A billionaire who is the heir to a massive fortune recently pulled his yacht into Kinsale in the hopes of getting a pint.
Superyacht 'Scout' is anchored outside of the famous Dock pub, inhabiting a lot of the Castlepark Marina, becoming the first superyacht of the summer to visit Cork Harbour, Cork Beo reports.
The 209ft superyacht was made in Holland in 2019 - supposedly commissioned by members of the Heineken family (yes, THAT Heineken) but purchased by American James Berwind in 2020 for close to €80 million.
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Up to 10 guests and 14 staff can be accommodated. It is considered one of the coolest yachts in the world. It has amenities such as a fully equipped gym, cinema room, three bars and a large sun deck with a jacuzzi.
Owner James Berwind (believed to be in Kinsale with his beloved Scout, has an interesting story of his own).
The Florida man is an heir to a vast, shared family fortune and with his brothers and sisters, co-owns an international global corporation.
His famous forebears Edward Julius and Charles Frederick Berwind were the founders of the Berwind-White Coal Mining company in America in the 1860s.
This developed into a mining conglomerate that it still privately kept in a family trust today.
It has moved into areas including manufacturing and real estate. The Berwind Corporation's real estate holdings alone are worth an estimated $3 billion.
James Berwind and his long-time partner Kevin Clark have given their lives to philanthropy, with animal welfare and environmentalism to the fore.
His father Charles Graham Berwind was in the coal business and enjoyed polo and yachting.
With a net worth of around €500 million, James Berwind is an architect supporting projects and people involved in environmental and community development worldwide.
He is reported to have made the yacht Scout a "semi-permanent home, to be used to explore the world" along with his long-term partner Kevin Clark. And you might see the man around Kinsale over the coming days, the yacht has dropped in after a visit to Dublin and will be on its way again shortly.
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