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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
CHIRP in Yachting: Why Superyacht Safety Reporting Is the Industry’s Most Powerful Blind Spot
Superyacht safety reporting is quietly reshaping how risk is understood across the yachting industry, revealing blind spots that compliance frameworks and inspections were never designed to detect. From near-miss intelligence to the persistent invisibility of interior operations, this conversation explores why confidential reporting has become one of the most powerful tools available to prevent accidents before they occur.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 116 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
Crew Wellbeing in Yachting: Why the Industry Is Still Playing Catch Up
Crew wellbeing in yachting remains uneven, with silence, leadership gaps, and outdated systems continuing to impact crew welfare and retention onboard.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 214 min read
Crew Safety in Yachting: Why Vetting, Trust, and Accountability Can No Longer Be Optional
Crew safety in yachting is still too often assumed rather than structured. As yachts grow larger and operations more complex, inconsistent vetting and weak accountability expose crews and owners alike to unnecessary risk. This editorial explores why trust must be supported by systems, and why professional standards must evolve alongside modern yachting.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 155 min read
Best Of UNCENSORED 2025: The Cost Of Silence In Crew Mental Health
This Best Of UNCENSORED 2025 episode brings together the year’s most revealing conversations on crew mental health, leadership, and the hidden pressures of yacht life. From assault and stigma to perimenopause and culture change, these are the unspoken truths shaping the future of working at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 11, 20258 min read
Redefining Yacht Recruitment: How Jess Frost Is Changing the Way Crews Are Found and Valued
After a decade at sea, Jess Frost founded CrewFolio to bring empathy and accountability to yacht recruitment—proving that hiring with heart can change an entire industry.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 8, 20253 min read
Behind Closed Doors: The Hidden Cost of Toxic Leadership in Yachting
Toxic Leadership in Yachting is damaging crew wellbeing and morale. This powerful story exposes how narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, and unchecked authority erode confidence at sea—and what must change to protect crew mental health and safety.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 24, 20253 min read
Raising the Standard: How Superyacht Crew Training Is Changing the Industry
Superyacht Crew Training is evolving beyond safety drills and certificates — it’s redefining professionalism, etiquette, and mental health at sea through programs like Seas The Day Training, founded by Sarah Diggle Whitlock.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 22, 20252 min read
Yotspot: Redefining Yachting Careers Through Innovation and Connection
Yachting careers are evolving fast. Discover how Yotspot and Client Partner Claire Behan are connecting crew, captains, and opportunity worldwide.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 15, 20252 min read
Medical On Board: Inside the World of Maritime Medicine
Medical On Board explores how MedAire equips superyachts with life-saving telemedicine, training, and mental-health support—proving that safety at sea depends as much on preparation as it does on technology.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 14, 20253 min read
Harassment In Yachting: Speaking Truth, Finding Strength
Harassment in yachting does not survive because it is invisible. It survives because it is minimised, laughed off, and quietly endured. This piece exposes the systems, silences, and bystander behaviours that allow abuse at sea to persist — and the strength required to name it, confront it, and refuse to carry it alone.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 8, 20256 min read
From Theology to Superyachts: Redefining Superyacht Interiors with Meeli Lepik
From theology to superyacht interiors, Meeli Lepik of Holistic Yacht Interiors redefines yacht design through connection, functionality, and wellbeing.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 5, 20253 min read
Women, Wellness & the Future of Yachting
Marién Sarriera, founder of Yachts Mermaids, is redefining what it means to be a woman in yachting—championing wellness, balance, and crew welfare as the new foundation of leadership at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 1, 20253 min read
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