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39.62m  /  130' | westport yachts | 2015.

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• Impressive 2,500nm range
• ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Commercial Yachting Service, ✠AMS classification
• Interior design from Westport Yachts
• Sleeps 10 overnight

The 39.62m/130' motor yacht 'Top Dog' was built by Westport Yachts in the United States at their Westport, WA shipyard. Her interior is styled by American designer design house Westport Yachts and she was delivered to her owner in October 2015. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Gregory Marshall.

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Top Dog has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin diesel MTU (12V 4000 M90) 12-cylinder 2,735hp engines running at 2050rpm, she comfortably cruises at 20 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 24 knots with a range of up to 2,500 nautical miles from her 9,530 gallon fuel tanks at 10 knots. Her water tanks store around 1,780 Gallons of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Commercial Yachting Service, ✠AMS classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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May 2015 dick portillo reflects on sale of eponymous restaurant chain.

Chicago, Illinois, May 22, 2015  — Visit a Portillo's restaurant at lunchtime and you'll see a steady stream of customers ordering Italian Beef sandwiches, Chicago-style hot dogs, french fries and chocolate cake shakes. Recent patrons might have caught a glimpse of Dick Portillo placing his own less decadent order: a single hard boiled egg. There was a reason for his restraint. The founder of the eponymous chain had a big dinner celebration later that night and he didn't want to be too full. 

That discipline and methodical planning shows up in other facets of Portillo's life, including how he picked a private equity firm to take over his self-made empire. As his business hit 51 years in April 2014, he said he was proud of what he had accomplished. But to take Portillo's to the next level, he knew he needed outside financing. "I was very leery of who I talked to," said Portillo, 75. "I wanted to see who would baby this more, and keep the culture."

A self-proclaimed "systems junkie," Portillo put the chain's 38 locations up for sale last year. He quickly had two dozen suitors trying to get their hands on the popular chain. Berkshire Partners was the winning bidder even though, Portillo said, its offer was lower than some others. He said he dismissed a higher offer because it included plans to quickly take Portillo's public; he worried the firm would make hasty changes to try and grow too quickly. 

One of the things he liked about Berkshire was that it wasn't a restaurant operator looking to replace Portillo's tried-and-true methods with its own restaurant operating systems. A Berkshire official echoed those ideals."We don't have any desire to change the formula at all," said Mike Miles, who is now executive chairman of the Portillo's chain. "The last thing you'd want to do is mess with that formula and mess with that business." Miles said Portillo now is helping him interview prospective CEOs for the chain.

Portillo said his restaurant's large menu and various processes, which include preparing nearly everything but the french fries at massive commissaries, differs from chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, which has a more limited menu and list of ingredients. "It is complex, it's very complex. It's also extremely successful."

The history buff — he has retraced the sailing path of Christopher Columbus, among other adventures — compares the success of Portillo's business model to building a moat outside a medieval castle to block enemies. "My moat is the complexity of the business and it helps keep the competition away," Portillo said. 

Portillo's revenue per store is unheard of in fast-food or fast-casual restaurants. An average McDonald's in the United States, for example, brings in nearly $2.5 million in annual revenue. The average newer Portillo's brings in $7 to $8 million. A higher-volume location in Downers Grove sells around $2 million of salads a year, one of many statistics Portillo rattles off. Portillo sees his restaurants as more of a special destination than other fast casual chains. The wide variety means families linger, even with no kids' menus or toys. The company has shipped its food to every state for in-home celebrations.

Neither Portillo nor Miles would discuss the financial terms of last summer's acquisition nor the chain's profitability. But Miles, an advisory director at Berkshire Partners with years of restaurant and retail expertise, was quick to say that Portillo's "single unit economics are better than anything I've ever seen." Selling the chain has at times been difficult for Portillo, though he said he still believes it was the right decision at the right time. "I have some regrets occasionally, it's not all of the time. It was a big emotional thing for me," Portillo said of selling his business. His journey started 52 years ago, when he scraped together $1,100 to set up a hot dog stand in a 6- by 12-foot trailer with no running water. 

Through his new company R&S Growth Management, Portillo oversees real estate investments. Those investments include the land under most of Portillo's restaurants — he leases the space back to Berkshire Partners — along with other ventures such as shopping centers and apartments. Portillo said he aims to buy the land for future Portillo's locations where the space is for sale and would then lease the space to Berkshire Partners. He does not own the land for the upcoming Rockford and Homewood locations, the first new Portillo's set to open in nearly two years.

