Palma finds groove in search for sailing’s next genopinion Rob Hodgetts 11 May 26 0The bassist’s bushy moustache frames his infectious grin as he whirls and plucks with the groove. The lead guitarist beams at his pal from under… Read more
How fluent are you in family office?opinion Rob Hodgetts 27 Apr 26 0She describes a yacht as often 1% of a family’s assets but 90% of its enjoyment. For a family office, this throws up a unique… Read more
Palm Beach and the ‘rocket’ heading for yachtingopinion Rob Hodgetts 20 Apr 26 0It began when the client got in touch from his ski chalet during one Christmas holiday. While the family were out skiing, he asked broker… Read more
The train was on fire. It sparked her careeropinion Rob Hodgetts 13 Apr 26 0An electrical fire on a Monaco-bound train was the catalyst for her big break in yachting. Sakeena Hazuri Mathis, a broker with Yacht Habit, was… Read more
Surveying the State of Yachtingopinion Rob Hodgetts 7 Apr 26 0If the job of dishwasher in a restaurant could be dressed up as “ceramic technician” so the role of yacht broker could be known as “confidence deliverer”.… Read more
WATCH: ‘Thinking outside the box’video Rob Hodgetts 25 Mar 26 0Feadship CMO Farouk Nefzi on why yacht marketing needs reinventing for the future. Read more
Dubai will ‘lick wounds and bounce back’opinion Rob Hodgetts 25 Mar 26 0He describes the missile interceptions as like “very, very loud thunder”. Menelaus Kouzoupis, partner at Stephenson Harwood in Dubai says life under the ever-present threat… Read more
WATCH: ‘Regulations update’video Rob Hodgetts 17 Mar 26 0Phil Noad, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry provides an update on regulations. Read more
Globalism, conflict and superyachtingopinion Rob Hodgetts 6 Mar 26 0Caveats were as common as business cards as speakers at Superyacht Investor London this week tried to sum up the state of the industry against… Read more
MarineMax announces $100m stock repurchase plannews Fayaz Hussain 5 Mar 26 0Florida-based recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax announced a stock repurchase plan to mitigate the dilutive effect of restricted stock. The company said that, as… Read more
‘Like a sofa-based bobsleigh run’ – SYI London is backopinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Mar 26 0Elbows ready, race faces on, energy and clarity coursing through the system. The start gate is primed. It’s the Winter Olympics and the ski cross… Read more
MarineMax bid a ‘viable path forward’news Rob Hodgetts 23 Feb 26 0MarineMax should engage with Donerail’s recent acquisition bid as well as running “strategic alternatives” to maximise shareholder value, according to top-10 shareholder Levin Capital. Activist… Read more
Armada Club: Inside the idle asset revolutionopinion Rob Hodgetts 16 Feb 26 0Peering across the marina you might not see it at first. But hidden among the tonnage of superyachts lies a rich resource. It has remained… Read more
Billionaires, bunfights and broken heartsopinion Rob Hodgetts 11 Feb 26 0He was sipping rosé on the pontoon at the end of a long, hot day at the Cannes Yachting Festival when a young deckhand approached… Read more
MarineMax receives unsolicited interest from Donerailnews Rob Hodgetts 3 Feb 26 0MarineMax says it has received an unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest from The Donerail Group to acquire all of the company’s outstanding common shares for… Read more
‘Do you even want the yacht?’ – broker-turned-owner Pitasso on her epiphanyopinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Feb 26 0She stood by as the client’s representative fired a volley of technical questions on a tour of the new build, but eventually she had to… Read more
Inside the Feadship sales psycheopinion Rob Hodgetts 12 Jan 26 0The client was poised over the contract, ready to sign, when his wife piped up: “Is this the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought for… Read more
Hot or not? Market forecasts in 2026opinion Rob Hodgetts 23 Dec 25 0If we could predict the future we’d have all gamed the lottery and bought our own superyachts by now. But that doesn’t stop us from… Read more
‘Patience’ the key to unlock Middle East bountyopinion Rob Hodgetts 8 Dec 25 0In football terms, they supplied the cross, Dubai headed it in. Unfavourable or uncertain tax regimes in countries such as the UK and France are… Read more
Burgess investment a sign of ‘optimism’ – Cecil-Wrightnews Rob Hodgetts 21 Nov 25 0Burgess’ investment from US private equity firm Ancient is a sign of “optimism for growth” in the superyacht industry, according to Chris Cecil-Wright, founder of… Read more
