231: BOAT Briefing: never bet against Sir Ben Ainslie!
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart reports back from the Superyacht Charities golf event in Palma and the first few exciting days of America's Cup racing in Barcelona. Charlotte talks Toto Wolff and why he's been banned from freediving with Lewis Hamilton and picks her biggest superyacht bugbears after her first turn as co-chair of the BOAT International Design & Innovation Awards...
48m Oct 18, 2024
48m
230: BOAT Briefing: Superyachts set sights on Madagascar
In this week's pod, Caroline and Georgia talk travel, including the potential of Madagascar as a superyacht destination, the true meaning of barefoot luxury and the upcoming opening of Sindalah Island in Saudi Arabia. They introduce two spectacular charter yachts, run through the latest news and delve into data on fleet movements this summer to see how Mediterranean hotspots are changing. Link...
36m Oct 10, 2024
36m
229: BOAT Briefing: the ultimate review of the 2024 Monaco Yacht Show
In this week's episode, Stewart and Gabrielle reflect on the Monaco Yacht Show, bringing you all the highlights from the event, from the boats to the parties (and the rain!). The pair also discuss which boats they managed to get on board and all the big breaking news from the show. Lastly, we open up the massive October issue of BOAT and discuss the story of one particularly scandalously named ...
51m Oct 03, 2024
51m
228: The Big BOAT Interview: photographer Laurent Ballesta on diving deep, discovering ‘dinosaur’ fish and his new app, DONIA
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, celebrated underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta talks to BOAT’s content director Lucy Dunn about his mission to unlock the mysteries of the ocean; taking the first photo of a coelacanth, a prehistoric fish that hides away in the world’s deepest underwater caves few humans can reach - and also about DONIA, his clever but simple-to-use app which helps captai...
40m Sep 27, 2024
40m
227: BOAT Briefing: the biggest boats appearing at this year's Monaco Yacht Show
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by Gabby, BOAT's Business Editor, to discuss all the news from the Cannes Yachting Festival and look ahead to a bumper edition of the Monaco Yacht Show. More big boats will be packed into Port Hercules than ever before and we highlight some of the ones to put on your must-see list. Meanwhile, we bring you the latest news from the public hearing in...
38m Sep 18, 2024
38m
226: Big BOAT Interview: A meteorologist unpacks the weather conditions surrounding the sinking of Bayesian
In this Big BOAT Interview, Caroline speaks to Sebastian about the sudden, violent weather event that sank the 56-metre Bayesian off Sicily. The tragedy is part of a broader story about longer storm seasons, freak weather and unpredictable winds – changing global weather patterns ­that are already having an impact on the marine industry. Sebastian explains the precision with which extreme weath...
13m Sep 11, 2024
13m
225: BOAT Briefing: How does the America’s Cup work?
In this week’s podcast Katia and Georgia dive into the racing world and outline everything you need to know to watch the Louis Vuitton 37th Americas Cup. Having begun out in Barcelona, Georgia outlines the format, tactics and technology deployed by each of the teams to make this one of the most exciting races there is. There is also the Barcelona Superyacht Regatta taking place alongside the Am...
28m Sep 05, 2024
28m
224: BOAT Briefing: the Bayesian sinking - separating fact from fiction
In this week's podcast, Stewart and Charlotte reflect on the tragic sinking of the 56 metre Perini Bayesian and the news coverage it generated. They look at the way the mainstream media covered the sinking and what the real experts are saying about the incident, which claimed seven lives. Later in the podcast, we examine how the first half of the year shaped up from a brokerage point of view, a...
42m Aug 30, 2024
42m
223: Big BOAT Interview: Are more superyachts colliding, sinking and catching fire?
In this special episode of the Big BOAT Interview, Katia speaks to insurance expert Michelle van der Merwe, to find out why 2024 has seen a record 12 superyachts destroyed. Michelle, who works as a superyacht account manager at Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, explains why we might be seeing more accidents and how extreme weather can play a role in the claims process. Touching on Bayesian, the pair ...
23m Aug 23, 2024
23m
222: Big BOAT Interview: what's behind the rise and rise of Greece as a superyacht destination?
This week, we sit down with Vassilis Fotilas and Popy Kaia from Fraser Greece to discuss the recent merger of Fraser Greece and Atalanta Golden Yachts, as well as the current state of the Greek charter and sales market. Vassilis and Popy also talk through some recent rule changes that make chartering in Greece easier for foreign-flagged yachts, and why the country is seeing an exponential rise ...
