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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…

Patrick Coote, former MD Northrop & Johnson has joined MarineMax's superyacht division.

N&J’s Coote on ‘dream job’, US elections and carrots

Rob Hodgetts

21 Dec 23

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His schoolfriends stuck pictures of Pamela Anderson or Harley-Davidson motorcycles on their bedroom walls, but Patrick Coote only had eyes for superyachts. A trip to…

Burgess’ Craven-Smith on painting, prospecting and the trials of a broker

Rob Hodgetts

14 Dec 23

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His love of procedure made Henry Craven-Smith lay newspaper on the chalet floor before painting. That’s when he saw it. The cryptic advert that changed…

Lürssen shipyard launches its Project Cosmos in Germany. Photo: Tom van Oosanen

Instability breeds uncertainty for markets

Rob Hodgetts

7 Dec 23

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Financial markets might be looking forward to a Santa rally but global instability continues to cast an air of caution over the superyacht industry. War in…

How serious is the superyacht industry about sustainability?

How serious is yachting about sustainability?

Rob Hodgetts

30 Nov 23

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Just as turkeys are famously unlikely to vote for Christmas, so the superyacht industry is unlikely to downplay its progress in sustainability. The mood music…

Superyachts in Monaco.

6 brokers on headwinds facing the industry

Rob Hodgetts

22 Nov 23

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The superyacht industry is used to weathering storms and even came out of the pandemic with increased forward momentum. But there are always headwinds on…

Superyacht sales are experiencing a shift in the mid-size market.

Sales market suffers hangover from triple cocktail

Rob Hodgetts

16 Nov 23

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It’s a potent cocktail and is making the superyacht sales market a touch dazed and confused. The triple mixture of post-Covid party comedown, inflation and…

Chris Cecil-Wright founded Cecil Wright & Partners, superyacht brokers.

Cecil-Wright on the art of a broker

Rob Hodgetts

9 Nov 23

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Money is a useful by-product of selling a superyacht, but broker Chris Cecil-Wright insists he is driven more by a “psychological” need for acceptance and to make…

Sustainability is one of the key issues facing the superyacht industry.

Bankers help fuel green revolution

Rob Hodgetts

2 Nov 23

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Global warming is a hot topic. And a quick straw poll across superyacht sectors tells you sustainability remains at the forefront of many people’s thinking…

Superyacht Legend is a popular choice for Antarctica charters.

Charter market holds firm as ‘new generation’ seeks fresh horizons

Rob Hodgetts

25 Oct 23

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The superyacht charter market appears to have held firm in the face of strengthening headwinds this year as a “new generation” of clients take the…

Superyacht sales market: The 95m Kismet sold in September with an asking price of €149m euros.

Superyacht sales market: fizz subsides

Rob Hodgetts

11 Oct 23

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If the superyacht sales market is a bottle of vintage Champagne, then the bubbles are settling after the shake-up of the Covid era and a…

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