Portillo continues to have connections to his former staff and customers. On a recent weekday, he posed for photos with patrons at the Downers Grove location. His fans include Scott Winch, a landscaper who said he visits the restaurant daily and is partial to the jumbo char dog. "We miss ya boss, we miss ya," Winch, 47, told Portillo as they embraced. "You're the man." One worker brought Portillo a handful of flowers, while another quickly delivered his meal — that single egg — to his table. 

After coffee, a "good breakfast" such as oatmeal with sliced banana, and a berry, almond milk and protein smoothie, Portillo's typical lunch is fruit and fat-free cottage cheese. He tends to wake up between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m., work out each morning and eat healthy meals, albeit with some indulgence. After all, one of his investments is an 18 percent stake in the Oak Brook location of Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, where he planned to dine later that same night. More often, however, dinner is lighter. He said he eats at Chipotle a lot, and is a fan of its black beans and brown rice.

Portillo, a former Marine Corps member and marathon runner, said he was also ready to slow down and "enjoy life" a little bit." There was no balance in my life. It was pretty much all work until about 10 years ago. And I've started going to more funerals than weddings," Portillo said as his sat in his former Oak Brook office. "I would like to spend more time with my grandchildren and children, more time on my boat, and at the same time see the name all over the country, if possible. That could not happen if I would have remained in the position I was in."

Portillo has a new office in Oakbrook Terrace with a view of the Chicago skyline, roughly 2-1/2 miles from Portillo's headquarters. The new office serves as meeting place for Portillo, his chief administrative officer and the managing director of R&S. It's also a place to showcase everything from Han Dynasty swords to guns and machetes used by U.S. Marines. Photos of Portillo's family, his restaurants and his adventures adorn tables and walls throughout the space. There are also a few quotations that highlight Portillo's thinking and business strategy. Two sayings get prominent placement on both his new desk and in Oak Brook, where his former office has been transformed into a meeting area. The top silver plaque reads D.W.Y.S.Y.G.T.D. – short for "Do what you say you're going to do." Below it, another plaque reads, "When You Have Somebody By The Balls Don't Let Go To Get A Better Grip." 

In a hallway outside his Oakbrook Terrace office sits a sculpture titled Self Made Man. The piece, by Bobbie Carlyle, depicts a man carving himself out of stone. It was a Christmas gift from Portillo's wife, Sharon, whom he married in 1959. Portillo showcases his commitment to her outside each restaurant, with "Dick Loves Sharon" carved into the sidewalk cement, and hides the same message in the decor of new restaurants. 

He still spends time working on the Portillo's business as a consultant to Berkshire Partners, work that includes helping the firm interview potential CEOs for Portillo's. One of Portillo's sons, Michael, still works for the restaurant, training managers. Portillo plans to attend the grand opening events for the chain's Rockford location, which is set to open on June 9.

Portillo said the two toughest and most important things Berkshire needs to focus on are site selection — "so far I've been using my gut instincts" — and training. He recalls having to pull aside managers who were not treating workers properly, whether that was overhearing swearing in the kitchen or stopping by a drive-thru lane where an order taker outside on a sub-zero night was not relieved of the frigid duty quickly enough. Portillo said he made the manager gear up and stand outside for the same long 45 minutes.

Berkshire Partners is getting ready to open three locations in 2015, with plans for five in 2016. It's paying close attention to places with Chicago transplants, much as Portillo himself did by opening units in Arizona, for example. So fans on the west coast of Florida, along with those in parts of Wisconsin and Texas, will "probably see" Portillo's restaurants in the next five years, Miles said. "We're very conscious about not trying to go too quickly," said Miles, who said that for now there are no plans to franchise any locations or to take the company public.

Meanwhile, Portillo spends more of his days taking adventurous vacations, such as a one-month tour of Alaska and a trip through the Panama Canal, both on the 112-foot Westport yacht he got in May. "I'm looking for a bigger one," he says, laughing. Like his prior boats, the latest white yacht carries the name Top Dog. The license plate of his black SUV, meanwhile, reads DPTD, for Dick Portillo Top Dog. 

Portillo credited his passion for much of his success. "Sometimes it just gave me more energy to go further, to push." He has photos of the Francis Cabrini housing project on Mohawk Street where he spent part of his childhood on the wall of the new office, just a few feet from photos of one of his homes, a mansion in Oak Brook. "We want to keep Dick as involved as possible," said Miles, who said he meets with Portillo weekly when the septuagenarian is in town. "I don't think his passion for the business has waned at all."

