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Workerbee for Channel 5
A one-off documentary that delves into the secretive world of billionaires and their boats. With exclusive access to £100 million superyachts, their owners and the people who build and work on board, welcome to the world of superyachts: where the richest of the rich come to play.
This hour-long special sails from the Italian Sea Group shipyard in Tuscany where many beautiful superyachts are crafted, through the Superyacht Show in Barcelona where owners (looking for an upgrade) have their vessels up for sale, and over to Monaco – the heart of the industry where hungry yachting brokers pit themselves against each other for the next eight-figure boat sale. Secrets of the Superyachts follows the ‘birth’ of a new, 65M luxury vessel called Life Saga – designed, sold and captained by the best of British boaters.
On this voyage through the secretive world of superyachts, we meet the ex-crew members who spill the beans on how the super-rich really behave on board their boats, the security teams using hi-tech tools to defend against pirates and meet ex-criminals who use these luxury pleasure boats to move narcotics around the world.
Packed with revelations and full of surprising facts, this show opens the door on a world where factories double as art galleries, yacht owners are referred to secretively by a single letter, and only the best is ever good enough.