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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.
Sailing Through The Excess Turns Luxury Yachting Into A Human Story
Sailing Through the Excess turns luxury yachting into a human story, moving beyond billionaires, celebrities, and floating palaces to explore service, sacrifice, storytelling, environmental change, gender equality, and the realities behind life at sea.
Yachting International Radio
3 days ago7 min read
Superyacht Owner Exposure: Why Independence Matters Before The Deal Goes Wrong
Superyacht ownership is often sold as freedom, privacy, and experience, but the real exposure can begin long before an owner steps onboard. Jack MacNally of Foreland Marine explains why independent representation, transparent incentives, proper due diligence, and trusted people in the owner’s corner matter before purchase, refit, build, or management decisions go wrong.
Yachting International Radio
5 days ago9 min read
Yacht Crew Substance Awareness: Why Safety Has To Start Before Crisis
Yacht crew substance awareness is no longer a private lifestyle issue. Through Stacey Miller’s work in alcohol and drug education, harm reduction, safeguarding, and prevention, this editorial explores why yachting must take a more honest look at alcohol, drugs, drink spiking, green crew vulnerability, active bystander culture, and crew safety before crisis becomes the response.
Yachting International Radio
Jul 159 min read
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
Superyacht Media, Trust, And The Responsibility Of Telling The Whole Story
Superyacht media carries a particular responsibility in an industry built on privacy, reputation, relationships, and trust. Francesca Webster, Editor-in-Chief at SuperYacht Times, brings an onboard background and editorial perspective to a wider conversation about journalism, transparency, independence, social media, print, refit, sustainability, and how the superyacht industry tells its own story.
Yachting International Radio
Jul 37 min read
Crew Training: The New Standard Behind Modern Superyacht Service
Crew training is evolving beyond technical service. Through Lynne Edwards of Phoenix Superyacht Training, this editorial explores the human touch behind modern yachting, including hospitality, confidence, experience, leadership, GUEST standards, service excellence, women in yachting, and why professional crew development now matters more than ever.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 256 min read
Damen Yachting and Amels: The Platform Philosophy Behind a New Era of Superyacht Building
Damen Yachting is shaping the future of Amels through proven platform design, major Dutch shipyard investment, practical innovation, and a clear understanding that owners, captains, crew, designers, and co-makers all define the full superyacht experience.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 2110 min read
Superyacht Crew Wellbeing: Why Performance, Health, And Retention Now Belong In The Same Conversation
Superyacht crew wellbeing is no longer a soft subject. In this On The Bridge feature, Cally Cooper of WellCrew explains why crew health, performance, recovery, nutrition, psychometric profiling, and retention must now be treated as central to professional yacht operations.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 196 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
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
Rossinavi And The Italian Art Of Building Yachts That Refuse To Be Ordinary
Rossinavi is one of Italy’s most distinctive full-custom superyacht builders, combining beauty, engineering, family heritage, metal construction, hybrid-electric innovation, AI-supported power management, and Italian design culture. This Yachting USA feature explores how Rossinavi builds yachts that refuse to be ordinary.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 78 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
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
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 Classification Made Simple: RINA, Surveys And Safety At Sea
RINA’s Davide Di Biasi breaks down yacht classification, survey preparation, safety logic, digital tools, and the role of class as a practical partner in safer, smarter superyacht operations.
Yachting International Radio
May 288 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
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