Source: The Chicago Tribune Title:  Dick Portillo Reflects on Sale of Eponymous Restaurant Chain Date Published: May 22, 2015 Date Accessed: May 27, 2015

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THE MEGA MANSIONS OF NAPLES

First, I want to warn you that these “winter getaway” homes are super luxurious and it is easy to imagine yourself sitting by the pool with an attentive butler at your disposal. I couldn’t pick just one that I would buy if I had the money to do so. It certainly makes you wonder what kind of massive architectural structures these billionaires and millionaires live in full time.

We picked a day to explore Naples and decided on a sightseeing cruise through the beautiful Naples Bay and Gordon Pass waterways, followed by a city trolley tour. These activities are not affiliated with each other, but we were able to jump off the boat and walk a couple of blocks to hop on the two hour trolley tour. We started at Tin City, which you can see on the map below.

Once we pushed off from the dock, we navigated Gordon Pass, wound our way through some canals, and briefly drove out in the Gulf of Mexico. Surprisingly, we had a brief encounter with two dolphins on our way back to Tin City.

Tin City’s tin roofed buildings were the hub of economic development and transportation in the 1920’s, which was made possible by the construction of the Seaboard Airline Railroad. Now it is home to over thirty unique boutiques, two waterfront restaurants and a variety of water and boating adventures.

Several exclusive yacht clubs are conveniently located on Naples Bay. There is a $40,000 application fee and 2-4 year waiting list for one of them. I can safely say that we will never become a member.

With a high concentration of millionaires and billionaires living nearby, I am sure that there will always be a waiting list. The mega boats caught our attention, but wait until you see the massive estates that lined both sides of Naples Bay.

We initially drove by Aqualane Shores, a 350 homesite luxury community on deep canals that was started in 1950. The homes have been torn down and replaced with sprawling mansions priced from $2.3 million to $10 million.

The next development, Port Royal, was developed by John Glen Sample who died in 1973. His vision was to build the finest place in the World to live. Between 1938 and 1950, Sample acquired two square miles of mangroves and swamp land for $13,700.

In the early 1950’s, heavy equipment was brought in to help begin dredging and filling the marshlands to develop numerous man-made peninsulas into residential lots overlooking the waterways, coves and Naples Bay. The first lots were sold for amounts ranging from $7500 to $12,000 each.

Today, the properties sell at the low end for $5 million on canals and up to $60 million for beachfront estates. Since most of these are winter vacation homes, they are only used a few weeks out of the year. I was bummed that we didn’t see a single person lounging by their pool.

Initially, Sample personally interviewed and accepted every potential buyer for each piece of land in the community until his death in 1971. If the buyer was not up to the standards of dress, conversation, or other factor, he would reject their bid to purchase the land.

It was rumored that Sample did not welcome celebrity owners into his community, but after his death, Tom Selleck was allowed to build a home at the end of a peninsula. His original home remains as one of the smaller and older properties that we saw, but it recently sold and will be torn down I’m sure.

Unfortunately, Tom never moved in because he assumed the entrance would be gated, but it never was. I have to admit that his house has very little curb appeal. They should have called HGTV!

I  can’t remember every owner of the specific estates that the captain pointed out, but I kept track of names and/or companies. Some big names were executives from the likes of S C Johnson, Best Buy, the founder of Play Dough, the founder of a mutual fund company once owned by Aetna, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Revlon, and Portillo (of Chicago Hot Dog fame).

I wonder if these owners get irritated at the tour boats and private boats cruising up and down the canals. There certainly is not much privacy by the swimming pools that are right on the water.

I took so many pictures and here are a few more…..

Some of the founders of Naples and the surrounding Collier county had built homes in the area. Not too many original homes exist today.

One family owns the two homes above and property on the adjacent island. It was recently put on the market and will go for $100 – $150 million. However, the sales record will not be disclosed to the public.

The trolley tour took us all over town. A highlight during the tour was one of the nation’s most exclusive addresses, 5th Avenue South, which is near Old Naples and is home to upscale fashion and jewelry, spas, one-of-a-kind gifts, artwork, home décor, fine dining, and entertainment.

What a great way to spend a day! I highly recommend both activities if you like admiring fancy expensive things that you can’t afford. Or maybe you can….either way it’s fun to look.

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TOP DOG is a 39.62 m Motor Yacht, built in the United States of America by Westport and delivered in 2015. She is one of 42 130 models.

