Necker Belle Necker Belle The Necker Belle is a 105-foot (32 m) private charter catamaran yacht, offered through Virgin Limited Edition and based at the resort Necker Island. The "Belle" superyacht is one of the few luxury sailing catamarans in the world. Prior to being purchased by Richard Branson's Virgin, the yacht was called "Lady Barbaretta", and cost £5.3 million for Branson to obtain. It required a two-year refit to emerge as the Belle, operates with a crew of seven, and is currently captained by Captain Piers Helm. The refit won the "2010 best new refit" at the World Superyacht Awards. The
Necker–Sharpe Funeral Home there are factories on the upper floors and a restaurant on the ground floor. Necker died suddenly in 1916 at the age of 45, leaving his wife and small children, and the business deteriorated. Soon the only funeral home left was a small branch. named Mrs. William Necker & Sons. In 1943, the oldest son William Jr., the principal operator, also died. In 1948, the remaining Necker family purchased the S.R Sharpe Funeral Home consolidating into the Necker-Sharpe Funeral Home. In 1958, the Necker sold the business to Harold Azmelian, a former employee, which he operated until 1979. The current