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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 Mental Health: Why Therapy At Sea Needs To Lose The Stigma
Yacht crew mental health is discussed more openly than ever, but awareness is not enough. Nick Hayward-Young explains why therapy at sea needs to lose the stigma, become easier to access, and be treated as a normal part of crew welfare.
Yachting International Radio
Jul 137 min read
Yacht Crew Money Mistakes: The Wealth Window Too Many Crew Waste
Yacht crew can earn serious money young, often with very few living expenses, but high income alone does not create wealth. This editorial explores the yacht crew money mistakes that quietly undermine one of the industry’s biggest financial opportunities, from lifestyle inflation and bad debt to emergency funds, investing behaviour, and the pressure of working around extreme wealth.
Yachting International Radio
May 269 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
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
Yacht Footwear Is Becoming Part Of The Sustainability Conversation In Marine Workwear
made+ Founder and CEO Alan Guyan is bringing yacht footwear into the sustainability conversation with recycled materials, washable construction, Michelin outsole performance, and domestic manufacturing designed for real marine environments.
Yachting International Radio
May 66 min read
Yacht Crew Safety: The Sexual Assault Training Gap Senior Crew Cannot Ignore
Yacht crew safety is facing a serious training gap as new STCW amendments introduce harassment prevention and sexual assault response training, but may not reach many captains, officers, and senior crew already working at sea. Karine Rayson of The Crew Coach speaks with Chris O’Flaherty of The Nautical Institute about why compliance alone is not enough, and why leadership onboard must be prepared before serious incidents happen.
Yachting International Radio
May 17 min read
Superyacht Design: Where Architecture, Innovation and Real Life at Sea Converge
Superyacht design is evolving beyond aesthetics, shaped by architecture, innovation, and real-world experience. Luiz De Basto explores how modern yachts are designed to be lived in, not just admired.
Yachting International Radio
Apr 205 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
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
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
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
Crossing for a Cause: Rufus Lewis Takes on the World’s Toughest Row
Former yacht crew member Rufus Lewis takes on the World’s Toughest Row — a 3,000-mile solo Atlantic crossing to raise awareness and funds for Caudwell Youth.
Yachting International Radio
Nov 7, 20252 min read
Running Toward Connection: The Global Impact of Marathon 4 Mental Health
Marathon 4 Mental Health empowers yacht crew worldwide to take steps toward better wellbeing, supporting ISWAN’s Yacht Crew Helpline and transforming awareness into action.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 29, 20253 min read
Turning Luxury Into Legacy: How The International SeaKeepers Society Is Leading Ocean Conservation
The International SeaKeepers Society is uniting the global yachting community to power real-world Ocean Conservation — from science and education to community action and global collaboration.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 27, 20252 min read
The Smartest Wave Yet: How Yacht Crew Investing Is Rewriting Financial Freedom
Josh Swart reveals how yacht crew investing builds real freedom through patience, compound growth, and financial awareness for today’s seafarers.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 22, 20253 min read
Luxury, Litigation & Launches: What’s Making Headlines in Yachting
Yachting enters a new era of transparency and innovation — from Jan Koum’s design lawsuit to Monaco’s exclusivity debate, historic builds, and global safety breakthroughs.
Yachting International Radio
Oct 21, 20253 min read
Below Deck Realities: Tzarina Mace-Ralph’s Call for Change in Yachting
Below Deck chef Tzarina Mace-Ralph opens up with host Karine Rayson about the realities behind the cameras. From burnout and hidden abuses to the urgent need for reform, she calls for an industry that protects crew, normalizes therapy, and values honesty over silence.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 5, 20252 min read
Marathon for Mental Health: Crew Supporting Crew, One Step at a Time
The Marathon for Mental Health is uniting yacht crew worldwide from October 10–31, 2025. Led by Mel White of Seas the Mind, this flexible challenge invites crews to walk, run, or hike a marathon distance while raising vital funds for ISWAN’s 24/7 Yacht Crew Help service. With global meet-ups, team spirit, and practical onboard support tools, it’s crew caring for crew — one step at a time.
Yachting International Radio
Sep 2, 20252 min read
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