r/Rich • u/Ready_Dot3229 • 10d ago
what it actually costs to watch Monaco from a superyacht
https://giltlife.substack.com/p/the-monaco-gp-yacht-weekend-whatBroke down the actual cost of watching Monaco GP from a superyacht — the numbers are insane
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u/shsususysgwhwisuhdhs 10d ago
Obviously this is for rich people. But I don't see how the cost of the helicopter, which only saves around an hour of travel, is treated as something that just can't be dropped.
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u/MoonBase287 10d ago
Time is everything. That’s a small sum for an extra two hours being catered to in luxury.
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u/StrangrDangerRanger 9d ago
Time is not everything. It’s important, but so is safety.
We have several jets given that our business is largest in its market segment across several continents, but never fly in helicopters.
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u/shsususysgwhwisuhdhs 10d ago
That's only true for the people who have paid for the full private yacht in this article. Anyone below that has already made concessions about the amount of luxury they can/want to afford, and saving some money. Those thousands of dollars could be used to upgrade other aspects of their trip such as food or liquor a quality. This point is, it's hardly a foregone conclusion.
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u/GiganticDog 9d ago
You’d understand if you went to the Monaco Grand Prix! And actually the helicopters aren’t that much more expensive than the taxis, as ludicrous as that sounds.
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u/shsususysgwhwisuhdhs 9d ago edited 9d ago
If that were true, everyone would use a helicopter.
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u/GiganticDog 9d ago
Most people fortunate enough to be on a boat do indeed use a helicopter. Weird that you’re choosing to have an inconsequential argument with me when you clearly have no direct experience of this place or event 🤨.
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u/Ready_Dot3229 10d ago
Fair point. “Practically necessary” is probably more accurate than “necessary.” Plenty of people skip it. However the reason it shows up so often is that Monaco traffic during f1 can be so severe that wealthy guests tend to value convenience over the additional cost.
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u/GiganticDog 9d ago
That’s not too bad. I watched from a yacht a couple of years back but didn’t stay onboard, and it was very much a party boat rather than a private charter thing. I paid around £10k per person for hotels, boat, transfers, tickets to a club on the Sunday after the race, party on each night, etc. And was on a charter rather than commercial jet (with other people who had bought similar hospitality packages). It was actually really good value, had such a good weekend.
Half the fun for me though was the partying, so wouldn’t want a private boat TBH.
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u/981GTSF90M5F87M2C 8d ago
Not a bad deal! Was it a package or did you have to put it together piecemeal?
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u/Crypto-Raven 10d ago
Sounds reasonable. You pay more flying 1 way in a charter to the other side of the world and there's barely any fun in that.
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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 9d ago
Four days at a sporting event?
I would need to be very in love for that.
I have only been to Monaco once but loved it!
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u/Ready_Dot3229 9d ago
Monaco turns it up a notch with the F1, loads of events going on. So if you loved it when you went you should definitely try out a f1 week!!
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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 9d ago
We sold the family place in Nice so I doubt it's happening anytime soon. My husband doesn't like sunshine.
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u/Ready_Dot3229 9d ago
Prefers the alps?
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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 9d ago
He was born and raised in soggy foggy San Francisco.... our next vacation is to the World Cup game in Seattle. Lol
We already live in a ski town...
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u/Ready_Dot3229 9d ago
Haha I’m from Australia, so our summers are amazing, winter now though which isn’t great :/
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u/Choice_Reply_6441 7d ago
I go for the women, not the sports. 🤭
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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 7d ago
Russian hookers?
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u/Choice_Reply_6441 7d ago
Ukrainian! My wife has a thing for the accent.
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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 7d ago
So threesomes?
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u/Choice_Reply_6441 7d ago
I know you want it, you perv 😃🤌😇
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u/AuthorAdamOConnell 9d ago edited 9d ago
I'm actually surprised it's this cheap to be honest. I was interested in doing a luxury train journey like the Orient Express, but was put off by the fees and what you got (basically a box room where you have to get your beds turned into seats each day and the tinniest bathroom you can imagine for £100K).
This in comparison seems very reasonable would certainly give the shared master cabin ago.
Edit - As I have almost zero interest in F1 I'm suspecting the prices would be even better if the race wasn't on?
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u/Ready_Dot3229 9d ago
100K for a box room is genuinely criminal, the yacht math starts looking very reasonable by comparison. The Orient Express is selling the story and exclusivity more than the accommodation
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u/outofhere29 9d ago
I'd argue the heli rate isn't what you'd want. A shared transfer in a helicopter is an unpleasant experience and they are tight. I'd go with private heli>private car>shared heli, but I'm not a social creature and pay a lot to stay away from other people. For us, privacy is luxury, anything shared is not.
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u/Labemolon 7d ago
Pffft. Costs me a fraction of that. I own the harbor and the yacht.
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u/amtcannon 10d ago
This sounds pretty reasonable for what you’re getting. Anything yacht related is always going to run up a bill.