54m Aug 16, 2024
54m
221: BOAT Briefing: the week Steve Jobs' yacht hit the headlines
This week Caroline and Cecile look at a week rife with incidents, including a yacht fire off the coast of Sardinia that resulted in the yacht’s loss, the well publicised slow collision of Lady Moura and Venus, and the sinking of Lovebug in the Chasepeake Bay. They also discuss the recent wrongful-death lawsuit filing by the family of French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, which comes a bit more tha...
29m Aug 14, 2024
29m
220: BOAT Briefing: how Houthi attacks in the southern Red Sea are changing superyacht behaviour
In this special episode of BOAT Briefing, Gabby Lazaridis, business editor of BOAT International, takes a deep dive into how the superyacht industry has reacted to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. She examines the impact on insurance premiums, the advice of security companies and how cruising patterns are shifting. The team also discuss Sanlorenzo'...
28m Aug 07, 2024
28m
219: BOAT Briefing: how successful is the 2024 Med charter season?
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, travel and charter editor Georgia takes a deep dive into the state of the charter market, while the team also bring you news of Royal Huisman's takeover and the latest financial results from MarineMax. In our brokerage focus, we discuss the merits of buying 68 metre Loon versus 45.7 metre Ancallia, and we also discover which superyachts have travelled th...
44m Aug 01, 2024
44m
218: BOAT Briefing: budget-friendly boats, marina founder proposes major acquisition and a peek inside the construction sheds in Italy
In this week's episode, Caroline and Katia discuss sustainable boating in Monaco and why it's important that nominations for the BOAT International Design & Innovation Awards are put forward now. The pair discuss Katia's alternative career (Katia's Cut-Price Cruisers) in the brokerage picks and spotlight a few of the yachts on the market under $5 million. Caroline delves into the "punchy" open ...
23m Jul 19, 2024
23m
217: BOAT Briefing: Sunreef shines, we put a price on Italian yachting and BOAT becomes part of the Informa Group
In this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing, we lead with news that BOAT International Media has become part of the Informa Group’s portfolio of specialist media brands. The team also discuss the history and impact of catamaran builder Sunreef, and dive into some eye-opening numbers from a study on the Italian marine industry. Headline news is a dramatic fire at Lürssen, but there are happier happe...
43m Jul 11, 2024
43m
216: BOAT Briefing: polar plunges, the joys of Greece and why superyachting in Australia is on the rise
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Georgia Boscawen, BOAT International's travel and charter editor, joins Stewart to discuss travel bucket lists – including Antarctic plunges and new hotel openings in Madagascar – and the growing popularity of chartering in Greece. Our brokerage section this week focuses on three big new listings: 99.1-metre Christino O, 108-metre Luminosity and 105-metre H3, and i...
52m Jul 04, 2024
52m
215: BOAT Briefing: sailing at the Cyclades Cup, which boats are easiest to sell and why Riva is eternal
In this week's episode, Charlotte reports back from the first ever edition of the Cyclades Cup in Antiparos and Stewart returns to the office from a week in New York and Newport. We discuss the appeal of private residence ships, following a press event in London for Ulyssia, and examine which brands' boats sell the quickest on the brokerage market. In the news is a fire in Hydra, caused by fire...
46m Jun 28, 2024
46m
214: The Big BOAT Interview: speaking with Matthieu Rytz about the threat to our deep seas
Following his appearance at this year's Ocean Talks, in this episode Caroline speaks with Swiss filmmaker Matthieu Rytz about his documentary Deep Rising.Narrated by Jason Momoa and premiered to much fanfare at the 2023 Sundance film festival, it investigates the subject of deep sea mining, with engaging characters locked in a dramatic narrative and some spectacular underwater photography. He t...
25m Jun 21, 2024
25m
213: BOAT Briefing: superyachts in London, full circle with Bannenberg and is OneWater about to buy MarineMax?
In the latest episode of BOAT Briefing, we examine whether there could soon be a mega-merger in the world of boat sales, and we also preview the big exclusive cover boat of the July issue, 112-metre Renaissance. The 64m Royal Hakvoort Scout has been on the Thames, but are numbers of visiting superyachts to the UK's capital going up or down? In our brokerage picks, we discuss the attraction of s...
38m Jun 11, 2024
38m
212: The Big BOAT Interview: Debra Reuben, owner of 73.5m Siren
In this week's episode of the Big BOAT Interview, Charlotte catches up with yacht owner Debra Reuben. They chat about her yacht - 73.5m Siren - as well as some of the others she’s had a hand in designing and selling - 68m Triple Seven, 73.51m Sapphire, 73.55m Graffiti, and 73.51m Mogambo. Debra also shares some of her favourite cruising spots, what she does when she’s not onboard, and why she l...
