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On 1 Feb 2006 16:09:38 -0800, wrote:

The owners of these vessels really work at concealing their identities.

Very true but there are sometimes surprising lapses. We did some
research last summer into the ownership of a nicely restored old boat
and found all the information buried about 3 deep in obscure Delaware
corporate entities. A straight Google search on the boat name however
popped up a reference by the "real owners" yacht club. Turned out to
be someone that I've met a few times and had no idea that it was his.

Another one, a magnificent 120 ft sailing yacht, was so well obscured
that I actually discovered a few web sites devoted to ferreting out
who the actual owner was, along with some well researched analysis.
Their best guess was the owner of a German software company based on a
number of relevant factors.