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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.
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
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 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
Yacht Brokerage Is Built On Trust, Not Just Sales
Elvis Sipe of HMY Yacht Sales explores the human side of yacht brokerage, where trust, clear communication, market knowledge, and long-term client relationships matter far beyond the closing table.
Yachting International Radio
May 146 min read
Captain Kerry Titheradge: Before Below Deck, A Story Of Healing, Leadership And Purpose
Captain Kerry Titheradge is known globally through Below Deck, but his story began long before television. This Yachting USA feature explores the sea time, discipline, commercial boating, yacht service, depression, healing, accountability, and leadership journey that shaped the captain behind the public image.
Yachting International Radio
May 1010 min read
The Business of Visibility: Why Fundability Now Defines Growth in Yachting
In today’s yachting industry, success is no longer defined by the strength of the product alone. Visibility, credibility, and capital strategy are now the forces shaping which businesses grow, scale, and secure investment. Rhonda Klch of EquityFirst breaks down why fundability has become the defining factor in modern yachting business growth.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 264 min read
Yacht Design: The Art of Building Luxury That Lasts
Yacht design is more than aesthetics. Patrick Knowles reveals how material, narrative, and craftsmanship define true superyacht interiors, shaping luxury that stands the test of time.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 35 min read
Superyacht Shipbuilding: The Feadship Standard
Superyacht shipbuilding explored through Feadship’s legacy, craftsmanship, and engineering discipline, with insight into the people, processes, and standards that define the industry.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 297 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
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
Crew Wellbeing in Yachting: Why ISWAN and YachtCrewHelp Are Becoming Essential to the Industry
Crew wellbeing in yachting is becoming a defining issue for the industry as fleet growth increases pressure on the global superyacht workforce. In this conversation, Simon Grainge, CEO of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), and Laura Beard, Welfare of Yacht Crew Project Manager, discuss how YachtCrewHelp is providing confidential support for crew navigating the challenges of life and work at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Mar 46 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
The Future of Heesen Yachts: Leadership, Engineering, and the Next Chapter of Dutch Superyacht Building
An in-depth conversation with Jeroen van der Meer, CEO of Heesen Yachts, exploring leadership, engineering discipline, and long-term stewardship at one of the world’s most respected Dutch shipyards.
Yachting International Radio
Jan 114 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
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