34m Jun 05, 2024
34m
211: BOAT Briefing: boat show season begins, pink yachts and our favourite spots in Greece
Charlotte and Georgia mark the beginning of boat show season and reflect on all that went on at the recent MYBA and MEDYS charter shows. Travel antics continue as Charlotte’s off to Antiparos for the Cyclades cup and gearing up for Ocean Talks at the Serpentine in London next week. Our data section takes a look at the numbers coming from this year's Venice Boat Show which kicked off on Wednesda...
32m May 30, 2024
32m
210: BOAT Briefing: Shamrock V hits the water, artworks by animals and Q1 brokerage results
In this week's episode, Stewart reports back after events in Washington DC and Spain, while Katia has been travelling throughout Europe attending events with the Ferretti Group and Sanlorenzo. We preview the upcoming Ocean Talks event in London on 6 June and learn why Eddie Jordan has been back in the headlines. The "Queen of the J Class" Shamrock V is back in the water after an extensive rebui...
48m May 22, 2024
48m
209: BOAT Briefing: winners of the World Superyacht Awards revealed!
Join Katia and Stewart as they discuss each of the winners of this year's WSAs, which were held in Venice. To read more about this year's winners, head to boatinternational.com BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com (mailto:podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com)
46m May 05, 2024
46m
208: Big BOAT Interview: Dan Mundy on the launch of Ocean Alexander’s new series Puro
If you haven’t had a chance to step on board Ocean Alexander’s brand-new 35P, which debuted at the Palm Beach International Boat Show 2024, you can hear all about the shipyard’s new model and series in this week’s Big BOAT Interview, which was created for Ocean Alexander. The yard’s head of global operations Dan Mundy tells BOAT’s commercial content editor Hannah Rankine about the series’ incep...
31m Apr 30, 2024
31m
207: BOAT Briefing: Adventures in Australia, New Zealand, St Barths, Poland – and the North West Passage!
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart returns after six weeks on the road without a tan but with a few stories to tell, while Katia reports back from a bustling road trip visiting six shipyards and 14 superyachts. We look ahead to a busy run of events, including the much anticipated World Superyacht Awards, and a brand new regatta in Antiparos, Greece. We also take a deep dive into t...
39m Apr 25, 2024
39m
206: Big BOAT Interview: The man creating work-of-art wood carvings for superyachts
With Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair in full swing, this week we’re turning our attention to exceptional craft. Earlier this year, Charlotte Hogarth-Jones spoke to Artistry and Craft Awards winner, Paul Jewby. A wood carver for over 40 years, he most recently created several beautiful hand-carved wooden panels for Winch Design's 70m Amoa. In this podcast he shares how he got into super...
34m Apr 19, 2024
34m
206: The Big BOAT Interview - The man creating work-of-art wood carvings for superyachts
With Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair in full swing, this week we’re turning our attention to exceptional craft. Earlier this year, Charlotte Hogarth-Jones spoke to Artistry and Craft Awards winner, Paul Jewby. A wood carver for over 40 years, he most recently created several beautiful hand-carved wooden panels for Winch Design's 70m Amoa. In this podcast he shares how he got into super...
34m Apr 19, 2024
34m
205: Big BOAT Interview: A shocking murder, a wildlife sanctuary and a superyacht on a mission
Protecting the oceans is a dangerous business in Latin America - it can mean murder. In this week’s Big Boat Interview Max Bello, international policy expert for Mission Blue and Alexei Mikhailov, founder of Bering Yachts, tell BOAT’s content director Lucy Dunn the story of how they met on a superyacht in a remote marine sanctuary, and about the tragedy that brought them there. This week’s epi...
56m Apr 12, 2024
56m
204: BOAT Briefing: The most expensive yachts on the market, the joy of involved owners and a whirlwind trip to Italy
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Katia run through the most expensive superyachts currently listed for sale and spot a pattern in the yachts that consistently carry the highest price tags. Katia reflects on a trip to Milan and Ancona and Caroline looks ahead to the World Superyacht Awards in Venice. In keeping with the Italian theme, this week's data segment is a closer look at the sh...
22m Apr 05, 2024
22m
204: BOAT Briefing: The most expensive yachts on the market, the joy of involved owners and a whirlwind trip to Italy
22m Apr 05, 2024
22m
203: BOAT Briefing: The boats that caught our eye at the Palm Beach show and St Barths Bucket, plus an exciting $30million shipyard expansion
This week, the team is back from a (rainy) Palm Beach International Boat Show and a (much sunnier) St Barths Bucket. Lucy and Cecile discuss the buzzworthy boats at PBIBS including the first in the Ocean Alexander 35m Puro series, and round up the headlines, starting with Azimut’s 44m Grande flagship and Damen Yachting’s XPlorer 80 concept. Over at the Bucket, the limelight was on first-timers ...
