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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.
Toxic Leadership In Yachting: When Poor Leadership Breaks Crew Confidence
Toxic leadership in yachting is not the same as high standards. Bosun Keagan Blanckensee shares how poor leadership can quietly damage crew confidence, communication, decision-making, and mental wellbeing, and why captains, officers, and HODs need to lead with clarity, respect, and constructive feedback.
Yachting International Radio
Jul 25 min read
Superyacht Captain Chris Halligan On Leadership, Bridge Teams, And The Commercial Discipline Behind Modern Yacht Command
Captain Chris Halligan’s journey from commercial shipping to command of a 90-metre superyacht offers a powerful look at modern yacht leadership. This editorial explores how commercial discipline, bridge-team communication, crew dynamic, safety culture, and mentoring are shaping the next generation of superyacht command.
Yachting International Radio
May 308 min read
Superyacht Refit Strategy: Where Planning Defines Performance
Superyacht refit strategy is shifting from reactive shipyard work to structured planning and operational alignment, redefining how the yachting industry approaches time, cost, and efficiency.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 94 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
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
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
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
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
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
Yacht Stewardess Training Is Finally Being Taken Seriously
Yacht stewardess training is shifting from informal learning to accredited leadership, with Certificate of Competency pathways, HR structure, and crew wellbeing standards now redefining what interior professionalism looks like on modern yachts.
Yachting International Radio
Dec 18, 20254 min read
The Silent Crisis in Yacht Crew Recruitment — And the Founder Challenging It
TikTok creator and Moor Yacht Crew founder Emery Wallerich joins Charl Minnaar on Rich AF to unpack yachting careers, recruitment, money habits, and crew culture.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 26, 20254 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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