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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.
Superyacht AI and the Quiet Shift Reshaping Operations at Sea
Superyacht AI is no longer theoretical. As the industry faces increasing complexity, access to validated, reliable information is becoming critical to operations, crew performance, and decision making. In this Captain’s Chat, Onno Ebbens of Ask TheBridge explores how structured knowledge and AI are set to redefine efficiency across the global yachting sector.
Yachting International Radio
3 days ago5 min read
Yacht Crew Injury at Sea: The Legal Reality No One Prepares You For
A yacht crew injury at sea is not just about the incident itself, but what happens next. This editorial explores the legal realities behind injury, from medical care and liability to documentation and crew rights, revealing the critical gaps in understanding that can shape outcomes long after the moment has passed.
Yachting International Radio
4 days ago5 min read
Superyacht Brokerage and Life After Yachting: The Reality No One Prepares For
Superyacht brokerage and life after yachting are often seen as a natural progression, but the reality tells a different story. This editorial explores the financial, professional, and personal challenges yacht crew face when stepping ashore, revealing what it truly takes to succeed beyond life at sea.
Yachting International Radio
5 days ago5 min read
Superyacht Chef Life: Pressure, Precision and the Reality Behind the Galley
Superyacht chef life reveals the pressure, precision and reality behind the galley, as Rebecca Yewdall shares what it truly takes to perform at the highest level in the yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 66 min read
Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey: The Industry Can No Longer Look Away
The Female Yacht Crew Safety Survey is bringing real data to women’s safety at sea, exposing reporting gaps, power imbalance, and accountability issues across the global yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 275 min read
Pregnant Yacht Crew: The Reality Behind Rights, Contracts and Protection
Pregnant yacht crew face significant legal and financial uncertainty, with limited protection under SEA contracts, MLC frameworks and insurance gaps. This editorial explores the reality of pregnancy in yachting, highlighting where crew are most exposed and why proactive planning is essential.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 235 min read
Yacht Tender Monitoring: The Hidden Risk Costing the Industry Millions
Yacht tender monitoring is redefining marine safety as superyachts face increasing risk of tender loss, with real-time monitoring systems offering critical visibility beyond basic tracking.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 235 min read
Death at Sea: The Legal Reality Every Seafarer Needs to Understand
Death at sea reveals the hidden legal framework of the maritime industry, where jurisdiction, contracts, and operational priorities shape investigations, transparency, and crew rights in ways few fully understand.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 186 min read
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
Mar 126 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
Mar 115 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
Mar 106 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
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
Crew Retention in Yachting: The Interior Systems Quietly Shaping Owner Experience
In modern yacht operations, crew retention is less a question of resilience and more a reflection of structure. When interior systems, documentation, and onboarding lack continuity, operational pressure increases, guest experience becomes inconsistent, and long-term program stability begins to erode.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 193 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
Superyacht Alliance: Reshaping Standards and Protecting the Human Core of the Industry
The Superyacht Alliance, under the leadership of Joey Meen, is driving structural reform across the superyacht industry, addressing crew welfare, operational standards, and long-term professional credibility as global fleet growth accelerates.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 164 min read
Armada Yacht Club and the future of first-time access to yachting
Armada Yacht Club introduces a new, experience-led entry point into yachting, focused on privacy, trust, real onboard engagement and long-term sustainability for brokers, shipyards and crew.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 135 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
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