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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.
Superyacht Crew Wellbeing: Why Performance, Health, And Retention Now Belong In The Same Conversation
Superyacht crew wellbeing is no longer a soft subject. In this On The Bridge feature, Cally Cooper of WellCrew explains why crew health, performance, recovery, nutrition, psychometric profiling, and retention must now be treated as central to professional yacht operations.
Yachting International Radio
4 days ago6 min read
Yacht Crew Recruitment: Why The Human Element Still Matters
Yacht crew recruitment is changing fast, but safer hiring still depends on more than platforms, certificates, and CVs. Through Sophie Barber of Vela Recruitment, this editorial looks at trust, references, fake CVs, crew safety, AI, and why human judgement still matters when placing the right crew on the right yacht.
Yachting International Radio
6 days ago7 min read
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
Rotational Captaincy: Why Shared Command Can Make Or Break A Yacht Crew
Rotational captaincy is becoming more common across the superyacht industry, but sharing command is far more complex than dividing time onboard. Captain Dean Pilatti explains why trust, communication, humility, crew dynamics, and consistent culture are what determine whether two captains strengthen a vessel or leave crew navigating two versions of leadership.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 139 min read
Fishing Safety Starts With The People Who Go To Sea
Fishing safety is not just about compliance, regulation, or equipment. Darren Guard of Guard Safety explains why real safety culture begins with fishermen themselves, from trust onboard and plain-language systems to fisher mental health, MarineSAFE, and the need to protect the people behind sustainable fisheries.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 118 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
Carbon Fibre Luxury: How C-Quip Is Rethinking Superyacht Equipment
C-Quip Founder and Managing Director Paul Hackett explains how carbon fibre superyacht equipment is helping modern yachts become lighter, safer, smarter, and easier for crew to operate.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 83 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
Crew Health Cannot Wait: Do It For Gem And The Screening Message Yachting Needs To Hear
Crew health cannot wait. This editorial honours Gemma Willis, The Floating Florista, and the work of The Floating Florista Foundation, highlighting cervical screening, women’s health, routine medical checks, and why crew welfare must include preventative healthcare at sea.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 57 min read
Step Into Purpose: Geraldine Hardy On Leaving A Chapter Without Losing The Lesson
Geraldine Hardy reflects on her final Self Care episode, the lessons learned through yachting, the power of intuition and women’s discernment, and why stepping away can be an act of purpose rather than loss.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 46 min read
Crew Safety At Sea: Why Panic Buttons, Reporting Tools, And Evidence Capture Are No Longer Optional
Panic buttons, confidential reporting, wellbeing support, and honest hours of rest tracking could change how yacht crew are protected at sea. All Safe Yachting founder Devlin Cathey explains why crew safety technology is not about catching people out, but about prevention, evidence, accountability, and giving crew another layer of protection before something goes wrong.
Yachting International Radio
Jun 48 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 Rights: What Crew Need To Know Before Something Goes Wrong
Yacht crew rights matter before a crisis begins. This editorial explores crew contracts, jurisdiction, NDAs, onboard reporting, evidence, union support, and why legal awareness is essential for a safer, more professional superyacht industry.
Yachting International Radio
May 309 min read
Women In Yachting: Marlies Sanders On Moving From Deck To Captain
Superyacht Captain Marlies Sanders built her career through sea time, qualifications, resilience, and the refusal to let outdated assumptions define her future. Her journey from deck to command highlights why women in yachting need visible pathways, stronger support, and an industry willing to judge ability over bias.
Yachting International Radio
May 308 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
No Quick Fix: Geraldine Hardy On Healing, Longevity, And The Work Within
Geraldine Hardy explores why true healing cannot be reduced to protocols, treatments, longevity technology, or performance tools, and why the deeper work begins beneath the symptom.
Yachting International Radio
May 296 min read
Yacht Classification Made Simple: RINA, Surveys And Safety At Sea
RINA’s Davide Di Biasi breaks down yacht classification, survey preparation, safety logic, digital tools, and the role of class as a practical partner in safer, smarter superyacht operations.
Yachting International Radio
May 288 min read
Maritime Leadership Begins With People: Margareta Jensen Dickson on Inclusion, Courage and Change
Margareta Jensen Dickson, Chief People and Communications Officer at Stena Line, reflects on leadership, inclusion, motherhood, self-trust and why meaningful change in maritime begins with people.
Yachting International Radio
May 278 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
Real Self-Care Begins With Telling Yourself the Truth
Real self-care is not built on performance, perfection, or surface-level wellness. Geraldine Hardy explores Satya, burnout, boundaries, and the difficult honesty required to stop betraying yourself before the body is forced to speak louder.
Yachting International Radio
May 226 min read
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