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Beach to boardroom – London calling

Rob Hodgetts

22 Mar 25

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Palm 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…

Vladimir Zinchenko is CEO of GX Superyachts.

GX: From Slovenia with love – and silence

Rob Hodgetts

10 Mar 25

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Building superyachts in the heart of the Slovenian mountains might seem an odd choice but for Vladimir Zinchenko it makes sense. Or it would, if…

Alex G. Clarke is a superyacht broker at Denison.

Denison’s Clarke on reputation, mentors and mantras

Rob Hodgetts

4 Mar 25

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He can still remember the early days, working late and sleeping in the office, mentally banking cheques before the contract is signed, suffering disappointments and…

Barrett Wright is president of yacht management company Hill Robinson USA.

Kryptonite, shrimps & the 15-minute rule: tales of a yacht manager

Rob Hodgetts

24 Feb 25

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One of her maxims is the 15-minute rule. That’s the window Barrett Wright allows to get back to a client’s question. Any longer and you…

Stagflation could threaten the superyacht brokerage market because of the high cost of new builds.

Stagflation threatens brokerage market

Rob Hodgetts

14 Feb 25

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Cutting through the geopolitical noise and trade tantrums, there could be a more latent threat lapping at the superyacht sales market. The spectre of stagflation…

Roman Abramovich's superyacht Eclipse.

Abramovich tale fires warning to gamers of the system

Rob Hodgetts

6 Feb 25

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Revelations into alleged attempts by Roman Abramovich to dodge tax due on his fleet of superyachts could be causing quiet alarm and sending out shockwaves…

The 65m ISA superyacht Resilience was asking $65m

Brokers on ‘two-speed market’, resilience and straight talking

Rob Hodgetts

28 Jan 25

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The 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.…

Dynamiq shipyard is set to launch its new GTT 165 this summer.

Dynamiq disrupting with ‘top technology for great price’

Rob Hodgetts

20 Jan 25

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He likens it to trying to win English football’s Premier League. You need a blend of top players from a host of nations to excel.…

Dunya Yachts built the 35m explorer King Benji.

Dunya: King Benji builder rides Turkish wave

Rob Hodgetts

9 Jan 25

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It would be easy to jump on the groundswell of goodwill lifting Turkish yachting, but Dunya Yachts is selective about which wave to catch. The…

Edmiston: ‘Does this make the car go faster?’

Rob Hodgetts

9 Dec 24

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“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…

Raphael Sauleau, CEO IYC

‘Trump bump’ boosts US yacht-timism

Rob Hodgetts

2 Dec 24

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Wall 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,…

Cantiere delle Marche aims to beat Stairway to Heaven

Rob Hodgetts

26 Nov 24

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Losing the family fortune could lead to ruin for some, but Vasco Buonpensiere says he is thankful for it. His family was wealthy and privileged,…

Burgess is set to open a new office in Aspen, Colorado.

Prospecting for white gold in Aspen

Rob Hodgetts

15 Nov 24

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He knew he was on to a good thing when one of his brokers got chatting to someone in a restaurant while waiting to pick…

Superyacht insurers could raise premiums because of a rash of fires, groundings and sinkings.

Why ‘cherry picking’ is on the horizon for insurers

Rob Hodgetts

12 Nov 24

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Superyacht incidents of fire, groundings and sinkings were a narrative of this northern hemisphere summer causing speculation that insurance premiums will skyrocket next year. A…

Abeking & Rasmussen yacht Cloudbreak on a voyage to remote regions of the world.

Abeking & Rasmussen: The ’boutique’ yard on ‘full power’

Rob Hodgetts

31 Oct 24

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It sounds like the first line of a joke: “What starts with the management and ends with the welder?” But for Björn Benecke, sales manager…

Brokers Will Christie and Henry Craven-Smith on the deal for the superyacht Mary A, which sold before the Monaco Yacht Show.

How candid calls got ‘job done’ for brokers

Rob Hodgetts

23 Oct 24

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As 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.…

Crypto currency such as stablecoin is gaining traction in superyacht transactions.

Why ‘old war horses’ need to ‘wake up’ to crypto

Rob Hodgetts

17 Oct 24

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Yacht companies need to “wake up and address” a growing tide of clients keen to use crypto for sales and charter transactions, according to Giles…

Kismet, on show at the Monaco Yacht Show, is a 122m Lurssen, exclusively for charter with Cecil Wright.

Kicking fenders amid Monaco madness

Rob Hodgetts

1 Oct 24

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Chatting 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…

Peter Wilson, president, MCM Newport.

Peter Wilson: Insights from the original owner’s rep

Rob Hodgetts

20 Sep 24

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He says he has signed so many non-disclosure agreements he can’t talk to himself anymore. It’s a good line, and it encapsulates the secrecy of…

Superyachts docked at the Cannes Yachting Festival.

Cannes: Insights from the casting couch and market mood

Rob Hodgetts

16 Sep 24

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Doing his best to look calm, he shuttled up and down the stairs between the two clients. It was a popular boat and the show…

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