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4. 维珍集团 里查德•布兰森

    没错，里查德•布兰森一手创建了维珍（Virgin）航空企业集团，但这位亿万富翁、商业幻想家参与的活动远不止航空旅行。布兰森拥有自己的游艇，并参加赛艇比赛，其中包括105英尺（约合32米）长的“力克美人号”（Necker Belle）和99英尺长的“维珍金融号”（Virgin Money）。2008年，他曾大张旗鼓地表示，要打破横跨大西洋的航行记录，但最终被迫放弃。

    转眼就要61岁的布兰森还发起了另外两项航海和航天计划：2009年，他成立了维珍银河（Virgin Galactic），该部门专门针对公民个人提供太空旅行服务，每人收费约为30万美元。就在今年4月，布兰森又首次向世人展示了他那艘18英尺（约合5.5米）长的单人潜艇“海洋号”（Oceanic）。

4. Richard Branson, Virgin Group

    Sure, Richard Branson started the Virgin family of airlines, but the billionaire business visionary is involved in a lot more than air travel. Branson races his own yachts -- which have included the 105-foot Necker Belle and 99-foot Virgin Money. In 2008, he famously gunned for the trans-Atlantic sailing record but had to abandon the attempt.

    Branson, soon to turn 61, has launched two other efforts for sea and sky: In 2009 he launched Virgin Galactic, a division that offers private citizens a trip into space for close to $300,000. And just this past April, Branson unveiled an 18-foot, single-person submarine dubbed the Oceanic.