of show-off features, from two helipads, two swimming pools and six-foot movie screens in all guest cabins, to a mini-submarine and missile-proof windows to combat piracy.

It might not seem like somebody with such ostentatious tastes would crave privacy, but along with these expensive toys, Ambramovich has installed an anti-paparazzi “shield”. Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph. According to the Times, these don’t run all the time, so friends and guests should still be able to grab snaps. Instead, they will be activated when guards spot the scourge of professional photography, paparazzi, loitering nearby.

We dig it, although the British courts might not be so pleased. UK photo magazine Amateur Photographer asked a London lawyer about the legalities of destroying photos from afar. Here’s what he said: “intermeddling with goods belonging to someone else, or altering their condition, is a trespass to goods and will entitle the photographer to claim compensation without having to prove loss.”

(more at the link above…)

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