Land Ho!

摘要

The government of sunny sardinia put a chill in the air earlier this year by declaring a sumptuary tax on visiting yachts according to size. The biggest will get hit for $19,000 just for tying up at one of the Mediterranean islands marinas. Despite fierce criticism—Bill Gates reportedly canceled a visit on a 414-foot yacht borrowed from Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen—Sardinia's government is holding firm on the levy. Other popular destinations might get the same idea. New strategies are in order. How about anchoring offshore and speeding in on a smaller motorboat that slips in under the levy's 46-foot threshold?