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Engel de Boer of Lloyd's Register talks about the nuclear power as Giedo Loeff of Feadship watches on.

Why nuclear could be the viable nuclear option

Rob Hodgetts

14 Jun 24

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A nuclear option is an extreme and unlikely course of action, but in superyachts the future could be, well, nuclear. It might induce a cold…

Brokers panel: Tim Davis, Burgess (centre).

Why yacht brokers are braced for revolution

Rob Hodgetts

7 Jun 24

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Antiquated industry ripe for disruption or relationship business reliant on human connections? Superyacht brokerage could be at an inflexion point, but change might not come…

Bankers on a superyacht finance panel at Superyacht Investor London 2024.

Bankers spy ‘green shoots’ for yacht finance

Rob Hodgetts

3 Jun 24

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Yacht finance has come through a “bumpy” period but there are “green shoots” of recovery according to bankers speaking on a panel at Superyacht Investor…

Experts discuss risks with new builds at Superyacht Investor London 2024

Why openness with innovation can change attitudes

Rob Hodgetts

28 May 24

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New-build innovation could spark a seismic shift in the public perception of superyachts but only if old-school practices of secrecy and silos are swept away.…

Jamie Edmiston, CEO, Edmiston with Alasdair Whyte, founder Superyacht Investor.

Edmiston’s advice and market snapshot

Rob Hodgetts

20 May 24

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Buying a superyacht that you can’t afford to give away is not the smartest plan for an investor, according to Jamie Edmiston. “There is zero…

Owner Erik Vonk has converted a trawler into 45.6m explorer yacht Scintilla Maris.

Owner Vonk’s journey to net his dream yacht

Rob Hodgetts

10 May 24

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Erik Vonk puts much of it down to Dutch stubbornness. It helped him drive through his decades-long dream to convert a North Sea fishing trawler…

Aldo Manna, partner and sales director, Antonini Navi.

Manna seeks ‘eccellenza’ at Antonini Navi

Rob Hodgetts

3 May 24

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The Italians call it “eccellenza”. In English it means “excellence”, but it doesn’t sound as cool. For Aldo Manna, partner and sales director of Antonini…

Eleonora Pitasso, sales broker, Burgess

Pitasso: ‘There’s always a buyer somewhere on the planet’

Rob Hodgetts

26 Apr 24

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Ignoring Eleonora Pitasso won’t work. She’s just not the kind of person to take “no” for an answer. “I like to open doors. If I…

Vincent McCartney, CEO, Camper and Nicholsons Corporate Services.

McCartney’s ticket to ride brings breakfast with movie star

Rob Hodgetts

19 Apr 24

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He’s no stranger to the uber rich but even Vincent McCartney was starstruck when he was invited to have breakfast with a movie legend. McCartney,…

The 70m Benetti Alfa was bought by a client of Anton Foord.

Alfa: Why investing in time reaps biggest rewards

Rob Hodgetts

12 Apr 24

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As an investor in time, Anton Foord hopes to reap perpetual rewards. Foord, of Ocean Independence, has recently represented the buyer in the purchase of…

Lee Stevenson co-founded new-build consultancy Occam Marine.

Why new-builds need operational design input

Rob Hodgetts

8 Apr 24

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A dive at Belize’s famous Blue Hole was to be the crowning moment of the owner’s trip but captain Lee Stevenson had a serious issue.…

Robert Drontmann, sales director, Heesen Yachts.

Heesen’s Drontmann bullish despite headwinds

Rob Hodgetts

2 Apr 24

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Spring is a time for fresh hope and green shoots, tempered by the knowledge that storms are still possible. That certainly seems to be the…

Jim Evans, MD SuperYachtsMonaco.

Jim Evans on the good, bad and ugly of yacht broking

Rob Hodgetts

15 Mar 24

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Jim Evans knew the game was up when the captain took him aside. “You’re too clumsy, too rubbish to be a deckhand. You should be…

Could AI and machine learning replace the human touch in yacht surveys?

Why tea and biscuits can beat AI yacht surveys

Rob Hodgetts

8 Mar 24

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Plain or covered in chocolate? That’s a choice you don’t get with artificial intelligence (AI) but you do with deluxe oat biscuits such as Hobnobs.…

Superyachts for sale at the Miami Boat Show.

American ‘pysche’ sparks US sales optimism

Rob Hodgetts

29 Feb 24

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Maybe it’s the Taylor Swift factor – most things are these days – but the US superyacht market seems to be heading into 2024 with irresistible…

Ian Petts, Jaffa Prive.

Ian Petts on the whims of the rich & finance ‘headaches’

Rob Hodgetts

29 Feb 24

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His dream is to become the second person in his family to develop a British royal yacht, but Ian Petts says he hasn’t “found someone crazy enough to…

Relationships, time & playing the long game

Rob Hodgetts

2 Feb 24

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Time in the market, not timing the market is the old investment adage but it could equally apply to building relationships in the superyacht world.…

Raphael Sauleau, CEO IYC

IYC’s Sauleau on ultra running and the art of the CEO

Rob Hodgetts

26 Jan 24

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Endurance athletes need a goal, a plan, discipline and determination, and the flexibility to react to hardship along the way. The same is true of…

Superyacht moored off the Buddha Bar in Mykonos, Greece.

Sales market predictions for 2024

Rob Hodgetts

18 Jan 24

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It’s mid-January and the year is steaming ahead at pace, but the consensus among superyacht brokers is that the sales market will settle back to…

Will Christie set up Christie Yachts in 2021.

Christie on the art of a deal, slow burns & bear markets

Rob Hodgetts

11 Jan 24

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For a man who hates losing, broker Will Christie is in no rush to sell you a yacht. The Briton has been busy since setting…

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