Entertainment in the marina lifestyle was bifurcated.
On the 65-foot Azimuts and Sunseekers, the satellite TV was tuned to either CNBC (to watch the ticker with the sound off) or HBO (for Real Time ). Bill Maher was the perfect entertainment for the marina class. He was wealthy, libertine, and intellectually smug. His “Head Games” rant about the stupidity of the financial sector was cathartic for the yacht owner who had just lost $2 million but still had his boat. --- Real Time Bondage 2009 09 18 Head Games Marina
Because the marina lifestyle of 2009 wasn’t about new money; it was about preserved money. Entertainment in the marina lifestyle was bifurcated