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> if your idea for a yacht is luxury and privacy, why would you ever buy a sailing yacht?

It isn't.

Billionaires are surrounded by servants, er... staff, all the time. Their sense of privacy is not like a normal person's.

So are the the wealthier middle class in the third world.

Normal people.

Ok, so what’s the appeal of a sailing yacht that someone else captains?

Status.