40m Apr 01, 2024
40m
202: BOAT Briefing: Stars of the St Barths Bucket, Werner Herzog-inspired interiors and the Palm Beach show in numbers
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Katia and Caroline examine an illustrious line-up of sailing superstars for the St Barths Bucket, from single-masted behemoth M5, to new 59m Vitters Maxiumus. They unveil the April issue cover star Pink Shadow, and her interior inspired by Werner Herzog’s eccentric Amazonian epic Fitzcarraldo. News this week features the newly revealed interior refit of Maltese Fal...
18m Mar 21, 2024
18m
201: BOAT Briefing: The world’s coolest charter destinations, Antarctic adventures and crunching the data to reveal the hottest charter trends.
In this week's BOAT Briefing, features director Charlotte Hogarth-Jones is joined by travel and charter editor Georgia Boscawen to dive into all things charter. The pair look at how the market fared in 2023 in collaboration with MYBA, while revealing the demographics that charter the most superyachts in the fleet. Georgia, meanwhile, recalls her epic adventure to Antarctica on board the Hanse E...
42m Mar 15, 2024
42m
200: Big BOAT Interview: chatting with Nicolò Favaretto Rubelli, the man at the helm of the historic Venetian fabric house
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to Nicolò Favaretto Rubelli, CEO of the famous Venetian weavers, as he arrives in London to unveil his latest collection Gardens. Rubelli’s fabrics can be found on many superyachts and in many boat owners homes, not to mention in historic palaces including Buckingham Palace and the Presidential Palace in Rome; flagship stores of fashion brands from Val...
28m Mar 08, 2024
28m
199: Big BOAT Interview: The untold stories behind the world’s most iconic yachts
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to writer Daniel Pembrey who recently unearthed some fascinating new insight into two of history’s most famous and enigmatic yachts, Christina O and Highlander. His research took him around the world where he met some extraordinary characters including Christina O’s Costas Carabelas, Tim Morley of Morley yachts as well as Forbes’ son Kip, who opened up...
38m Feb 29, 2024
38m
198: BOAT Briefing: the passing of two superyacht legends, cricket on ice and how Italian shipyards fared in 2023
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Katia look back at the Superyacht Design Festival and some of their favourite sessions. The pair pay tribute to naval architect and designer Don Shead and superyacht owner Lang Walker, and pull out the big numbers from the financial results of the Ferretti Group, Sanlorenzo and The Italian Sea Group. Katia, meanwhile, looks forward to taking part in the...
53m Feb 22, 2024
53m
197: BOAT Briefing: what superyachts can learn from the America's Cup
For this week's BOAT Briefing, we return to the stellar line-up of speakers at the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. On day two of the event, Simon Schofield, CTO of BAR Technologies took to the stage to reveal his company’s cutting-edge, tech-led approach to design, which was born in the America’s Cup. He tells us how their outside-the box developments can be applied to ...
29m Feb 16, 2024
29m
196: BOAT Briefing: an interview with Frédéric Jousset, owner of 46.5 metre Art Explorer
In this week's BOAT Briefing, we're rewinding the clock slightly to the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In the closing session of the first day at the event, Stewart was joined on stage by Frédéric Jousset, owner of 46.5-metre Art Explorer, the world's largest sailing catamaran, which made its worldwide debut at the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show. In this conversation, Frédéric...
33m Feb 08, 2024
33m
195: BOAT Briefing: winners of the BOAT Design & Innovation Awards revealed!
In this special episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Cecile reveal all the winners from the BOAT Design & Innovation Awards, which have just been held in Kitzbuhel, Austria. They chat through all the categories, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, won this year by Frank Mulder, founder of Mulder Design, who has more than 1,000 designs on the water. The pair also take a deeper dive into t...
53m Jan 29, 2024
53m
194: BOAT Briefing: superstitions at sea, the charter fleet in figures, and the story of the Greek shipping tycoons that saw a future in Christina O
In this week's BOAT Briefing episode, Stewart is joined by Katia to discuss the headlines from the yachting world over the past week, including 136-metre Flying Fox rejoining the charter market and 58.5-metre Phi back in the hot seat at the Court of Appeal. Katia explains the backstory behind some of the best-known superstitions at sea, and Stewart gives Katia the low-down on Christina O's past...
