$7.2m yacht sinks after collision in a Spanish marinanews Superyacht Investor Contributor 13 Jun 22 0Sailing yacht Elenora E sank to the bottom of Tarragona Marina, Spain on Friday (June 10th) after being struck by a reversing vessel. Despite local… Read more
Survey: The bigger the yacht, the smaller the benefitnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 10 Jun 22 0Crew on larger 100m+ (328ft) yachts often have worse benefits than colleagues on smaller yachts according to a survey from Quay Crew. The UK-based crew… Read more
Winch Design launch NFTs to aid ocean conservationnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 10 Jun 22 0SYI Summary: British yacht desinger Winch Design, Boat International and Cloud Yachts have created a series of NFTs entitled Message in a Bottle All… Read more
SYI’s Next Big Thing: With Will Christie, founder and CEO of Christie Yachtsnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 9 Jun 22 0Welcome to Superyacht Investor’s (SYI’s) Next Big Thing. In this series, we ask industry insiders to identify the next big thing in superyachting, what challenges… Read more
US sanctioned superyachts: The list so farnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 9 Jun 22 0Superyacht Investor has identified 14 superyachts that have been sanctioned by the US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Nine of those were sanctioned after… Read more
Construction of the first Amels 80 beginsnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 8 Jun 22 0SYI Summary: On 17th May, the first Amels 80 build began with steel cutting at Damen Yachting’s yard in Galati, Romania. The limited edition new… Read more
Fiji hands over $300m Amadea to US authoritiesnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 7 Jun 22 0The Fijian government has handed over the seized $300m superyacht Amadea to US authorities in a move that demonstrates Washington’s 7,767-mile field of influence. Today’s… Read more
SYI Next Big Thing: With Jenny Matthews, founder of She of the Seanews Superyacht Investor Contributor 31 May 22 0Welcome to the first episode of Superyacht Investor’s (SYI’s) Next Big Thing. In this series, we ask industry insiders to identify the next big thing… Read more
GYG reports ‘steady trading growth’ in Q1news Superyacht Investor Contributor 31 May 22 0Painting, supply and maintenance company GYG has reported steady trading growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, in line with group forecasts. The superyacht… Read more
$3.4m yacht sunk in UK harbour infernonews Superyacht Investor Contributor 30 May 22 0Officials are probing the cause of a blaze that resulted in the 85ft (26m) Rendezvous sinking to the bottom of Torquay harbour, UK on Saturday… Read more
Bering Yachts opens second shipyard in Bulgarianews Superyacht Investor Contributor 30 May 22 0SYI Summary: Turkish shipyard Bering Yachts has opened a second shipyard in the city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Based on the shores of the Black Sea,… Read more
Nuvolari Lenard to celebrate 30th anniversary at the Venice Boat Shownews Superyacht Investor Contributor 30 May 22 0SYI Summary: The Italian design studio will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the Venice Boat Show 2022. It has been an active participant and supporter… Read more
Sanlorenzo to make Venice Boat Show debutnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 25 May 22 0SYI Summary: Sanlorezo will be at the Venice Boat Show for the first time. The Italian shipyard will display three models from its fleet: The… Read more
Yacht set ablaze off Italian coastnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 20 May 22 0The 27m (88ft) superyacht M/Y Naseem has sunk five miles off Puglia, southern Italy, after being engulfed by flames. Italian publication Daily Nautica reported that… Read more
Superyacht Investor London 2022: Day one in picturesnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 16 May 22 0 Delegates from all over the world gathered for Superyacht Investor London 2022 at the Hilton London Tower Bridge.… Read more
Crews-in into 2022news Superyacht Investor Contributor 13 May 22 0When one door closes, another door opens. International sanctions caused many in the industry to fear for the livelihoods of crew on Russian vessels. However,… Read more
Insurance firm Travelers to pay $2m for sunken yachtnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 10 May 22 0Insurance company Travelers has been ordered to pay Ocean Reef Charters $2m in damages for a superyacht that sunk during Hurricane Irma in 2017. After… Read more
Fijian authorities seize Russian-owned superyacht on US’ behalfnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 6 May 22 0Fijian law enforcement have executed a seizure warrant on request from the US freezing the 348ft superyacht Amadea owned by sanctioned oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Assisted… Read more
Cocaine yacht MY Kahu to be sold to the highest biddernews Superyacht Investor Contributor 11 Apr 22 0Seized yacht MY Kahu will be sold to the highest bidder at an online auction in April, after being arrested carrying over 2t of cocaine.… Read more
Spain seizes Russian-owned superyacht on behalf of USnews Superyacht Investor Contributor 5 Apr 22 0Spanish law enforcement has seized the 77m (255ft) superyacht, Tango on behalf of the US Department of Justice due to its connections to sanctioned oligarch,… Read more
