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Yachting News is the editorial home of Yachting International Radio, delivering independent yachting news, superyacht industry insight, and maritime coverage for a global audience.

Covering crew welfare, leadership, refit, technology, regulation, sustainability, yacht ownership, boating, and marine innovation, Yachting News brings together credible perspectives from across the people, companies, and conversations shaping the industry.

Updated multiple times each week, the platform extends the reach of Yachting International Radio and Yachting Channel through editorial features, podcasts, interviews, and global distribution across major audio, video, and digital platforms.

Luxury yacht at golden hour with centered editorial title text about yacht maintenance, Velluto Products, Tyler Wilson, Brian Hall, and surface care in yachting.

Luxury yacht at golden hour with centered editorial title text about yacht maintenance, Velluto Products, Tyler Wilson, Brian Hall, and surface care in yachting.

Yacht Maintenance Is Where Luxury Either Holds Or Fails

Luxury yachting depends on more than service and design. Tyler Wilson and Brian Hall of Velluto Products explain why yacht maintenance, ceramic coatings, surface protection, and proper crew training are essential to preserving the guest experience and the value of the vessel.

Yachting International Radio

2 days ago5 min read

Luxury marina event scene at twilight with yachts in the background and Stacey Miller speaking to a seated audience, featuring the title “Yacht Crew Substance Awareness” and subtitle “Why Safety Has To Start Before Crisis” for a Yachting International Radio editorial on crew safety, harm reduction, drink spiking, alcohol awareness, and substance awareness in yachting.

Luxury marina event scene at twilight with yachts in the background and Stacey Miller speaking to a seated audience, featuring the title “Yacht Crew Substance Awareness” and subtitle “Why Safety Has To Start Before Crisis” for a Yachting International Radio editorial on crew safety, harm reduction, drink spiking, alcohol awareness, and substance awareness in yachting.

Yacht Crew Substance Awareness: Why Safety Has To Start Before Crisis

Yacht crew substance awareness is no longer a private lifestyle issue. Through Stacey Miller’s work in alcohol and drug education, harm reduction, safeguarding, and prevention, this editorial explores why yachting must take a more honest look at alcohol, drugs, drink spiking, green crew vulnerability, active bystander culture, and crew safety before crisis becomes the response.

Superyacht Laundry

Yachting International Radio

3 days ago9 min read

Michael Moore for Simply Moore with Golden Spinnaker Gala title text and a luxury nighttime yacht club marina background.

Michael Moore for Simply Moore with Golden Spinnaker Gala title text and a luxury nighttime yacht club marina background.

Inside the Golden Spinnaker Gala: Quiet Influence Behind Olympic Sailing

Through Simply Moore, Michael Moore brings quiet access to the Golden Spinnaker Gala at the New York Yacht Club, where Olympic sailing, private support, and the wider community behind elite sailing came together.

Yachting International Radio

4 days ago3 min read

Editorial image for The Crew Car featuring Nick Hayward-Young, The Superyacht Psychotherapist, with the title “Sea of Mind” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Editorial image for The Crew Car featuring Nick Hayward-Young, The Superyacht Psychotherapist, with the title “Sea of Mind” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Yacht Crew Mental Health: Why Therapy At Sea Needs To Lose The Stigma

Yacht crew mental health is discussed more openly than ever, but awareness is not enough. Nick Hayward-Young explains why therapy at sea needs to lose the stigma, become easier to access, and be treated as a normal part of crew welfare.

Yachting International Radio

5 days ago7 min read

Yacht Charter Service Is Built On Preparation, Not Promises

Yacht Charter Service Is Built On Preparation, Not Promises

Yacht Charter Service Is Built On Preparation, Not Promises

Exceptional yacht charter service is not built on promises alone. Sabrina van Maltha of International Yacht Register highlights how preparation, communication, anticipation, and a wider understanding of luxury shape the guest experience long before anyone steps onboard.

Yachting International Radio

Jul 97 min read

Split-level image of a South Florida working waterfront with marina infrastructure, dockside power, boats, and marine life below the waterline, illustrating how working waterfronts support the blue economy.

Split-level image of a South Florida working waterfront with marina infrastructure, dockside power, boats, and marine life below the waterline, illustrating how working waterfronts support the blue economy.

Ward’s Marine Electric, The Wards Way, and the Quiet Power Behind South Florida’s Blue Economy

Ward’s Marine Electric and Kristina Hebert show why South Florida’s blue economy depends not only on innovation, but on legacy marine businesses, working waterfronts, skilled trades, policy engagement, and practical infrastructure that keeps the marine industry moving.

The Blue Economy

Yachting International Radio

Jul 48 min read

Francesca Webster, Editor-in-Chief at SuperYacht Times, seated with Alicia Store of dsnm Ltd for On The Bridge, discussing superyacht media, editorial integrity, yachting news, industry reputation, and the changing role of journalism in the superyacht industry.

