Smart spending: You can rent a yacht and live a day like a billionaire

Boats are a billionaire pursuit, but rigs can also be leased for parties, the weekend or quick jaunts

Any mention of yachts evokes images of the luxury boats owned by the wealthiest men in the world with the size of their ships directly proportional to the amount of money that's been spent on them. In that world, bigger is better, and around the globe, yachts have been a billionaire pursuit from Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis's 99-metre superyacht ‘Christina O’ to absconding billionaire Vijay Mallya's 95-metre ‘Indian Empress’. But what most may not know is that it's possible to sail like a billionaire even if for a day or two because most owners rent their boats out when