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View from the bridge: Prevent incidents and protect owners against liability

Superyacht Investor Contributor

18 Dec 19

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Owners, captains and managers have a duty of care to protect their staff on board vessels. Several incidents in the past couple of years have…

OPINION: Sanlorenzo’s flotation comes in a tough year for launches

Mike Stones

16 Dec 19

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This year has proved to be far from vintage for initial public offerings (IPOs) – with mixed results, but Sanlorenzo is ending the year on…

OPINION: Chinese interest in superyachts awakens despite ‘tigers’ and ‘flies’

Mike Stones

6 Dec 19

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China’s interest in superyachts has long been predicted but never realised. Perhaps, that is, until now. Could those optimistic, some might say wildly optimistic, forecasts…

View from the bridge: The value of design input from experienced crew

Superyacht Investor Contributor

28 Nov 19

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Better by design: Captain Iain Flockhart argues that superyacht crews should be consulted when planning yacht designs. The vast majority of people who design yachts…

OPINION: ‘My other car … is a luxury yacht’

Mike Stones

22 Nov 19

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Luxury carmaker Lexus has ventured into the world of luxury yachts with its debut launch. Car bumper (or fender if you’re American) stickers that proudly…

View from the bridge: Chase boat vs a larger yacht

Superyacht Investor Contributor

20 Nov 19

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Support vessels, such as Joy Rider, offer significant benefits to superyacht owners: captain Iain Flockhart. As the encouraging trend for more large yachts to get…

OPINION: Novel luxury yacht stands up to the competition

Mike Stones

9 Nov 19

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The novel Mansion Yachts uses four hydraulic legs to stand up to the competition. Asked to picture a luxury yacht, most people are likely to…

OPINION: Talk of the sharing economy has been greatly overshared

Alasdair Whyte

1 Nov 19

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In the past 10 years there has been a lot of talk about how young people – particularly Millennials (those born between the 1980s and…

Talk of the sharing economy has been greatly overshared

Alasdair Whyte

31 Oct 19

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In the past 10 years there has been a lot of talk about how young people – particularly Millennials (those born between the 1980s and…

OPINION: Switch on to superyachts’ cyber-security threat

Mike Stones

24 Oct 19

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With the average price of superyachts at the Monaco Yacht Show estimated at €37.8 million, can you afford to take the cyber-security risk? It’s early…

OPINION: Ferretti float sinks … but not without trace

Alasdair Whyte

18 Oct 19

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Launching an IPO is a lot riskier than launching a yacht, as Ferretti Group demonstrated yesterday. Ferretti has given up its plan to sell 30%…

View from the bridge: Cybersecurity and the threat to superyachts. Are we doing enough?

Superyacht Investor Contributor

18 Oct 19

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Pictured above is the tranquil scene viewed from my home on the banks of the River Clyde, writes captain Iain Flockhart. Just beyond the ship’s…

View from the bridge: Showtime for superyachts. But should organisers step up their act?

Superyacht Investor Contributor

11 Oct 19

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Should superyacht show organisers polish their act? Captain Iain Flockhart thinks so. With the yacht show season now in full swing and the daddy of…

OPINION: ‘The rich are very different from you and me’. But what about superyachts?

Mike Stones

8 Oct 19

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The billionaires club will have 800 more members by 2023. But how many will invest in superyachts remains unclear. “The rich are very different from…

OPINION: Tinsel-Town-sur-Mer showcases a soon-to-be £8.28 billion industry

Mike Stones

27 Sep 19

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This is the £3.45 billion view from atop the Yacht Club de Monaco, during the show this week. The world’s finest superyachts rode elegantly in harbour…

Monaco Yacht Show assembles its biggest fleet of superyachts valued at £3.45 billion

Mike Stones

26 Sep 19

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The biggest superyacht fleet ever assembled at the Monaco Yacht Show went on display on Tuesday, September 24, as the event, now in its 29th…

OPINION: September is showtime for superyachts

Mike Stones

20 Sep 19

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September is showtime for the superyacht industry. Next week the spotlight will fall on the Monaco Yacht Show, after last week’s Cannes Yachting Festival. Both…

View from the bridge: Superyacht mentors are ‘a priceless asset’

Superyacht Investor Contributor

16 Sep 19

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A captain who can mentor crew “is a priceless asset”. Mentoring is worthwhile in just about any industrial or other commercial environment, writes captain Iain…

OPINION: Could the cost of superyacht berths be about to soar?

Mike Stones

14 Sep 19

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Price competition for superyacht berths, particularly at popular marinas, is likely to intensify, according to Ignacio Erroz, manager of OneOcean Port Vell (pictured). Superyacht berths…

OPINION: Innovation is powering the global yachting industry

Mike Stones

7 Sep 19

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The Foiler is one of two new yachts to use hydrofoils to boost performance featured in Superyacht Investor recently. Innovation is alive and well in…

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