The list of refit work should be built all season, in the same system that already holds the yacht’s planned ...

Who has authority over the yacht? Presented here is a logical solution to give clarity and avoid escalation should disputes ...

A charter broker’s phone rings in every time zone – how AI systems can help with those first conversations and handing off to ...

A view from Amaya Charters on premium demand, longer itineraries and the infrastructure behind the guest experience ...

The distinction between a yacht’s location and its customs status can have significant consequences, as a recent European ...

As superyachts become increasingly sophisticated, are we investing enough in the cognitive capabilities of the people responsible for operating them?

Repair work can introduce additional risk if crew continue to live aboard and so should be subject to the appropriate ...

If I had a dime every time I heard someone say that a superyacht costs 10 per cent of its value each year to run, I would probably own a very big superyacht myself! It is one of the most repeated ...

Laurent Issaurat, Head of Art Banking Services, and Adina Bates, Head of Yacht Finance at Societe Generale Private Banking. Societe Generale Private Banking combines two widely recognised areas of ...

A yacht purchase begins with an ownership and operating concept: who will own the vessel, who will use it and how the purchase will be financed are decisions that shape the transaction. Europe’s new ...

The superyacht market has no reason to be this steady. Rates have moved sharply, energy prices have swung and the macro backdrop looks meaningfully different from where it started the year. Yet order ...

There is a particular kind of silence you only hear in high‑latitude waters. It’s not the calm of a Mediterranean morning or the stillness of a windless anchorage, it’s a deeper, heavier quiet – the ...