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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.
Raising the Standard in Superyachting: Why Superyacht Industry Standards Must Evolve
As superyachting evolves, so too must the standards that underpin education, leadership, and accountability onboard. This article explores why minimum compliance is no longer enough — and how industry-wide collaboration is reshaping superyacht industry standards for the future.
Yachting International Radio
12 hours ago4 min read
Caroline Blatter: Trust, Loss and the Superyacht Services Guide Story
Caroline Blatter opens 2026 as one of the Trusted Voices in yachting. The Founder and Director of the Superyacht Services Guide shares how real experience guides captains toward fair and verified yacht services. Her story blends loss, legacy and what the industry still gets right. A measured reminder that reputation matters more than applause.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 73 min read
Yacht Compliance Is Not Optional: Inside the Reality of US Coast Guard Oversight
Yacht compliance is not a grey area, particularly in US waters where oversight is decisive and enforceable. This article explores how compliance failures quietly develop, why paperwork mistakes can halt operations overnight, and how safety, liability, and the ability to operate are inseparably linked.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 14 min read
Yacht Management at a Breaking Point: Growth, Crew Welfare, and the Oversight Gap
As yacht fleets expand and charter demand accelerates, yacht management faces mounting pressure to close the gap between growth, crew welfare, and professional oversight.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 28, 20254 min read
Yacht Operations Efficiency: Why the Industry Can No Longer Afford to Work the Old Way
As yachting closes out 2025, yacht operations efficiency has become a defining challenge. The final episode of The Bridge explores why outdated systems are costing time, money, and wellbeing onboard, and what needs to change next.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 28, 20254 min read
Crew Wellness In Yachting: Fitness, Performance and the New Standard at Sea
Crew wellness in yachting is no longer optional. In this episode of Captain’s Chat, Captain Liam Devlin speaks with Glen Taylor, Co-Founder of Super Yacht Fitness, about why fitness, recovery, and performance culture are now central to safe, sustainable, high-performing yacht operations.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 25, 20254 min read
Crew Leadership: Building Stronger Teams in a Changing Yachting World
An in-depth exploration of crew leadership and the tools that reduce burnout, improve culture, and strengthen performance across the superyacht industry.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 5, 20254 min read
Superyacht Crew Retention: Rebuilding Stability in a Fractured Industry
Superyacht crew retention, leadership and long-term career stability take center stage as Captain Liam Devlin sits down with Graeme Lord of PYC Cayman. They explore modern employment structures, rotation, training, owner expectations and the cultural shift reshaping the future of professional yacht crew.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 28, 20253 min read
Maritime Leadership Redefined: The Calm Command of Vlado Madžgalj
Chief Officer Vlado Madžgalj of M/Y OꞰKO exemplifies a new era of maritime leadership—where respect, empathy, and composure replace ego and command.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 25, 20253 min read
Leadership, Resilience & The Power of Reset with North Star Retreats
North Star Retreats founder Emma Butler is redefining yacht leadership through rest, resilience, and accredited training — with the first North Star Retreats program set for Cape Town, 2–9 November 2025.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 10, 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
Cape Town’s North Star: Redefining the Yacht Leadership Retreat
Discover how Emma Butler’s North Star Superyacht Academy is redefining the yacht leadership retreat — blending accredited training, wellness, and adventure in Cape Town.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 24, 20253 min read
Assault, Silence & System Fixes: Elle Fisher on Safety at Sea
Elle Fisher confronts violence, silence, and system gaps in yachting—and outlines practical reforms for Safety at Sea, from psychological screening to real accountability.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 22, 20253 min read
Startup Founders and Self-Care: Boundaries, Healing, and Resilience
Startup Founders face long days, high stakes, and constant pressure. Learn why self-care, healing, and clear boundaries are non-negotiables for Startup Founders—and how these practices translate into stronger leadership, sustainable culture, and business success.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 18, 20252 min read
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