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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.
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
Yacht Crew Financial Planning and Protection in a Contract-Based Industry
Yacht crew financial planning remains one of the most overlooked risks in professional yachting. This article explores how contract work, mobility and lack of protection leave crew exposed and what practical financial structure can change long-term career security.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 96 min read
Superyacht Crew Welfare and the Culture Problem the Industry Can No Longer Ignore
This Yachting USA feature explores how superyacht crew welfare is being reshaped by growing scrutiny of onboard power dynamics, reporting barriers, NDAs and reference culture, through the work and lived experience of Cherise Reedman, founder of Yacht Pearls of Wisdom and host of the Superyacht Laundry podcast, and why improving superyacht crew welfare is now critical for safety, retention, service quality and the long-term credibility of the global yachting industry.
Yachting International Radio
Feb 15 min read
Below Deck vs Real Yachting: What Holds Up When the Cameras Stop Rolling
Below Deck has shaped how millions perceive yachting, but what holds up when television meets reality is far more complex. This editorial examines leadership, pressure, and authenticity in modern yachting through patterns that emerge beyond the screen.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 233 min read
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
Jan 154 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
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