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High-end hobbies – helicopter pilot

Monday, September 26, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: HNWIs, HNWI, Bespoke, wealth, magazine, charity, Bespoke magazine, hobbies, David Chisnall, helicopters, Bell Longranger

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After a career in engineering, David Chisnall OBE transformed his love of radio-controlled helicopters into a full-sized Bell Longranger, which he now uses for charity flights. Glyn Brown discovers a man with a passion for turning fuel into fun.

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High-end hobbies – horse racing and ownership

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: investment, HNWI, Bespoke, magazine, Bespoke magazine, hobbies, ownership, sport, horses, sports, Tom Dascombe, syndicate, horse trainer, racehorse, breeding, horse racing

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Racing, once the sport of kings, is now open to anyone – depending on the level of expense you want to spare, from £185 for a syndicate share to £20,000 for your own competitive racehorse. Tom Dascombe, horse trainer, talks about his involvement and we look at four ways to get into the sport.

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High-end hobbies – trekking in Scott’s footsteps

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: HNWIs, HNWI, Bespoke, magazine, Bespoke magazine, hobbies, Roger Weatherby, trek, South Pole, challenge, Antarctic, Scott

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Trekking to the South Pole is hard, but not quite hard enough for some. In the fourth of our

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High-end hobbies – the aviator

Friday, December 03, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: HNWIs, HNWI, Bespoke, magazine, Bespoke magazine, aircraft, hobbies, Tony Bianchi, flying, planes, vintage, aviation, classic, Spitfires, restoration, flight

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Meet Tony Bianchi, a man who has spent a lifetime building, restoring and flying planes of all eras. Our third feature on

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High-end hobbies – investing in fly-fishing

Tuesday, November 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal, Protecting your wealth | Tags: investment, HNWI, Bespoke, magazine, Bespoke magazine, hobbies, investing, rights, investments, fishing, William Daniel, rivers, fly-fishing

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At last, an investment that gets you out, provides good company and puts food on the table. No wonder they’re hard to come by, says Peter Cockwill, in our second post on

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High-end hobbies – how about some dragon-slaying?

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: HNWIs, HNWI, Bespoke, magazine, hobbies, corporate, Jason Kingsley, jousting, chariot driving, team-building, tournament

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In an occasional new series looking at unusual or eclectic hobbies, we start with Jason Kingsley at Tournament Stud, who offers equestrian training in jousting, chariot driving and dragon-slaying. We’re also looking for more high-end hobbies here in the UK, so do let us know if you have any suggestions.

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