Edmiston’s advice and market snapshotopinion Rob Hodgetts 20 May 24 0Buying a superyacht that you can’t afford to give away is not the smartest plan for an investor, according to Jamie Edmiston. “There is zero… Read more
Ferretti Group backlog grows to €1.6bnnews Fayaz Hussain 17 May 24 0Italian luxury yacht manufacturer Ferretti Group announced first quarter financial results reporting an 11.7% year-over-year growth in revenues to €313m. Segment-wise breakdown showed composite yachts… Read more
Feadship, MB92 and Cantiere delle Marche win SYI Awards 2024news Rob Hodgetts 14 May 24 0Feadship, MB92 and Cantiere delle Marche were the winners at the Superyacht Investor Yard 2024 Awards. They received them at the Superyacht Investor London conference.… Read more
Owner Vonk’s journey to net his dream yachtopinion Rob Hodgetts 10 May 24 0Erik Vonk puts much of it down to Dutch stubbornness. It helped him drive through his decades-long dream to convert a North Sea fishing trawler… Read more
Manna seeks ‘eccellenza’ at Antonini Naviopinion Rob Hodgetts 3 May 24 0The Italians call it “eccellenza”. In English it means “excellence”, but it doesn’t sound as cool. For Aldo Manna, partner and sales director of Antonini… Read more
Pitasso: ‘There’s always a buyer somewhere on the planet’opinion Rob Hodgetts 26 Apr 24 0Ignoring Eleonora Pitasso won’t work. She’s just not the kind of person to take “no” for an answer. “I like to open doors. If I… Read more
MarineMax share price slumps on bleak outlook, lower 1Q earningsnews Fayaz Hussain 26 Apr 24 0MarineMax found itself in rough seas following the first quarter results announcement wherein the company posted earnings per share of $0.07 against $1.35 in the… Read more
McCartney’s ticket to ride brings breakfast with movie staropinion Rob Hodgetts 19 Apr 24 0He’s no stranger to the uber rich but even Vincent McCartney was starstruck when he was invited to have breakfast with a movie legend. McCartney,… Read more
Alfa: Why investing in time reaps biggest rewardsopinion Rob Hodgetts 12 Apr 24 0As an investor in time, Anton Foord hopes to reap perpetual rewards. Foord, of Ocean Independence, has recently represented the buyer in the purchase of… Read more
Why new-builds need operational design inputopinion Rob Hodgetts 8 Apr 24 0A dive at Belize’s famous Blue Hole was to be the crowning moment of the owner’s trip but captain Lee Stevenson had a serious issue.… Read more
Heesen’s Drontmann bullish despite headwindsopinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Apr 24 0Spring is a time for fresh hope and green shoots, tempered by the knowledge that storms are still possible. That certainly seems to be the… Read more
Jim Evans on the good, bad and ugly of yacht brokingopinion Rob Hodgetts 15 Mar 24 0Jim Evans knew the game was up when the captain took him aside. “You’re too clumsy, too rubbish to be a deckhand. You should be… Read more
Why tea and biscuits can beat AI yacht surveysopinion Rob Hodgetts 8 Mar 24 0Plain or covered in chocolate? That’s a choice you don’t get with artificial intelligence (AI) but you do with deluxe oat biscuits such as Hobnobs.… Read more
American ‘pysche’ sparks US sales optimismopinion Rob Hodgetts 29 Feb 24 0Maybe it’s the Taylor Swift factor – most things are these days – but the US superyacht market seems to be heading into 2024 with irresistible… Read more
Ian Petts on the whims of the rich & finance ‘headaches’opinion Rob Hodgetts 29 Feb 24 0His dream is to become the second person in his family to develop a British royal yacht, but Ian Petts says he hasn’t “found someone crazy enough to… Read more
Briton dies in Antigua superyacht accidentnews Rob Hodgetts 28 Feb 24 0A British crew member has died after reportedly being electrocuted on the 62m superyacht Baton Rouge in English Harbour, Antigua. Chief engineer Roy Temme, 47,… Read more
Poor leadership part of ongoing mental health issues in crewnews Rob Hodgetts 27 Feb 24 0Poor leadership is being cited as one of the key reasons behind ongoing mental health issues in superyacht crews, according to a study by Quay Crew. … Read more
Ferretti Group ends 2023 with strong revenue growthnews Rob Hodgetts 19 Feb 24 0Italian yacht builder Ferretti Group weathered economic headwinds in 2023, charting a course for success with an 11.5% year-over-year (YoY) surge in revenue to reach… Read more
Alfa sells, with asking price of €67mnews Rob Hodgetts 15 Feb 24 0Award-winning superyacht Alfa has been sold and will be managed and chartered by Ocean Independence. The 70-metre Benetti, built in 2020, was sold by Vassilis… Read more
Sanlorenzo results chart steady course in 2023 as revenue risesnews Rob Hodgetts 12 Feb 24 0Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo delivered impressive year-end results for 2023, propelled by double-digit revenue growth and surging profitability. “The performance of the year is substantiated… Read more
