Unraveling the politics of super-rich mobility: a study of crew and guest on board luxury yachts

Spence, Emma 2014. Unraveling the politics of super-rich mobility: a study of crew and guest on board luxury yachts. Mobilities 9 (3) , pp. 401-413. 10.1080/17450101.2014.946772

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Abstract

In this paper, I introduce the superyacht as a unique vessel, as a home and workplace to professional crew and holiday space for its super-rich passengers. Drawing upon the notions of motive, rhythm, and friction from Cresswell’s mobility constellation, this paper illustrates how the politics of super-rich mobility are performed by crew and guests on board. Rather than preserve the perception that super-rich individuals are hyper-mobile I in turn suggest that in the case of the superyacht the desire and to perform their mobility status when on board ultimately circumscribes or restricts super-rich mobility. Using data from an in-depth ethnographic study on board various superyachts, I suggest ways in which the mobility of the yacht can inform both super-rich and shipped mobilities as both fields continue to grow.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Yacht, Crew, Super-rich, Politics of mobility, Performance, Rhythm, Cote d’Azur
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge):
ISSN:	1745-0101
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2020 02:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95199

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