Her top speed is 24.0 kn, her cruising speed is 20.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 3000.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 staterooms, with 7 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 333.0 GT and a 7.9 m beam.

She was designed by Taylor Olson (41 other superyachts designed) and Westport (88 other superyachts designed).

The naval architecture was developed by William Garden , who has architected 79 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Westport , who has 111 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a GRP hull, and GRP superstructure.

TOP DOG is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 1139 motor yachts in the 35-40m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 1.66 kn above the average, her top speed 2.1 kn above the average, and her volume 66.11 GT above the average.

TOP DOG is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1371 yachts registered. She has recently entered the superyacht marina The Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club, in Bahamas. For more information regarding TOP DOG's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

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Top Dog is a semi-custom motor yacht launched in 2014 by Westport.

Since 1964 Westport has taken a long-term view of the future, and invested heavily in people, design, naval architecture, infrastructure, engineering and proven technologies to secure its position at the forefront of the superyacht industry.

Top Dog measures 34.14 metres in length, with a max draft of 1.68 feet and a beam of 7.24 feet.

Top Dog has a GRP hull with a GRP superstructure.

Top Dog also features naval architecture by Jack Sarin.

Top Dog is a semi-custom Westport 112 model.

Performance and Capabilities

Top Dog has a top speed of 25.00 knots and a cruising speed of 22.00 knots. She is powered by 2 d2842le410 diesel engines.

Top Dog has a fuel capacity of 20,820 litres, and a water capacity of 3,785 litres.

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Top Dog accommodates up to 8 guests in 4 cabins.

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Top Dog flies the flag of the USA.

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The membership-based club makes it easy to tick off the one must-do in the area: hit the water..

Different membership levels get you annual YachtPoints, which you can redeem for specific boats and experiences. For something like a sunset sail, you can book this quickly online. For a more extensive trip, like the Maldives, a dedicated concierge is on hand to help curate the itinerary (and is available 24/7 while you’re on the boat). From Naples, you could go over to Tarpon Point, anchor in the Gulf and play with all the (provided) watersports toys, or cruise off to the Florida Keys for three days on a 76-foot Sunseeker yacht, with a crew of three, catering, insurance, taxes and tips all included.

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Buyer revealed: New owner of Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club is a big player

The new owner of the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club in Naples has a familiar ring.

On Wednesday, MSD Partners LP confirmed that it quietly purchased the club last week.

It's the same company that's providing the capital and financing for the redevelopment of the historic Naples Beach Hotel property off Gulf Shore Boulevard.

MSD Partners is an investment advisory firm tied to the family of billionaire Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies.

The company, based in New York, purchased the yacht club on Sept. 28, through a limited liability company going under the name Naples Marina Owner.

The yacht club was previously owned by Collier Enterprises, its Naples-based developer. 

In case you missed it: The Old Collier Golf Club in Naples has changed hands after 20 years

More: Longtime owners switch gears in legal fight over the future of the Naples Beach Hotel

Previously: Naples Beach Hotel: Court decision on lawsuit holding up the sale has been delayed to August

Located at the edge of the Rookery Bay National Reserve off Thomasson Drive across from Port Royal, the club offers 35 wet and 325 dry boat storage slips, a full-service marina and waterfront dining. 

"The Collier family has developed an extraordinary club and we are honored to continue its rich legacy, while expanding and enhancing the membership experience and club offering," said Barry Sholem, a partner in MSD Partners, who also serves as the company's chairman of real estate, in a statement.

He provided no other details about MSD's plans for improving the club.

The purchase price wasn't disclosed by the buyers or sellers. A recorded deed, however, shows the club sold for $16.625 million.

MSD's other investments include the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii, the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, and The Boca Raton Resort & Club in Palm Beach County, on Florida's east coast.

Together, MSD Capital and MSD Partners manage more than $22 billion in assets. Their investments in real estate now total about $7.9 billion.

Last week, Collier Enterprises also sold its Old Collier Golf Club, including its18-hole championship golf course.

Naples resident and businessman David Hoffmann announced his purchase of the golf club Friday, the same day he bought it through the Hoffmann Family of Cos., which has snatched up a dizzying number of local enterprises in recent years, including the Hertz Arena, the Florida Everblades hockey team, Naples Princess Cruises and Naples Transportation & Tours.

Hoffmann, a member of the exclusive, by-invitation-only golf club, didn't disclose how much he paid for the property. A deed had yet to be recorded on Wednesday.

He described both properties as "once-in-a-lifetime" asset purchases.

