Kelley Library

Grand ambition, an extraordinary yacht, the people who built it, and the millionaire who can't really afford it, G. Bruce Knecht

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Grand ambition

bibliography

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G. Bruce Knecht

an extraordinary yacht, the people who built it, and the millionaire who can't really afford it

Tells the story of Doug Von Allmen's plan to build an extraordinary yacht and the way that the 2008 financial crisis threatened the project and the livelihood of the one thousand employees of the shipyard where it was built

Making plans -- I want to be an accountant -- The sky is the limit -- Grinding it out -- Flying above the clouds -- Gilded barges -- Free fall -- Righting the ship -- Never enough space -- Cash crunch -- Blinded by thirst -- Pulling the trigger -- Too many boats -- Disaster -- I'd rather be surfing -- Sell everything -- Another fall -- Bring on the sun beds -- Smooth but unlawful -- Forget the green -- A box within a box -- It's not my fault -- We're going home! -- It's not just copying -- An extreme hardship -- Let's roll! -- Chasing dreams