Measuring Wealth by the Foot - (slide Show)

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Despite fear of an economic recession and unrelenting job pressures among those who remain yachtless, there’s still a lot of money floating around the world. And as the superrich get richer, the size of yachts grows bigger and bigger, too. The 377-foot Pelorus shown here is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.