Monaco opt-outs spotlight quest for ‘client centricity’opinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Jun 25 0If you’re short of a buzzword, try chucking “client-centric” into a few conversations. It’s certainly à la mode in marketing and was cited as the… Read more
Ferretti ends first quarter with record backlognews Fayaz Hussain 21 May 25 0Italian yacht maker Ferretti reported a record order backlog of €1.8bn in its first-quarter results for 2025. That marks an increase of 7.6% year-over-year while… Read more
Dancing with defects: managing pre-purchase surveysopinion Rob Hodgetts 19 May 25 0In superyacht deals the dance between buyer and seller can be tense, like a transactional tango. And if there is one moment prone to a… Read more
Feadship Resale scores first two successesnews Rob Hodgetts 16 May 25 0Feadship has made its first two sales through the recently established Feadship Resale service. The two yachts are the 75.75m ONE (built in 2025), which… Read more
Sanlorenzo first quarter revenue jumps 9.6%YoYnews Fayaz Hussain 15 May 25 0Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo reported a sharp increase in revenue of 9.6% year-over-year to €213.5m attributable to the “excellent performance” of the company’s superyacht segment.… Read more
Bayesian: ‘Vulnerabilities’ in stability an issuenews Rob Hodgetts 15 May 25 0The sinking of the Bayesian was due in part to extreme winds and “vulnerabilities” in the yacht’s stability, according to an interim report by the… Read more
Gallay: ‘We lost the mast and sank within an hour’opinion Rob Hodgetts 12 May 25 0It had been blowing 60 knots all night and Bernard Gallay was on edge, but by dawn the wind had eased enough for him to… Read more
Palma the charmer spotlights niche in marketopinion Rob Hodgetts 6 May 25 0He pats the bronze-plated block and points out the shining brass work as he recounts the tale of how the 37m wooden sailing yacht Cassiopeia evolved from a… Read more
‘Turn right when others turn left’ – disrupting yachtingopinion Rob Hodgetts 28 Apr 25 0There’s an old gag about a tourist in Ireland who stops to ask a farmer for directions. The farmer peers at the tourist, scratches his… Read more
MarineMax posts record $631m Q2 revenuenews Fayaz Hussain 25 Apr 25 0Florida-based MarineMax reported financial results for second-quarter revenue of $631.5m, up by 8.3% year-over-year as the company managed to boost revenue from retail operations. Revenue… Read more
De Vries to retire as Feadship directornews Rob Hodgetts 24 Apr 25 0Feadship figurehead Henk de Vries III will retire as director of the company and CEO of Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw on 1 May 2025. De… Read more
‘Mediator, translator, educator’ – the value-add of owners’ repsopinion Rob Hodgetts 24 Apr 25 0It’s far easier to move a line on paper than it is to move a bulkhead in steel. It sounds obvious on a computer screen,… Read more
Brokers on blagging and the art of the dealopinion Rob Hodgetts 14 Apr 25 0Blagging to a billionaire is likely to end in tears. Not actual ones, although it’s a possibility when you lose that deal because they’ve seen… Read more
Heesen Yachts acquired by Dutch entrepreneurnews Mike Stones 7 Apr 25 0Dutch entrepreneur and investor Laurens Last has completed the full acquisition of Heesen Yachts in a move that secures the yacht builder’s future and reinforces… Read more
How Trumponomics could spark ‘bucking of trend’opinion Rob Hodgetts 31 Mar 25 0Some people like their coffee black. Others with a splash of milk. Or lots. Or cream. Some like the whole coffee scene but not so… Read more
Beach to boardroom – London callingopinion Rob Hodgetts 22 Mar 25 0Palm Beach might be sunny and glamorous but no less star-spangled is next week’s Superyacht Investor London conference. Our annual jamboree will bring together the… Read more
Antigua to challenge US judge in Alfa Nero sale rownews Rob Hodgetts 20 Mar 25 0Antigua is set to challenge the jurisdiction of the US federal judge who granted permission for subpoenas to access the financial records of government officials… Read more
Hill Dickinson, Alley Maass unite for ‘competitive edge’news Rob Hodgetts 12 Mar 25 0The phrase “think global, act local” has been knocking around for decades but it neatly sums up the new alliance between superyacht law firms Hill… Read more
Seized yacht Amadea closer to auctionnews Rob Hodgetts 12 Mar 25 0The US Justice Department has moved closer to gaining the forfeiture of superyacht Amadea which was seized in 2022 because of alleged ownership by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman… Read more
GX: From Slovenia with love – and silenceopinion Rob Hodgetts 10 Mar 25 0Building superyachts in the heart of the Slovenian mountains might seem an odd choice but for Vladimir Zinchenko it makes sense. Or it would, if… Read more
