Yachting News

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.

Rich AF

Rich AF is the ultimate guide to yacht crew finance and smart money management. Hosted by Charl Minnaar, the series helps crew take control of their income, avoid financial pitfalls, and build long-term wealth while working at sea. From investing and budgeting to financial discipline and real-world strategies, Rich AF empowers crew to become financially confident, independent, and future-ready.

Yachting Giving Back: When Crew Turn Access Into Impact

Yachting giving back is no longer an idea. Thomas Hearn of Home Ghana is turning industry access into real-world impact, building schools, creating vocational pathways, and redefining how yacht crew contribute beyond the dock.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Apr 285 min read

Tim Davey and Charl Minnaar Rich AF podcast episode 26 yacht crew travel Global Marine Travel

Yacht Crew Travel: What Actually Keeps Yachting Moving

Yacht crew travel is one of the most critical yet overlooked systems in yachting. This editorial explores how flexibility, logistics, and AI are shaping global crew movement and why getting it wrong impacts far more than just a flight.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Apr 215 min read

Rich AF podcast Episode 25 featuring yacht broker Antonio Palazuelos Archdale and Charl Minnaar discussing superyacht brokerage and life after yachting

Superyacht Brokerage and Life After Yachting: The Reality No One Prepares For

Superyacht brokerage and life after yachting are often seen as a natural progression, but the reality tells a different story. This editorial explores the financial, professional, and personal challenges yacht crew face when stepping ashore, revealing what it truly takes to succeed beyond life at sea.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Apr 145 min read

Episode 24 cover for Rich AF featuring Kevin Koenig and Charl Minnaar discussing Artificial Intelligence, wealth inequality and the Superyacht Market against a black and orange background.

AI, Wealth Concentration and the Superyacht Market

The Superyacht Market continues to expand despite Artificial Intelligence disrupting white-collar professions and widening wealth inequality. This editorial explores capital concentration, brokerage segmentation and how the luxury marine sector reflects broader economic shifts shaping the future of global wealth.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Feb 244 min read

Superyacht Chef and the Psychology of Yacht Crew Money

What happens to money when luxury becomes normal? In this Rich AF feature, Superyacht Chef Leandri Kerschbaumer and Charl Minnaar unpack yacht crew money psychology, lifestyle creep, and the financial distortion field inside the superyacht industry.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Feb 174 min read

Money mindset discussion featuring Charl Minnaar and Stefan Minnaar exploring how upbringing and income shape financial decisions.

Money Mindset: Upbringing, Income, and the Patterns That Shape Adult Life

An honest examination of how money mindset forms through upbringing, experience, and shifting financial realities, and why those early patterns matter later in life.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Jan 214 min read

Rich AF Podcast Episode 21 thumbnail featuring guest Emery Wallerich and host Charl Minnaar, with neon target-head graphics and a microphone icon on a black background.

The Silent Crisis in Yacht Crew Recruitment — And the Founder Challenging It

TikTok creator and Moor Yacht Crew founder Emery Wallerich joins Charl Minnaar on Rich AF to unpack yachting careers, recruitment, money habits, and crew culture.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Nov 26, 20254 min read

The Smartest Wave Yet: How Yacht Crew Investing Is Rewriting Financial Freedom

Josh Swart reveals how yacht crew investing builds real freedom through patience, compound growth, and financial awareness for today’s seafarers.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Oct 22, 20253 min read

Building Grand Yacht Crew: Trust, Verification, and a Connected Future in Yachting

Grand Yacht Crew is redefining yachting with verified connections, community support, and a safer, smarter pathway for crew worldwide.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Oct 16, 20253 min read

From Burnout to Below Deck: Hugo Ortega on Money, Mentorship, and Making It

Hugo Ortega, founder of Super Yacht Sunday School and cast member of Below Deck, reveals how he overcame burnout, built a thriving business, and redefined success in yachting through mentorship, money management, and innovation.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Sep 10, 20253 min read

How to Go Broke in Yachting — and Why Financial Discipline Matters

Yachting may offer high salaries and luxury surroundings, but without yachting financial discipline it’s easy to fall into traps that drain wealth as fast as it’s earned. Veteran captain-turned-broker Antonio Palazuelos Archdale shares candid lessons on the Luxe Chaser, the Hoarder, and other crew archetypes — and why building savings, balance, and an exit plan is the only way to turn short-term earnings into long-term security.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Aug 27, 20253 min read

Navigating the Transition from Yacht Life to Land: Lessons from Former Yachtie Craig Condy

Craig Condy’s journey from superyacht crew to business coach reveals the realities of yachting career transitions. From 90-hour weeks at sea to building a new identity on land, he shows how resilience, personal branding, and balance can turn challenges into opportunities. For yachties facing life beyond the water, his story is both a guide and an inspiration.

Rich AF

Yachting International Radio

Aug 10, 20253 min read

Yachting News

Rich AF

Yachting Giving Back: When Crew Turn Access Into Impact

Yacht Crew Travel: What Actually Keeps Yachting Moving

Superyacht Brokerage and Life After Yachting: The Reality No One Prepares For

AI, Wealth Concentration and the Superyacht Market

Superyacht Chef and the Psychology of Yacht Crew Money

Money Mindset: Upbringing, Income, and the Patterns That Shape Adult Life

The Silent Crisis in Yacht Crew Recruitment — And the Founder Challenging It

The Smartest Wave Yet: How Yacht Crew Investing Is Rewriting Financial Freedom

Building Grand Yacht Crew: Trust, Verification, and a Connected Future in Yachting

From Burnout to Below Deck: Hugo Ortega on Money, Mentorship, and Making It

How to Go Broke in Yachting — and Why Financial Discipline Matters

Navigating the Transition from Yacht Life to Land: Lessons from Former Yachtie Craig Condy

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