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Bob Denison

Bob Denison – a life on the water

opinion
Conor Feasey
11 May 23
0

There is more in common with superyachts and World War Two minesweepers than you might think. One is that they were both built in Fort…

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Flagship: Tim Johnson – from colour sergeant to superyacht CEO

opinion
Conor Feasey
17 Apr 23
0

After 14 years in the British Army, running a superyacht charter brokerage might not seem an obvious career choice. But it is one that is…

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Judicial auctions in the Caribbean – Alfa Nero

opinion
Conor Feasey
11 Apr 23
0

The case of Alfa Nero has gathered a lot of media attention recently – with more to come. The 270ft (82m) superyacht has been abandoned…

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Managing shipyard insolvencies

opinion
Conor Feasey
30 Mar 23
0

Shipyard insolvency is “one of the great catastrophes that might befall your project”. That was the stark warning from Alex Sayegh, legal director, HFW who chaired…

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News and views from Superyacht Investor London 2023

opinion
Conor Feasey
22 Mar 23
0

More than 170 delegates gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel last week for our Superyacht Investor London 2023 conference. Panels and presentations covered a broad…

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Dude, where’s my $80m superyacht?

opinion
Conor Feasey
9 Mar 23
0

We all forget things from time to time. People forget their keys, others forget to pick up their kids from piano recitals and some forget…

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South African seizure

opinion
Conor Feasey
1 Mar 23
0

The 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.…

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The MY Tango inquiry: Lessons to be learnt

opinion
Conor Feasey
14 Feb 23
0

The industry was rocked recently by the news that Richard Masters and Vladislav Osipov were charged with allegedly aiding sanctioned Russian billionaire, Viktor Vekselberg. The…

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MB92’s Ben Mennem – An alternative view

opinion
Conor Feasey
26 Jan 23
0

After 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…

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From snowboarding to superyachts

opinion
Conor Feasey
19 Jan 23
0

From snowboarding in the Bavarian Alps to running one of the world’s largest superyacht brokerages, Northrop & Johnsons’ president and chief operating officer (COO), Daniel…

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Numarine’s Ömer Malaz talks Türkiye

opinion
Conor Feasey
6 Jan 23
0

From working in a cardboard factory to running a superyacht shipyard is not an obvious career path. But Ömer Malaz (pictured above) has now been…

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Denison Yachting: Q3 sales drop, but market resilient

opinion
Megan Kelly
14 Dec 22
0

Yacht sales in the third quarter (Q3) of this year have dropped 10% compared with last year, but the industry is still on track for…

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Hire-rates of the Caribbean

opinion
Conor Feasey
8 Dec 22
0

This time of year usually marks the beginning of a season of rum, sun and sand for many charter clients looking to hire a superyacht…

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Superyacht sales: slashed prices or seasonal adjustment?

opinion
Conor Feasey
1 Dec 22
0

Shoppers were out grabbing a bargain on Black Friday last week, but the superyacht market is also offering discounts of its own. Asking prices for…

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Children are the future (of yacht sales and charter) 

opinion
Megan Kelly
23 Nov 22
0

Luxury 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…

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The Italian job – building in a boom

opinion
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…

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San Lorenzo reports record €1.7bn backlog

opinion
Alasdair Whyte
11 Nov 22
0

Italian 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…

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Yachting through the crypto Winter

opinion
Conor Feasey
9 Nov 22
0

If 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…

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Sailing in the Sunshine State

opinion
Conor Feasey
4 Nov 22
0

The 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…

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Strains on supply chains

opinion
Conor Feasey
25 Oct 22
0

There 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…

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