‘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
WATCH: ‘Broking for gold’video Rob Hodgetts 25 Apr 25 0Leading brokers discuss the value they bring to clients during a compelling panel. Read more
WATCH: ‘Trump 2.0 and yachting’video Rob Hodgetts 15 Apr 25 0Lawyers and brokers discuss the effect of Trump 2.0 on the US superyacht market. 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
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
Denison’s Clarke on reputation, mentors and mantrasopinion Rob Hodgetts 4 Mar 25 0He can still remember the early days, working late and sleeping in the office, mentally banking cheques before the contract is signed, suffering disappointments and… Read more
Stagflation threatens brokerage marketopinion Rob Hodgetts 14 Feb 25 0Cutting through the geopolitical noise and trade tantrums, there could be a more latent threat lapping at the superyacht sales market. The spectre of stagflation… Read more
Brokers on ‘two-speed market’, resilience and straight talkingopinion Rob Hodgetts 28 Jan 25 0The superyacht market is much like a chocolate orange; it is all about the segments. But in yachting’s case, the segments can be very different.… Read more
US yacht brokers defeat inflated commission lawsuitnews Rob Hodgetts 23 Jan 25 0A Florida judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit in which the International Yacht Brokers Association (IYBA) and other brokerages were accused of inflating… Read more
Edmiston: ‘Does this make the car go faster?’opinion Rob Hodgetts 9 Dec 24 0“Does this make the car go faster?” It’s simple, straight to the point and a question Jamie Edmiston often asks, although he tweaks it. The chief… Read more
‘Trump bump’ boosts US yacht-timismopinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Dec 24 0Wall Street’s ‘Trump bump’ in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election win is showing signs of spreading to yachting, according to Raphael Sauleau, CEO,… Read more
Prospecting for white gold in Aspenopinion Rob Hodgetts 15 Nov 24 0He knew he was on to a good thing when one of his brokers got chatting to someone in a restaurant while waiting to pick… Read more
How candid calls got ‘job done’ for brokersopinion Rob Hodgetts 23 Oct 24 0As a snapshot of life as a yacht broker it told a good story. Several unanswered calls, multiple messages left and then eventually the pick-up.… Read more
Why ‘old war horses’ need to ‘wake up’ to cryptoopinion Rob Hodgetts 17 Oct 24 0Yacht companies need to “wake up and address” a growing tide of clients keen to use crypto for sales and charter transactions, according to Giles… Read more
Kicking fenders amid Monaco madnessopinion Rob Hodgetts 1 Oct 24 0Chatting on the saloon deck of Kismet, Chris Cecil-Wright’s eyes crease into a smile. Not at the sight of the drizzle dampening the Monaco air, but… Read more
Edmiston announces €1bn in sales this year, up 22%news Rob Hodgetts 17 Sep 24 0Superyacht brokerage Edmiston has announced more than €1bn in sales this year ahead of the Monaco Yacht Show. The sales figure, which gives an average… Read more
Cannes: Insights from the casting couch and market moodopinion Rob Hodgetts 16 Sep 24 0Doing his best to look calm, he shuttled up and down the stairs between the two clients. It was a popular boat and the show… Read more
‘Inwardly bullish’: Jaffa on reinvention & the American dreamopinion Rob Hodgetts 2 Sep 24 0You might imagine yacht and jet lawyers to be pedants in power dress or air-conditioned attack dogs. But spend any time talking to James Jaffa… Read more