Francesca Webster, Editor-in-Chief at SuperYacht Times, seated with Alicia Store of dsnm Ltd for On The Bridge, discussing superyacht media, editorial integrity, yachting news, industry reputation, and the changing role of journalism in the superyacht industry.

Superyacht Media, Trust, And The Responsibility Of Telling The Whole Story

Superyacht media carries a particular responsibility in an industry built on privacy, reputation, relationships, and trust. Francesca Webster, Editor-in-Chief at SuperYacht Times, brings an onboard background and editorial perspective to a wider conversation about journalism, transparency, independence, social media, print, refit, sustainability, and how the superyacht industry tells its own story.

Yachting International Radio

Jul 37 min read

Keagan Blanckensee beside a superyacht with editorial text reading Toxic Leadership In Yachting: When Poor Leadership Breaks Crew Confidence.

Keagan Blanckensee beside a superyacht with editorial text reading Toxic Leadership In Yachting: When Poor Leadership Breaks Crew Confidence.

Toxic Leadership In Yachting: When Poor Leadership Breaks Crew Confidence

Toxic leadership in yachting is not the same as high standards. Bosun Keagan Blanckensee shares how poor leadership can quietly damage crew confidence, communication, decision-making, and mental wellbeing, and why captains, officers, and HODs need to lead with clarity, respect, and constructive feedback.

The Wellbeing Project

Yachting International Radio

Jul 25 min read

Editorial image for Buried At Sea: Abuse, Power & Accountability, Part One of UNCENSORED, showing a dark stormy maritime scene with a superyacht, red warning light, helicopter, and bold text about abuse, power, accountability, crew silence, and systems protecting power at sea.

Editorial image for Buried At Sea: Abuse, Power & Accountability, Part One of UNCENSORED, showing a dark stormy maritime scene with a superyacht, red warning light, helicopter, and bold text about abuse, power, accountability, crew silence, and systems protecting power at sea.

Buried At Sea: Abuse, Power & Accountability

Buried At Sea: Abuse, Power & Accountability begins with Ryan Melogy’s lived experience as a former seafarer and his work as a maritime lawyer challenging abuse, silence, retaliation, and institutional protection across the maritime industry. Part One examines why crew stay silent, why reporting can carry a cost, and why accountability at sea can no longer remain optional.

Yachting International Radio

Jul 111 min read

Editorial image featuring Kayleigh Liddell of Hill Robinson with the title “Minimum No More” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background for The Crew Car on Yachting International Radio.

Editorial image featuring Kayleigh Liddell of Hill Robinson with the title “Minimum No More” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background for The Crew Car on Yachting International Radio.

Minimum Standards: Why Yachting Has To Stop Settling For The Basics

Yachting cannot keep calling itself professional while settling for the minimum. Kayleigh Liddell explains why crew HR, people culture, training, support structures, and stronger standards are essential for better retention and a healthier onboard culture.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 307 min read

Luxury marina editorial image with the title “The Human Touch” and subtitle “Hospitality, Confidence and Experience in Modern Yachting,” featuring Lynne Edwards of Phoenix Superyacht Training for a Superyacht Laundry article on crew training, service standards, leadership, and modern yachting professionalism.

Luxury marina editorial image with the title “The Human Touch” and subtitle “Hospitality, Confidence and Experience in Modern Yachting,” featuring Lynne Edwards of Phoenix Superyacht Training for a Superyacht Laundry article on crew training, service standards, leadership, and modern yachting professionalism.

Crew Training: The New Standard Behind Modern Superyacht Service

Crew training is evolving beyond technical service. Through Lynne Edwards of Phoenix Superyacht Training, this editorial explores the human touch behind modern yachting, including hospitality, confidence, experience, leadership, GUEST standards, service excellence, women in yachting, and why professional crew development now matters more than ever.

Superyacht Laundry

Yachting International Radio

Jun 256 min read

Editorial image showing a superyacht and Voith propulsion system beneath the water with the title Silent Propulsion, representing quieter and more efficient yacht propulsion technology.

Editorial image showing a superyacht and Voith propulsion system beneath the water with the title Silent Propulsion, representing quieter and more efficient yacht propulsion technology.

Silent Propulsion: How Voith Is Rethinking Yacht Technology

Voith’s electric Voith Schneider Propeller and advanced marine propulsion systems show how silent yacht propulsion is becoming central to efficiency, comfort, underwater noise reduction, and future-focused yacht design.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 233 min read

Rose Damen of Damen Yachting featured in a luxury editorial image about Amels platform yachts, Dutch shipyard investment, and the future of superyacht building.

Rose Damen of Damen Yachting featured in a luxury editorial image about Amels platform yachts, Dutch shipyard investment, and the future of superyacht building.

Damen Yachting and Amels: The Platform Philosophy Behind a New Era of Superyacht Building

Damen Yachting is shaping the future of Amels through proven platform design, major Dutch shipyard investment, practical innovation, and a clear understanding that owners, captains, crew, designers, and co-makers all define the full superyacht experience.

