News and views from Superyacht Investor London 2023opinion Conor Feasey 22 Mar 23 0More than 170 delegates gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel last week for our Superyacht Investor London 2023 conference. Panels and presentations covered a broad… Read more
Dude, where’s my $80m superyacht?opinion Conor Feasey 9 Mar 23 0We all forget things from time to time. People forget their keys, others forget to pick up their kids from piano recitals and some forget… Read more
South African seizureopinion Conor Feasey 1 Mar 23 0The arrest of superyacht Blue Shadow in Cape Town last month seemed a simple case of a South African court exercising its judicial powers following a lawsuit.… Read more
The MY Tango inquiry: Lessons to be learntopinion Conor Feasey 14 Feb 23 0The industry was rocked recently by the news that Richard Masters and Vladislav Osipov were charged with allegedly aiding sanctioned Russian billionaire, Viktor Vekselberg. The… Read more
MB92’s Ben Mennem – An alternative viewopinion Conor Feasey 26 Jan 23 0After a career spanning almost half a century, MB92 La Ciotat’s founder and vice-chairman of MB92 Group Ben Mennem (pictured) has seen it all. From… Read more
From snowboarding to superyachtsopinion Conor Feasey 19 Jan 23 0From snowboarding in the Bavarian Alps to running one of the world’s largest superyacht brokerages, Northrop & Johnsons’ president and chief operating officer (COO), Daniel… Read more
Numarine’s Ömer Malaz talks Turkeyopinion Conor Feasey 6 Jan 23 0From working in a cardboard factory to running a superyacht shipyard is not an obvious career path. But Ömer Malaz (pictured above) has now been… Read more
Denison Yachting: Q3 sales drop, but market resilientopinion Megan Kelly 14 Dec 22 0Yacht sales in the third quarter (Q3) of this year have dropped 10% compared with last year, but the industry is still on track for… Read more
Hire-rates of the Caribbeanopinion Conor Feasey 8 Dec 22 0This time of year usually marks the beginning of a season of rum, sun and sand for many charter clients looking to hire a superyacht… Read more
Superyacht sales: slashed prices or seasonal adjustment?opinion Conor Feasey 1 Dec 22 0Shoppers were out grabbing a bargain on Black Friday last week, but the superyacht market is also offering discounts of its own. Asking prices for… Read more
Children are the future (of yacht sales and charter) opinion Megan Kelly 23 Nov 22 0Luxury travel is recession proof. That’s the view of Geordie Mackay-Lewis, co-founder of luxury travel company Pelorus – and probably the view of most people… Read more
The Italian job – building in a boomopinion Conor Feasey 18 Nov 22 0“Batti il ferro finché è caldo” is an Italian saying that translates as “strike the iron while it’s hot.” And it’s one that rings true for… Read more
San Lorenzo reports record €1.7bn backlogopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 22 0Italian shipyard San Lorenzo has reported a record backlog of €1.7bn ($1.76bn) for the end of its third quarter of 2022. It made a pre-tax… Read more
Yachting through the crypto Winteropinion Conor Feasey 9 Nov 22 0If you don’t own Crypto you may have missed the travails of FTX, a large exchange, which suffered the equivalent of a run on a… Read more
Sailing in the Sunshine Stateopinion Conor Feasey 4 Nov 22 0The largest in-water boat show in the world opened its gates for the 63rd time last week as more than 100,000 attendees and 1,300 watercraft… Read more
Strains on supply chainsopinion Conor Feasey 25 Oct 22 0There is good news and bad news when the market is this buoyant. The good news is that record highs reported in the post-pandemic boom… Read more
The full Monte (Carlo)opinion Conor Feasey 6 Oct 22 0The strong gales at the Monaco Yacht Show may have prevented superyachts from anchoring around Port Hercule (pictured) this year. But showgoers seemed resilient to… Read more
No second wind needed for new build sectoropinion Conor Feasey 20 Sep 22 0The superyacht industry looks buoyant. Despite rising inflation, sanctions, worries of an impending global recession and the looming prospect of the sales bubble bursting, yacht… Read more
Yes, we Cannesopinion Conor Feasey 8 Sep 22 0There is nothing quite like the French Riviera at this time of year. In Cannes, Vieux Port (pictured) and Port Canto this week welcomed more… Read more
Why superyacht investors should put their money on greenopinion Conor Feasey 1 Sep 22 0A green tide is rising. For evidence, look no further than next week’s Cannes Yachting Festival, where the new Green Route initiative will showcase environmental… Read more