The weekend brought an enchanted, unhurried respite from the corridors of global commerce. On Friday afternoon, an armored SUV brought Adrian and Elena to Newport, Rhode Island, where a classic 1934 Herreshoff racing yacht—a magnificent sixty-foot mahogany sloop named *The Zephyr*—lay anchored in the tranquil waters of Brenton Cove. The yacht was an heirloom Arthur Cross had acquired after the war, preserved in pristine condition with teak decks, polished bronze…
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