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High life

The difficult art of finding the right yacht

What boats tell us about the state of the world

8 November 2014

9:00 AM

8 November 2014

9:00 AM

To Newport, Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union but one of the most beautiful. Driving north-east from the Bagel, there’s Long Island Sound on one’s right, and beautifully foliaged farms and towns on the left. The colours are spectacular: golden browns, brick reds and lemon greens. New England is the most beautiful region of America, except for parts of Virginia, where they build warships rather than sailing boats.

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