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YACHTING NEWS
Industry Editorial
Stories And Voices
Shaping Yachting
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.
Yacht Ownership Is Changing: Why Trust Matters More Than Ever
As yacht ownership becomes more adventurous, personalised and complex, Capt. Lee Clarke explores why trusted jurisdictions, responsive registries, crew welfare and connected maritime expertise matter more than ever.
Yachting International Radio
2 days ago7 min read
Running a Superyacht Business: Marriage, Sacrifice and the Weight of 25 Livelihoods
Running a superyacht business as husband and wife means carrying its risks and responsibilities home. For Alicia and David Store, leading dsnm Ltd also means protecting 25 livelihoods.
Yachting International Radio
5 days ago6 min read
Monaco, Full Circle: The Case for Operational Experience in Yacht Design
Meeli Lepik returns to Monaco with a clear mission: bring operational knowledge into yacht design, construction and refit before costly problems are built in.
Yachting International Radio
6 days ago6 min read
Financial Freedom Is the Power to Say No
What does financial freedom actually look like? Real estate investor and private money lender Jon Schoeller explains why true wealth lies in time, choice and security, from escaping lifestyle inflation to protecting family life and assessing private lending opportunities.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 96 min read
Yacht Recruitment Reality Check: Good Crew Cannot Fix Bad Boats
Yacht recruitment is not just about filling vacancies. Laura-Kate Brown examines how crew fit, vessel culture, fair pay and accountability determine whether a placement truly works.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 78 min read
The Return of Living Underwater: Why DEEP Vanguard Changes Ocean Research
The DEEP Vanguard underwater habitat marks the return of crewed underwater living in the United States, giving scientists more time on the seafloor to advance ocean research, reef restoration and human exploration.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 48 min read
Superyacht Crew Training: Invest or Pay for Turnover
Superyacht crew training appears as a visible line in the budget, while the true cost of turnover is scattered across recruitment, lost knowledge and disrupted service. Drawing on two decades in yachting, Captain Kelly J. Gordon shows why the most expensive training decision may be choosing not to fund it.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 45 min read
Buried At Sea: The Fight For Accountability
Buried At Sea: The Fight For Accountability follows Ryan Melogy’s work from survivor advocacy into legal action, public pressure, congressional attention, the Safer Seas Act, and the difficult questions facing yachting around jurisdiction, vessel arrest, insurance exclusions, and crew protection after abuse at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 29 min read
Constance Brément On Cannes Yachting Festival 2026 And The Future Of Luxury Boating
Constance Brément, Show Director of Cannes Yachting Festival, offers a refined look at the 2026 edition in Cannes, the evolution of luxury boating, changing buyer expectations, innovation, sustainability and the enduring power of experiencing yachts on the water.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 317 min read
Superyacht Crew Vetting: Why Trust Onboard Can No Longer Be Left To Chance
Superyacht crew vetting is becoming a serious safety and professionalism issue for yachting. Conrad Empson, Founder and Managing Director of CrewPass, discusses background checks, crew-held credentials, onboard trust, recruitment, entrepreneurship, digital footprints, and how AI is beginning to change the way the industry verifies and understands the people stepping onboard.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 288 min read
Hermitage Bay: Antigua’s Private Escape Beyond the Tender
For yacht owners, captains and charter guests, Hermitage Bay offers a seamless passage from life onboard to secluded Caribbean luxury on Antigua’s west coast.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 286 min read
Nick Walker On Yacht Ownership, Family Offices And The Private Architecture Behind Luxury Assets
For ultra-high-net-worth families, yacht ownership is rarely just a purchase. Nick Walker of Imperium Group offers a refined look at the private architecture behind luxury assets, family offices, trusted advisors and the decisions that shape serious ownership.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 256 min read
Logged or Lost? Why Sea Time Records Can Decide a Yacht Crew Career
Sea time records can determine whether yacht crew advance or stall. AIS tracking and digital evidence are changing how maritime experience is verified.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 246 min read
The Most Expensive Part of Yacht Maintenance Is Time
Captain Liam Devlin estimates that maintaining one of Unbridled’s hardest-working exterior areas can take up to three crew hours a day. This editorial examines how better processes, professional training and lasting surface protection can give that time back.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 223 min read
Yacht Crew Burnout: Why The Burn And Crash Cycle Starts Before Crew Stop Coping
Yacht crew burnout often starts before anyone stops coping. Alice Lloyd of Lloyd Yacht Management speaks with Karine Rayson about chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and why high performers can mistake adrenaline for capability until the body forces them to stop. The conversation also explores early warning signs onboard, including skipped meals, poor sleep, brain fog, emotional shutdown, and the need for recovery before burnout become
Yachting International Radio
Aug 216 min read
All-Inclusive Sailing Is Opening The Water To A Wider Audience
All-inclusive sailing is changing how people access time on the water. More Sailing Founder Einar Halldin explains how hosted sailing trips can make yacht travel easier, more welcoming and more experience-driven.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 205 min read
Royal Navy Meteorologist Fran Crowsley-Allen on Weather, Risk and Women at Sea
Royal Navy Meteorologist Lt Cdr Fran Crowsley-Allen reflects on weather as operational risk, tactical meteorology, women at sea, parenthood, retention and the future of long maritime careers.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 197 min read
Why Operational Experience in Superyacht Builds Matters From Day One
Former captains Lee Stevenson and Giles Frankal explain why operational experience should shape a superyacht before key design decisions are fixed, from bridge ergonomics and tender handling to crew flow and operational readiness.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 147 min read
South African Yacht Crew Tax: What Crew Must Prove to SARS
South African yacht crew tax is more complicated than the familiar claim that yachties pay no tax. Residency, days abroad, vessel activity, tips and documentary evidence all determine whether an exemption applies.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 147 min read
Building a Maritime Career: Cruise Ships, Superyachts and New Zealand Ferries
Chief Officer Ashley Ogborne has moved between cruise ships, superyachts and New Zealand ferries. His story explores the choices, transferable skills and changing ambitions behind a modern maritime career, and whether yachting could still draw him back.
Yachting International Radio
Aug 106 min read
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