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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 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
Jul 137 min read
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.
Yachting International Radio
Jul 25 min read
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
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
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.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 177 min read
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 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
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.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 109 min read
Crew Health Cannot Wait: Do It For Gem And The Screening Message Yachting Needs To Hear
Crew health cannot wait. This editorial honours Gemma Willis, The Floating Florista, and the work of The Floating Florista Foundation, highlighting cervical screening, women’s health, routine medical checks, and why crew welfare must include preventative healthcare at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 57 min read
Crew Safety At Sea: Why Panic Buttons, Reporting Tools, And Evidence Capture Are No Longer Optional
Panic buttons, confidential reporting, wellbeing support, and honest hours of rest tracking could change how yacht crew are protected at sea. All Safe Yachting founder Devlin Cathey explains why crew safety technology is not about catching people out, but about prevention, evidence, accountability, and giving crew another layer of protection before something goes wrong.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 48 min read
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
Yacht Crew Rights: What Crew Need To Know Before Something Goes Wrong
Yacht crew rights matter before a crisis begins. This editorial explores crew contracts, jurisdiction, NDAs, onboard reporting, evidence, union support, and why legal awareness is essential for a safer, more professional superyacht industry.
Yachting International Radio
May 309 min read
Women In Yachting: Marlies Sanders On Moving From Deck To Captain
Superyacht Captain Marlies Sanders built her career through sea time, qualifications, resilience, and the refusal to let outdated assumptions define her future. Her journey from deck to command highlights why women in yachting need visible pathways, stronger support, and an industry willing to judge ability over bias.
Yachting International Radio
May 308 min read
Superyacht Captain Chris Halligan On Leadership, Bridge Teams, And The Commercial Discipline Behind Modern Yacht Command
Captain Chris Halligan’s journey from commercial shipping to command of a 90-metre superyacht offers a powerful look at modern yacht leadership. This editorial explores how commercial discipline, bridge-team communication, crew dynamic, safety culture, and mentoring are shaping the next generation of superyacht command.
Yachting International Radio
May 308 min read
Yacht Crew Money Mistakes: The Wealth Window Too Many Crew Waste
Yacht crew can earn serious money young, often with very few living expenses, but high income alone does not create wealth. This editorial explores the yacht crew money mistakes that quietly undermine one of the industry’s biggest financial opportunities, from lifestyle inflation and bad debt to emergency funds, investing behaviour, and the pressure of working around extreme wealth.
Yachting International Radio
May 269 min read
Yacht Crew Life With Eleisha Mealing: Leading From The Deck
Eleisha Mealing’s journey into yachting is anything but ordinary. From Cairns to the Whitsundays, Below Deck: Down Under, tenders, bridge work, close quarters, and crew culture, her story captures the energy, humour, and resilience behind real yacht crew life.
Yachting International Radio
May 226 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 Rights: Why NDAs Cannot Be Used To Silence Crime At Sea
NDAs have a legitimate role in yachting, but they cannot be misunderstood as a blanket tool for silence. English lawyer Benjamin Maltby explains where confidentiality protects legitimate privacy and commercial interests, and where criminal conduct, reporting duties, jurisdiction, and crew safety require far greater clarity.
Yachting International Radio
May 1510 min read
Accidents At Sea: Why Legal Protection Starts Before Crew Need It
Accidents at sea can leave yacht crew and families exposed long before they understand what legal protections may apply. In Part 3 of UNCENSORED’s legal series, maritime lawyer Adria Notari explains why early advice, proper reporting, jurisdiction, SEA agreements, disclosure, and crew rights all matter before a crisis becomes impossible to fix.
Yachting International Radio
May 138 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
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