45m Jan 26, 2024
45m
193: The Big BOAT Interview: Ian Howcroft, captain of 90-metre Lurssen Phoenix 2
In this week's Big BOAT Interview, Stewart sits down with Ian Howcroft, captain of the legendary Lurssen Phoenix 2, which is currently in Barcelona undergoing a refit. Ian talks about what it's like to command such a large yacht, how he got his start on superyachts, his secrets to keeping great crew and offers some tips on navigating the St Barths "parking lot" on New Year's Eve. Phoenix 2 for...
48m Jan 22, 2024
48m
192: BOAT Briefing: designing superyachts with AI, inside Taiwan's superyacht market and the crew of Alfa Nero get paid
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Charlotte discuss some big names added to the roster of speakers at the Superyacht Design Festival, including Frederic Jousset, owner of the 46.5-metre ArtExplorer, and delve into the world of AI by designing some dream yachts using Midjourney. In the news is Wider Yachts' first multihull, the WiderCat 92, the crew of Alfa Nero finally gettin...
49m Jan 18, 2024
49m
191: BOAT Briefing: a tribute to Frits de Voogt, the biggest events in 2024 and the boats still partying in St Barths
In this first BOAT Briefing of 2024, Stewart and Katia talk panettone and Elton John, and look through what's coming up in the February issue of BOAT International. We pay tribute to the legendary Frits de Voogt, who sadly passed away just before Christmas, and look ahead to some of the big events on the superyacht calendar this year. In the news this week is Oceanco's Simply Custom collection,...
45m Jan 12, 2024
45m
190: BOAT Briefing: Christmas special!
In this week's BOAT Briefing, the last of 2023, Katia, Caroline and Stewart look back on 2023 and ahead to 2024. They reveal the winner of this year's brokerage guesstimate and dive into the latest Global Order Book to pick out some of the big stories from the report. The most-travelled superyachts of 2023 are also revealed, as well as the biggest news stories from boatinternational.com this ye...
50m Dec 20, 2023
50m
189: BOAT Briefing: Stars of the Antigua Charter Show, sportfishers by numbers and a spotlight on the BDA finalists
BOAT Briefing: Stars of the Antigua Charter Show, sportfishers by numbers and a spotlight on the BDA finalists In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Katia talk about their shared disappointment about missing out on this year's Antigua Charter Show and highlight a few of the yachts that would be high on their must-see list. They also take a deep dive into the data surrounding sportfishers ...
59m Nov 30, 2023
59m
188: BOAT Briefing: Global Order Book highlights, Adrian Newey's new Oyster and the return of REV Ocean
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by Katia to discuss a crazy few weeks on the road at various events. The pair talk about the soon-to-be released Global Order Book, and pick out some of the standout numbers from the report. We look back at the Explorer Yachts Summit, and ahead to a few events in Australia and New York. In the news is F1 supremo Adrian Newey's new Oyste...
53m Nov 24, 2023
53m
187: BOAT Briefing: Explorers in focus, Top 101 highlights and South American superyachts
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Katia and Caroline dive into the upcoming Explorer Yachts Summit in Monaco – from record-breaking adventurers to how to find and train a crew for an expedition. They look forward to an essential industry overview with the Global Order Book, pick their favourite new entries to the Top 101 list, reveal the most intriguing stories from the Fort Lauderdale Internationa...
22m Nov 02, 2023
22m
186: The Big BOAT Interview: Explorers Club Richard Wiese on taking risks, the Titan tragedy and the perils of eating tarantula
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Lucy Dunn sits down with Richard Wiese, president emeritus of The Explorers Club, who has made travelling the world his life and career. Exploration is less about testosterone-fuelled expeditions, he says, and more about experiencing different cultures (and food). Taking risk is par for the course, and he pays respects to fellow explorer and good friend Hamish...
37m Oct 25, 2023
37m
185: BOAT Briefing: Fort Lauderdale preview, the trouble with teak and Cecile goes cruising!
BOAT Briefing: Fort Lauderdale preview, the trouble with teak and Cecile goes cruising! In this week's BOAT Briefing, Cecile joins Stewart for a look at some of the new superyachts appearing at this year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which kicks off next week. The pair also discuss teak and why it's becoming problematic for the superyacht industry, as well as what alternatives exi...
45m Oct 19, 2023
45m
184: BOAT Briefing: introducing Oceanco's 105-metre H, the best hotel in St Tropez and the history of wooden classic Creole
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by Holly Overton to run through the stories you might have missed from the Monaco Yacht Show and pick a few favourite highlights from the event. Stewart gets misty-eyed over St Tropez and Holly laments the loss of the Antigua Yacht Club Marina building, which was recently destroyed in a fire. In the news this week is the launch of Feadship's Proje...
43m Oct 13, 2023
43m