Yachting USA Insights & Trends

Yachting International Radio

Jun 2110 min read

Cally Cooper of WellCrew seated in an On The Bridge interview setting with dsnm branding, discussing superyacht crew wellbeing, crew performance, health, and retention.

Cally Cooper of WellCrew seated in an On The Bridge interview setting with dsnm branding, discussing superyacht crew wellbeing, crew performance, health, and retention.

Superyacht Crew Wellbeing: Why Performance, Health, And Retention Now Belong In The Same Conversation

Superyacht crew wellbeing is no longer a soft subject. In this On The Bridge feature, Cally Cooper of WellCrew explains why crew health, performance, recovery, nutrition, psychometric profiling, and retention must now be treated as central to professional yacht operations.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 196 min read

Editorial image featuring Sophie Barber of Vela Recruitment seated in a luxury marina lounge setting with the title “Crew Recruitment” and the subtitle “Why Trust, References And Human Judgement Still Matter In Yachting,” created for a Superyacht Laundry feature on yacht crew recruitment.

Editorial image featuring Sophie Barber of Vela Recruitment seated in a luxury marina lounge setting with the title “Crew Recruitment” and the subtitle “Why Trust, References And Human Judgement Still Matter In Yachting,” created for a Superyacht Laundry feature on yacht crew recruitment.

Yacht Crew Recruitment: Why The Human Element Still Matters

Yacht crew recruitment is changing fast, but safer hiring still depends on more than platforms, certificates, and CVs. Through Sophie Barber of Vela Recruitment, this editorial looks at trust, references, fake CVs, crew safety, AI, and why human judgement still matters when placing the right crew on the right yacht.

Superyacht Laundry

Yachting International Radio

Jun 177 min read

Editorial image of Dr. Simon Gordon for The Crew Car, featuring the title “Health At Sea” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Editorial image of Dr. Simon Gordon for The Crew Car, featuring the title “Health At Sea” against a luxury yacht marina sunset background.

Yacht Crew Health: Why Medical Support At Sea Must Become A Safety Priority

Yacht crew health cannot be reduced to an ENG1 certificate. Dr. Simon Gordon explains why medical support at sea, preventative health checks, mental health awareness, telemedicine, insurance gaps, and crew welfare must become part of yachting’s safety infrastructure.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 157 min read

Rotational Captaincy: Why Shared Command Can Make Or Break A Yacht Crew

Rotational Captaincy: Why Shared Command Can Make Or Break A Yacht Crew

Rotational Captaincy: Why Shared Command Can Make Or Break A Yacht Crew

Rotational captaincy is becoming more common across the superyacht industry, but sharing command is far more complex than dividing time onboard. Captain Dean Pilatti explains why trust, communication, humility, crew dynamics, and consistent culture are what determine whether two captains strengthen a vessel or leave crew navigating two versions of leadership.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 139 min read

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Fishing Safety over a dark ocean navigation map, featuring a fishing vessel at sea, red safety alert graphics, route lines, and the subtitle Getting Fishermen Home Safe.

Sea Views editorial image with the headline Fishing Safety over a dark ocean navigation map, featuring a fishing vessel at sea, red safety alert graphics, route lines, and the subtitle Getting Fishermen Home Safe.

Fishing Safety Starts With The People Who Go To Sea

Fishing safety is not just about compliance, regulation, or equipment. Darren Guard of Guard Safety explains why real safety culture begins with fishermen themselves, from trust onboard and plain-language systems to fisher mental health, MarineSAFE, and the need to protect the people behind sustainable fisheries.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 118 min read

Editorial image featuring Laura Kilbey seated in a marina lounge setting with the title “When Drinking Stops Serving You,” the subtitle “Yacht Crew Sobriety And The Culture Of Drinking Onboard,” and Superyacht Laundry branding.

Editorial image featuring Laura Kilbey seated in a marina lounge setting with the title “When Drinking Stops Serving You,” the subtitle “Yacht Crew Sobriety And The Culture Of Drinking Onboard,” and Superyacht Laundry branding.

Yacht Crew Sobriety: Why Sober Crew Social Club Is Changing The Conversation Around Drinking Onboard

Yacht crew sobriety is becoming a necessary part of the wider crew welfare conversation. Through Laura Kilbey and Sober Crew Social Club, this editorial looks at alcohol culture, social pressure, anxiety, safety, and why crew do not need to hit rock bottom before choosing something better.

Superyacht Laundry

Yachting International Radio

Jun 109 min read

Carbon Fibre Luxury: How C-Quip Is Rethinking Superyacht Equipment

Carbon Fibre Luxury: How C-Quip Is Rethinking Superyacht Equipment

Carbon Fibre Luxury: How C-Quip Is Rethinking Superyacht Equipment

C-Quip Founder and Managing Director Paul Hackett explains how carbon fibre superyacht equipment is helping modern yachts become lighter, safer, smarter, and easier for crew to operate.

Yachting International Radio

Jun 83 min read

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