The Superyacht Report
WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?
Having just returned from our latest unique experience, the Italian Yacht Masters MASTERPIECE event, it was reinforced to me that the industry really is a people industry, full of really good ones who care. As part of the opening of MASTERPIECE, I sat...
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FROM MONACO TO AMSTERDAM
As I sit at my desk with a few days to go before leaving for the Monaco Yacht Show, having just returned from Amsterdam and met with the team at METSTRADE and The Superyacht Forum, it made me think about these two superyacht hubs and how important they...
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CALLING ALL CAPTAINS
Who is the most important person on board a superyacht? Now that’s an interesting question and no doubt plenty of people will say the owner but here’s a challenge to that obvious response. Yes, the owner has invested millions in buying their floating...
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CONQUERING THE CONSTRUCTION CONFUSION
I’ve often wondered how many owners navigate the complexity of building a custom superyacht and get what they want or expected. It is, after all, the most complicated, confusing, frustrating, time-consuming and perhaps most expensive asset that anyone...
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FUTURE CAPACITY VS FUTURE CAPABILITY
It seems that every shipyard has woken up to refit and has built a business model, division or team dedicated to the sector. It obviously makes sense as we keep building more and more, and bigger and bigger complex and sophisticated superyachts that...
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WEATHER WINDOWS AND UNCHARTED WATERS
Ihave labelled myself @superyachtobserver on Instagram – because I suppose it’s what I do. It’s like being a yacht spotter albeit with a bit more knowledge or understanding of what is really happening in the market. But as an observer of superyachts...
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