In an emailed statement last week, Patrick Utter, a senior vice president for Collier Enterprises, said: "Collier Enterprises is proud of the stellar reputation established at The Old Collier Golf Club and Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club over their storied histories. Our company wishes the members and new owners all the best going forward, as we continue to focus on our network of business entities and endeavors."

As for the Naples Beach Hotel project, it still sits in a holding pattern.

A legal challenge brought by a neighbor within days of a planned closing on the 125-acre property has held up the sale for months.

Naples resident Gregory Myers sued the current owners and the buyers in Collier Circuit Court in late May.

Based on publicly recorded plats and easements, he asserts in his lawsuit that he has an interest in the land, although he doesn't technically own any of it.

With that interest, Myers argues he should have more power to determine what becomes of the property that sits so close to his home. He's not happy about the plans for it.

In partnership with MSD, the Athens Group plans to raze the beach hotel and build a five-star 220-room resort with "best-in-class" residential condos along both sides of Gulf Shore Boulevard North. In April, the developers confirmed that they had signed a letter of intent with Four Seasons to operate the smaller, but more upscale resort that will replace the storied waterfront hotel that opened in 1946.

The Watkins family, longtime owners of the property, recently filed a motion for summary judgment in the Myers case.

In the motion, Naples attorney Jeffrey Fridkin, who represents the Watkinses, argues  Myers "cannot show any fact, or any lawful authority, to support his essential contention" that he has rights "over, across or upon" the resort property.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 29.

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Billionaire fights to dock his boat on water behind his house. His 164-foot boat, that is.

The love of the water, and a mega-yacht to enjoy it, is putting one resident at odds with village of north palm beach leaders..

For some people, the ultimate Florida lifestyle is a waterfront house , a private dock and a boat parked next to it. But what if that boat is a mega-yacht , and the mega-yacht stretches 164 feet?

That's the conundrum facing the Village of North Palm Beach.

This tiny community in northern Palm Beach County, with only 13,000 full-time residents, has an identity so tied to the water that a ship's steering wheel is the village's emblem.

But it's that love of the water that is putting one resident at odds with village leaders.

For the past several years, homeowner Michael Bozutto has been battling the village for the right to park his 164-foot Westport, dubbed Honey, behind a home he owns at 932 Shore Drive.

The house, built in 1961, is a one-story, ranch-style property with three bedrooms on a half-acre lot. Bozzuto paid $840,247 for the house in 2014, according to Palm Beach County property records.

Lawsuit rooted in dispute over where to dock mega-yacht

What makes this plain house special is its location. It's on a rare corner bordered on the north and east by navigable waters that provide access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Lake Worth Inlet. The east-facing dock is large enough to accommodate Bozzuto's motor yacht.

Since Bozutto bought Honey for an undisclosed sum a decade ago, he mostly has parked it at the Old Port Cove Marina, near Tiger Woods' 155-foot showy mega-yacht, ironically dubbed Privacy.

More recently, Bozzuto has wanted to park Honey alongside his Shore Drive house, one of four houses he owns in the village. While Bozzuto keeps some personal property at the Shore Drive house, he lives at a house he owns at Harbour Isles Court.

Village officials warned Bozzuto he can't park Honey at 932 Shore Drive because boats can only be parked on docks behind houses that are occupied by the homeowner.

But village rules do not define the word "occupied." For instance, the rules do not state that occupied means the house is a residence where the owner lives. Village rules also contain no restrictions on the size of boats that can be kept at private docks.

After years of pushing back against what he believes are fuzzy rules, Bozzuto in March filed a lawsuit against the village.

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He alleged the municipality is illegally depriving him of his property rights because nothing in the village code prevents him from mooring Honey at his house. He is asking a Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge to rule that he has a constitutional right to dock Honey there.

Gregory Coleman, Bozzuto's West Palm Beach attorney, said the village has plenty of waterfront homes with yachts parked behind them. But Coleman said the village is illegally blocking Bozzuto from docking Honey at his house because the village is bending to pressure from a handful of neighbors who think the boat is too big.

The selective enforcement is wrong, said Coleman, a former president of the Florida Bar.

"He's a very under-the-radar guy who doesn't cause anybody any problems," Coleman said of Bozzuto. "He pays his property taxes, and he wants to be left alone by the village of North Palm Beach. Unfortunately, they are singling Mike out."

Neither Leonard Rubin, the village's longtime attorney, nor Village Manager Chuck Huff responded to requests for comment.

Eric Stettin, a Fort Lauderdale-based attorney who is representing the village in the Bozzuto lawsuit, said he could not comment on pending litigation.

