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YACHTING NEWS
Industry Editorial
The 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.
AI Yacht Management Is Moving From Hype To Practical Yacht Operations
Yacht Multiworks is bringing AI yacht management into practical yacht operations, helping captains and crew reduce admin, manage bridge logs, track tasks, improve workflows, and bring smarter digital systems onboard.
Yachting International Radio
May 76 min read
Yacht Footwear Is Becoming Part Of The Sustainability Conversation In Marine Workwear
made+ Founder and CEO Alan Guyan is bringing yacht footwear into the sustainability conversation with recycled materials, washable construction, Michelin outsole performance, and domestic manufacturing designed for real marine environments.
Yachting International Radio
May 66 min read
Yacht Crew Safety Needs Systems, Not Silence
Yacht crew safety cannot rely on reputation, silence, or informal reporting. Devlin Cathey, Founder of All Safe Yachting, is building practical systems to help protect crew onboard and ashore through panic button technology, anonymous reporting, CBT-based mental health support, confidential analytics, and records that cannot simply disappear.
Yachting International Radio
May 48 min read
Coral Restoration Is Becoming the Business Model Reefs Need to Survive
Coral Vita Co-Founder Sam Teicher explains how coral restoration is moving beyond traditional conservation and into a scalable blue economy model built around land-based coral farms, reef recovery, technology, investment, coastal resilience, and measurable ocean impact.
Yachting International Radio
May 28 min read
Yacht Crew Safety: The Sexual Assault Training Gap Senior Crew Cannot Ignore
Yacht crew safety is facing a serious training gap as new STCW amendments introduce harassment prevention and sexual assault response training, but may not reach many captains, officers, and senior crew already working at sea. Karine Rayson of The Crew Coach speaks with Chris O’Flaherty of The Nautical Institute about why compliance alone is not enough, and why leadership onboard must be prepared before serious incidents happen.
Yachting International Radio
May 17 min read
Inherited Wealth, Neurodivergence and the Pressure Behind Family Legacy
Inherited wealth is often seen as privilege, but Octavian Graf Pilati’s story reveals a more complex reality. Born into a historic European aristocratic family, his life has been shaped by legacy, family crisis, neurodivergence, health challenges and the pressure of responsibility arriving early. Through The Antifragile Family®, he now explores how families can move beyond fragile systems and build the strength needed to survive succession, conflict and generational pressure.
Yachting International Radio
May 15 min read
Yacht Crew Sea Time Is Finally Getting the Digital System It Deserves
Yacht crew sea time remains one of the most important records in a maritime career, yet it is still too often managed through paperwork, memory, and last-minute requests. Jack Haworth, Co-Founder of Digital Sea Service, explains how digital sea time tracking can help crew, captains, and vessels protect records, simplify verification, reduce onboard admin, and support stronger career progression across the yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 307 min read
Yacht Detailing: How Reputation Drives Success in the Yachting Industry
Yacht detailing is built on reputation, not marketing. This editorial explores how consistency, captain trust, and reliability drive long-term success in the yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 295 min read
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.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 285 min read
Yacht Crew Safety Is Forcing a Hard Conversation the Industry Can No Longer Avoid
Yacht crew safety is under scrutiny as over 1,600 reported incidents reveal a deeper issue within the superyacht industry. Cherise Reedman brings data, experience, and a clear challenge to leadership, accountability, and the standards shaping life onboard.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 285 min read
The Business of Visibility: Why Fundability Now Defines Growth in Yachting
In today’s yachting industry, success is no longer defined by the strength of the product alone. Visibility, credibility, and capital strategy are now the forces shaping which businesses grow, scale, and secure investment. Rhonda Klch of EquityFirst breaks down why fundability has become the defining factor in modern yachting business growth.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 264 min read
Yacht VAT: Why Ownership Decisions Are Made Long Before You Sign
Yacht VAT is where most ownership decisions go wrong before they even begin. From Malta’s regulatory framework to cross-border charter operations, this editorial breaks down how structure, intent, and compliance determine whether a yacht becomes an asset or a liability.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 255 min read
South Africa’s First Female Master Mariner: Leadership, Reality and the Cost of Life at Sea
South Africa’s first female Master Mariner, Captain Antoinette Keller, delivers a grounded and authoritative look at leadership, inclusion and the realities shaping maritime careers today.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 246 min read
Outgrowing Your Old Self: When Growth Demands You Move Forward
Outgrowing your old self is not a breakthrough moment, it is a process that challenges identity, relationships, and self-worth. This editorial explores why real personal growth demands forward movement, even when going back feels easier.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 244 min read
Superyacht Leadership: What Happens on the Bridge Matters Most
Superyacht leadership is not defined by technology alone. Alicia Store of dsnm ltd explores how communication, crew dynamics, and real-world decision making on the bridge shape outcomes across the global yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 235 min read
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.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 215 min read
Yacht Stew Standards: The Real Work Behind Seven-Star Service
Yacht stew standards are often misunderstood, yet they define the difference between good service and exceptional performance at sea, where precision and psychology drive every guest experience.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 204 min read
Superyacht Design: Where Architecture, Innovation and Real Life at Sea Converge
Superyacht design is evolving beyond aesthetics, shaped by architecture, innovation, and real-world experience. Luiz De Basto explores how modern yachts are designed to be lived in, not just admired.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 205 min read
Superyacht Brokerage Evolution: How 365 Yachts Is Rewriting the Model
Superyacht brokerage is evolving, and Shelly Melcher is at the forefront. From redefining collaboration to integrating technology into yacht sales, 365 Yachts is reshaping how modern brokerage operates.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 174 min read
Nuclear Shipping: The Reality Behind Maritime Reactors and the Future of Global Trade
Nuclear shipping is back on the table, not as an idea, but as a serious solution to global decarbonization. This in-depth editorial explores how maritime reactors work, why they are being reconsidered, and what still stands in the way.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 176 min read
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