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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.
Green To Ready: Why New Yacht Crew Need More Than A Checklist
Green crew need more than certificates and a checklist. Jemma Cunningham of The Yacht Interior Academy explains why honest preparation, interior training, communication, and realistic expectations are essential before new yacht crew step onboard.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 26 min read
Maritime Leadership Begins With People: Margareta Jensen Dickson on Inclusion, Courage and Change
Margareta Jensen Dickson, Chief People and Communications Officer at Stena Line, reflects on leadership, inclusion, motherhood, self-trust and why meaningful change in maritime begins with people.
Yachting International Radio
May 278 min read
From Cadet To Crew: Building A Yacht Crew Career From The Ground Up
A yacht crew career is not built on glamour alone. Charlie Streeten’s journey through UKSA highlights the importance of structured training, practical skills, resilience, and industry support for the next generation entering yachting.
Yachting International Radio
May 186 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
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
Women in Maritime Leadership: Building the Next Generation of Change
Women in maritime leadership is evolving through initiatives like Maritime SheEO, empowering women to overcome industry barriers, build confidence, and progress into leadership roles across the global shipping sector.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 255 min read
Yacht Captain to Real Estate Investor: Building Wealth Beyond Yachting
Yacht captain Scott Kidd reveals how yacht crew can build long-term wealth beyond yachting through real estate investing, leadership, networking and industry connections.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 65 min read
Crew Wellbeing in Yachting: Why ISWAN and YachtCrewHelp Are Becoming Essential to the Industry
Crew wellbeing in yachting is becoming a defining issue for the industry as fleet growth increases pressure on the global superyacht workforce. In this conversation, Simon Grainge, CEO of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), and Laura Beard, Welfare of Yacht Crew Project Manager, discuss how YachtCrewHelp is providing confidential support for crew navigating the challenges of life and work at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 46 min read
Yacht Crew Investing: Escape the Golden Handcuffs and Build Real Wealth
Yacht Crew Investing is one of the most overlooked opportunities in the superyacht industry. With high disposable income and low living costs, crew are uniquely positioned to build long-term wealth, yet many leave without financial security. This editorial explores the psychology of golden handcuffs, compound interest, freelancing volatility, and the structured investment strategies that can turn income at sea into lasting financial freedom.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 255 min read
Yacht Crew Financial Planning and Protection in a Contract-Based Industry
Yacht crew financial planning remains one of the most overlooked risks in professional yachting. This article explores how contract work, mobility and lack of protection leave crew exposed and what practical financial structure can change long-term career security.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 96 min read
Yacht Crew Welfare, Leadership Culture and Building a better industry
As yacht crew welfare becomes a defining issue for leadership, retention and long term sustainability in the superyacht sector, Captain James Battey of the Yacht Workers Council outlines why fragmented systems, inconsistent standards and informal information networks continue to place unnecessary pressure on professional crew. From leadership culture onboard to the need for a single, trusted ecosystem for guidance, training and wellbeing, this Captain’s Chat editorial explore
Yachting International Radio
Feb 53 min read
Redefining Women in Maritime leadership through law, resilience and real-world change
In the opening episode of Women in Maritime, Julia Gosling speaks with Nitzeira Watson Stewart, legal representative of The Nautical Institute – Panama and a recognised Top 100 Woman in Shipping. The conversation explores leadership, maritime law, professional credibility and the real challenges women face when building careers across shipping, ports and shore-based maritime roles.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 316 min read
Women in Maritime: Leadership, Safety, and the Stories That Rarely Get Told
Leadership, safety, and representation are not separate conversations at sea. In this Captain’s Chat, Julia Gosling shares insights from nearly two decades with the UK Coastguard, examining why culture, behaviour, and inclusion remain central to the future resilience of the maritime industry.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 304 min read
The Changing Reality of Yacht Management in a More Complex Industry
As yachting enters a more complex and technology-driven era, yacht management is no longer a background function but a defining force. This piece explores how modern vessels, emerging technologies, and operational realities are reshaping the way the industry functions behind the scenes.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 283 min read
Captain Sandy Yawn: Reinvention, Leadership, and the Future of Maritime Careers
Captain Sandy Yawn joins Yachting USA for a powerful conversation on reinvention, leadership, and the mission behind Captain Sandy’s Charities. Alongside Executive Director Liz Schmidt, she reveals how maritime education, hands-on exposure, and real career pathways are reshaping the future of the marine workforce.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 7, 20254 min read
Captain Kerry Titheradge: Reinvention, Discipline, and the Real Story Behind Leadership
From inland Australia to international recognition, Captain Kerry Titheradge’s story is shaped by adaptability, discipline, and the quiet reinventions that define a leader. This is an unembellished, authoritative look at the man behind the uniform.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 1, 20254 min read
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.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 26, 20254 min read
Stop Going Broke: A Real-World Guide to Yacht Crew Money
Yacht crew earn some of the highest tax-free salaries in the maritime world — yet many leave the industry with little saved. Financial educator Charl Minnaar shares the habits, structures, and mindset shifts that help crew turn short-term income into lasting independence.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 21, 20254 min read
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