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YACHTING NEWS
Yachting International Radio delivers independent, industry-driven yachting news, covering superyachts, crew welfare, leadership, refits, technology, regulations, and the innovations shaping the maritime world. Updated multiple times each week, the platform provides credible, real-world insight from across the global yachting sector.
Yachting International Radio, also known as Yachting Channel, operates as a global yachting media platform offering podcasts, interviews, and editorial coverage across the superyacht, boating, and maritime industries. Yachting industry podcasts and features are available worldwide via major platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and directly through the Yachting International Radio website.
Yachting Careers and the New Importance of Industry Storytelling
Maxine Holmes of Superyacht Sisters reflects a broader shift in the superyacht industry, where former crew are redefining yachting careers by translating their onboard experience into businesses that support and communicate with the global maritime community.
Yachting International Radio
2 days ago6 min read
Leadership Culture at Sea: Why Fear-Based Command Is Failing Modern Crews
Fear-based leadership has long shaped maritime command, but modern vessels are discovering that trust, communication, and psychological safety create stronger crews and safer operations. Captain Chris Durham reflects on eighteen years in the superyacht industry and explains why leadership culture is evolving, how feedback systems strengthen teams, and why captains must balance authority with empathy to build resilient vessels.
Yachting International Radio
3 days ago5 min read
Heirlooms and the Craft of Luxury Linens Behind the Superyacht Experience
Ruth Douglas, Managing Director of Heirlooms, shares the story behind the British company’s renowned luxury linens and how Royal Warrants, textile craftsmanship, and bespoke manufacturing have made Heirlooms a trusted supplier for superyachts, luxury residences, and aviation. The conversation explores the realities of supplying yacht interiors, the truth about thread count, and why durability, quality fibres, and expert weaving remain the foundation of true luxury linens.
Yachting International Radio
4 days ago6 min read
Protecting Crew Lives: Why Crew Safety in Yachting Can No Longer Be Ignored
Crew safety in yachting is under growing scrutiny as Protecting Crew Lives highlights the need for stronger accountability and protection for yacht crew across the global superyacht industry.
Yachting International Radio
5 days ago5 min read
Superyacht Brokerage: Hannah Wolstenholme on Charter, Ownership and the Changing Yacht Market
Superyacht brokerage is about far more than buying and selling yachts. Hannah Wolstenholme of Edmiston explores how charter experience, ownership strategy, due diligence and long-term relationships are shaping the future of the superyacht market.
Yachting International Radio
6 days ago5 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
Why Good Yacht Captains Are Hard To Find
The superyacht industry still hires many captains through a simple phrase: “I know a guy.” But as yachts grow larger and voyages become more ambitious, the risks of relying on informal hiring are becoming harder to ignore. Captain Kevin Pope, founder of Find My Captain, believes mentorship, transparency and better vetting will define the future of how the industry discovers and trusts the next generation of yacht captains.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 55 min read
Ethical Luxury: How ICE International and Care & Fair Are Transforming the Carpet Industry
Ethical luxury is redefining the handmade carpet industry as ICE International supports the Care & Fair initiative, funding education, healthcare, and women’s empowerment programs across India and Pakistan. The program demonstrates how responsible sourcing and luxury craftsmanship can work together across superyacht interiors, hospitality, and high-end design.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 45 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 Recruitment in Transition: Rotations, Retention and the Rise of AI
Yacht recruitment is evolving across the superyacht industry as crew rotations, retention strategy and AI reshape modern hiring. As vessels grow larger and expectations rise, yacht recruitment is becoming a strategic function shaping stability, leadership and long-term crew performance.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 265 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
Cyber Risk In Yachting: The Digital Vulnerability No Superyacht Can Ignore
Cyber Risk In Yachting has become a defining operational challenge for modern superyachts. As vessels grow increasingly connected through bridge systems, satellite networks and digital infrastructure, captains and management companies must address the financial, regulatory and reputational risks posed by cyber threats at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 234 min read
Superyacht Refit Crisis: Skills, Service Gaps and the Infrastructure Question
The Superyacht Refit Crisis is accelerating as rising build volumes collide with obsolete PLC systems, technician shortages and uneven global infrastructure. As more than 800 yachts enter the pipeline, the real test for the industry is no longer construction — it is long-term service capacity.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 225 min read
Captain Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Command in Modern Superyachting
Captain burnout is no longer an isolated leadership strain but a structural issue within the superyacht industry, driven by escalating compliance demands, stagnant crew standards and the absence of unified rotation policy.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 184 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.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 174 min read
Yacht Crew Welfare in the Superyacht Industry: Why Operational Culture Must Change
Yacht crew welfare is no longer a secondary concern in superyacht operations. From leadership culture and reporting systems to fatigue, burnout and retention, this editorial examines how structural change, informed by lived onboard experience, is reshaping the future of sustainable yacht operations through the perspective of SEANERGY Yachting founder Estelle Viriot.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 85 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
Superyacht Hiring Loopholes and the risk quietly shaping life onboard
Superyacht hiring loopholes continue to expose crews and vessels to avoidable risk. This editorial examines how weak recruitment systems, unverified CVs and fragmented employment histories undermine safety, culture and accountability onboard.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 45 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
Sustainable Yacht Interiors Through Precision Engineering
Sustainable yacht interiors are shaped long before installation begins. This editorial explores how precision engineering, lightweight construction, and lifecycle planning reduce waste, improve refit potential, and create interiors designed to last.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 263 min read
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