What good is a man's castle if he can't have a boat in his moat?

Coleman's lawsuit describes the conflict as a battle over property rights, but real estate and yachting experts say it's also a sign of the times.

As wealthy new residents pour into the county wanting all the perks of the Sunshine State, they want a boat to go along with their waterfront homes and golf club memberships. Some longtime residents fear Palm Beach County is turning into a playground for billionaires, to the detriment of everyday people who also want to live in sunshine and peace.

This conflict between Old Florida and new money is an ever-present tension, but even seasoned yacht brokers say they've never seen interest in luxury yachts quite as strong as it is now.

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"What we've seen in the marketplace right after COVID in the yachting industry, and especially the superyacht segment, is the most incredible growth ever seen in the history of yachting to date," said Shannon McCoy, a luxury yacht advisor and broker with Worth Avenue Yachts in Palm Beach.

"A lot of people are moving here with serious money," added Pascal Savoy, U.S. managing director of Camper & Nicholsons International yacht brokers in Fort Lauderdale.

While in the past Palm Beach County was not considered lively enough for some buyers, Savoy said the county's growing sophistication is putting it on the map in a way never seen before.

"It's a mini-Monaco for us," Savoy said.

Prices for mega-yachts can range from $18 million to $60 million, or many times that, for the largest and most decked-out mega-yachts, Savoy said.

While some yachts can be glitzy, a 164-foot Westport is considered a more low-profile boat, Savoy added.

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Bozzuto is no newcomer to North Palm Beach. He's been a resident of the village for 20 years.

He is the billionaire owner of a family-owned supermarket wholesaler in Connecticut, and an investor and philanthropist who likes to collect houses and yachts, Coleman said.

In addition to the four North Palm Beach houses and several yachts he owns, Bozzuto in February paid a whopping $31.1 million for a house in the Town of Palm Beach Shores. The house, which has two docks, sits just north of the Palm Beach/Lake Worth Inlet.

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Coleman said there is plenty of room for other boaters to navigate the waterway when Honey is parked at the Shore Drive house in North Palm Beach. And while other people may not have as large a yacht, there are other sizeable yachts parked on docks behind other North Palm Beach homes, too, he added.

At a 2017 village council meeting, then-Mayor Darryl Aubrey commented on the issue, according to the complaint.

"When I didn't live here full time, I had a boat sitting in my dock, I was gone nine months of the year. I don't see how you can say that someone has to be in a residence year-round, seems to be some interpretation of occupant, there would be an enormous number of violations," Aubrey said.

Another member of the village council asked if the village had a definition now, the complaint said.

Rubin, the village attorney, replied: "No, we don't," according to the lawsuit.

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Palm Beach County's waterways run deep, and they are popular

The yacht docking dispute is particularly timely, given the scarcity of dock space for boats of all sizes.

The most convenient place to park a boat is on the water behind a house, brokers say. But not every waterway or channel can accommodate the draft, or depth, of a mega-yacht.

However, the dock behind Bozzuto's Shore Drive house can.

Not only is the Westport not known for its deep hulls, but the waterway also is typical of northern Palm Beach County, which boasts deep water and easy access to the ocean via the Lake Worth Inlet, said Coleman, a lifelong boater.

"In Palm Beach County, they have deeper water, and it allows people to have larger yachts," Savoy agreed.

But not every waterway is deep enough for every boat.

McCoy said she specializes in helping advise potential yacht owners about the county's varied water depths before they buy a house, if they plan to dock their yacht behind it.

If yacht owners don't have a private dock, the other option is a marina. But marina space is hard to find, with many dock berths reserved for months in advance, McCoy said.

Despite the challenges of owning a boat and finding a place to dock it, yacht brokers say demand continues.

They see interest continuing from business executives moving here with their families as they relocate their companies to Palm Beach County. There's also a growing demand for yachts among female buyers, McCoy added.

They also see younger mega-yacht buyers, some even in their early 30s. This is in sharp contrast to the mostly older buyers in the past, Savoy said.

Palm Beach County may not be as go-go as Miami-Dade County when it comes to showy ships, but if interest continues, "it's coming," Savoy said. "You're going to attract bigger yachts."

Put another way: "No one needs a boat, but everyone needs a boat," McCoy said. "It's the ultimate lifestyle."

Alexandra Clough is a business writer and columnist at  The Palm Beach Post . You can reach her at  [email protected] . Twitter:  @acloughpbp .  Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.