只有CEO才玩得起的奢侈运动

    维珍集团的理查德•布兰森爵士多年来以追求刺激体验而闻名。他时不时来次高空跳伞，或者在热气球上横渡太平洋。（布兰森甚至暗示，总有一天他要从公司研发的私人宇宙飞船上跳下来，打破鲍姆加特纳的纪录。）但近几年来，布兰森的兴趣是要做风筝冲浪这项极端运动的纪录刷新者。风筝冲浪指的是踩着滑板（冲浪板或滑水板），抓着风力驱动的降落伞冲浪。两年前，布兰森创造了一项纪录，成为年龄最大的利用风筝冲浪横渡英吉利海峡的人——在他儿子创下利用风筝冲浪最快横渡这片水域的纪录之后，他完成了这一壮举。

    航船比赛

    Virgin's Sir Richard Branson has long-held the reputation of a man who enjoys life in the fast lane. That's what happens when you sky dive regularly and attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon. (Branson had even hinted that he wanted to break Baumgartner's record one day by jumping out of the private spacecraft his company is developing.) But, in recent years, Branson has set his sights on breaking records in the extreme sport of kite-surfing, which involves riding a board (like a surfboard or wakeboard) while holding onto a wind-propelled parachute. Two years ago, Branson set a record by becoming the oldest person to kite-surf across the English Channel – a feat he achieved after his son set a record for the fastest kite-surf across that body of water.

    Competitive Sailing

    拉里•埃里森最著名的伟业当然是创立了商用软件公司甲骨文（Oracle）。但这位亿万富翁目前关注的可能是捍卫美洲杯帆船赛（America's Cup）冠军。这项高风险的帆船赛每隔几年才有一次，而埃里森的美国甲骨文队（Oracle Team USA）去年为美国赢得了这项最古老国际运动赛事的桂冠。埃里森并未透露2013年的赛事究竟花了多少钱，但据说获得亚军的新西兰酋长队（Emirates Team New Zealand）投入了大约1亿美元。参与2017年下一届美洲杯赛事的除了埃里森以外，还有普拉达公司（Prada）首席执行官帕吉欧•贝尔特利。这家时尚品牌宣布将投资6,000万美元参与角逐。

    F1赛车

    Larry Ellison is best known for founding business software company Oracle, but the billionaire's current obsession is likely planning the defense of the America's Cup. The high-stakes yacht race only happens every few years, but Ellison's Oracle Team USA brought home the world's oldest international sporting trophy last year. Ellison has not confirmed how much he spent on the 2013 race, but the runner-up, Emirates Team New Zealand, reportedly shelled out roughly $100 million. And, among Ellison's competition for the next America's Cup, in 2017, will be PatrizioBertelli, the CEO of Prada. The fashion house has already committed more than $60 million to the challenge.

    Formula 1 racing