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...global investor whose moves are followed closely by CEOs and money managers. His interests range from his own construction, hotel and oil firms to the stocks of troubled brand-name firms, including Compaq, Disney and Kodak. The prince, who follows the markets by satellite from his yacht, scored his first big win in 1991: $790 million of depressed Citicorp stock that has grown to an $8 billion stake in what is now Citigroup. And he's looking for similar opportunities in today's market...
...pair has been practicing in private boats at the Cottage Park Yacht Club in order to simulate the open water and larger waves they will encounter at nationals. Bischoff, in particular, has been working on sailing downwind, and both should compete for the national title...
During a 1996 race off the coast of Hawaii, Plattner's yacht, the Morning Glory, had a breakdown. A boat owned by archrival Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, cruised by and the crew allegedly mocked Plattner's plight by videotaping rather than helping. He famously mooned the camera...
...company, helped shore up SAP's strengths in building business-to-business marketplaces on the Web. And now Plattner is gearing up to gain on Siebel Systems, the leading firm in the market for sales force, marketing and customer-service software products. As he has repeatedly demonstrated - on his yacht and in the software sector - Plattner doesn't like to lose any race...
...When it happened we were all caught off guard - including Kennedy. He was on board his yacht, the Marlin, pushing off from the family dock in Hyannis Port, Massachussets, preparing for a well-deserved cruise with family and friends and a couple of bowls of fish chowder, his favorite dish. A military duty officer rushed down to the beach with the first flash. He walked into the surf in full uniform to deliver the grim news to Brig. Gen. Chester Clifton, the Presidents military aide who signaled the Marlin back to port. He handed the dispatch to Kennedy who read...