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 ...
1hr Nov 30, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
183: BOAT Briefing: the two cats that made a splash at the Monaco Yacht Show, hottest news from the dock and brokerage on the up
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Katia discuss This is It and ArtExplorer, two Italian Sea Group cats that were major draws at Monaco, as well as other big news from the show. They also run through exciting new designs from Benetti and their top brokerage picks of the week. Data covers soaring sales thanks to the boat show season.
17m Oct 04, 2023
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182: The Big BOAT Interview: Vripack co-creative director Marnix Hoekstra on Project Zero
At this year’s Superyacht Design Festival, Marnix Hoekstra first revealed Project Zero, the ambitious mission to build a 69-metre "zero fossil fuel" sailing yacht. We’re now able to share this exclusive talk with you. Join Marnix as he describes how Foundation Zero, Vripack, Dykstra and Vitters are revolutionising green propulsion.
36m Sep 26, 2023
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181: BOAT Briefing: Tommy Hilfiger's love of the ocean, looking back at Cannes and what's got us excited for Monaco
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Katia look back at the Cannes Yachting Festival and preview some of the exciting new yachts being exhibited at the Monaco Yacht Show next week. They also discuss fashion legend Tommy Hilfiger's love of the sea, and Feadships, revealed in an exclusive interview with BOAT. There's no shortage of business news this week, with companies across the sector re...
48m Sep 21, 2023
48m
180: BOAT Briefing: What’s in a name? The World Superyacht Award’s venue and superyacht tracking
With some of the team at the Cannes Yachting Festival, this week Caroline and Sophia sit down to discuss the latest news from the superyacht world. They reveal the destination for the World Superyacht Awards in 2024 and talk through some of the big hitters from the October issue of BOAT International. They also discuss the story behind some of the quirkiest yacht names – with vessels named afte...
23m Sep 14, 2023
23m
179: BOAT Briefing: Maneskin in Monaco, farewell to Jimmy Buffet and the most exciting Cannes debuts
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by Katia (aka @theyachtwriter) for a musical tribute to Jimmy Buffet, and to discuss all the most exciting yachts making their debuts at the Cannes Yachting Festival. The pair also look ahead to a spectacular performance by music megastars Maneskin in Monaco and examine a trio of sustainability-focussed news stories: Sunreef's Zero Cat; the hull t...
42m Sep 06, 2023
42m
178: BOAT Briefing: superyachts in the Northwest Passage, rapid brokerage deals and the quirkiest yachts on the market
In this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing Stewart and Sophia discuss the superyachts that have taken on the Northwest Passage this season. They also chat about the speedy sale of 89-metre Here Comes the Sun and some of the quirkiest yachts on the brokerage market. The news this week covers the launches of Feadship’s Project 822, Echo Yachts’ Charley 2, and the ninth unit of Numarine’s 37XP series...
42m Aug 31, 2023
42m
177: BOAT Briefing: the biggest yachts under construction, the challenge for crew influencers, and whisky without water
In this episode of the BOAT Briefing Stewart is back in the studio after a “tough” couple of weeks hosting a select group of owners at The Macallan Estate in Scotland and enjoying a taste of the superyacht lifestyle with his family in Turkey. Aside from his travels, Sophia and Stewart continue the Hot Yachts MIami debate and discuss how the role of crew and social media is evolving. In the news...
45m Aug 24, 2023
45m
176: BOAT Briefing: reality TV heaven and hell, Malcolm Forbes’s legendary party boat and Med charter in numbers
In this week’s BOAT Briefing Caroline and Cecile get to grips with new broker-focussed reality show Hot Yachts Miami, plus scandal on Below Deck Down Under. They follow up with some jaw-dropping anecdotes from our upcoming feature on Malcolm Forbes’s famous party boat The Highlander, and the recent sinking of Cujo, once owned by Adnan Khashoggi and which famously hosted Princess Diana. In the n...
25m Aug 17, 2023
25m
175: The Big BOAT Interview: Hollywood legend James Cameron on the deep ocean, his enduring obsession with Titanic and buying into Triton Submarines
In this week's Big BOAT Interview, Stewart sits down with Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, the director of three of the highest-grossing films of all time: Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water. The pair discuss Cameron's love of exploration, why he decided to put his money where his mouth is by investing in Triton Submarines alongside hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio, and what it was l...
47m Aug 07, 2023
47m
174: The Big BOAT Interview: Heesen's Chief Commercial Officer, Mark Cavendish
In this week's Big BOAT Interview, Stewart sits down with Mark Cavendish, CCO of Heesen Yachts. The pair discuss the recent launch of the yard's largest steel boat to date, 67m Sparta, and look back at some of the most famous ever Heesen boats, including 50-knot Octopussy. Mark also shares his reflections on the nascent superyacht industry he joined back in the 1980s (including communicating vi...
46m Aug 04, 2023
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173: The Big BOAT Interview: three owners discuss the unexpected joys of crossing the Atlantic
In this week's Big BOAT Interview, Caroline White speaks to three owners about their extraordinary experiences crossing the Atlantic: Nina Vibe Peterson, owner of 54-metre Perini Navi Parsifal Ill and 52m Alloy Q; as well as Ilia Riga and her daughter Nepheli, who own the 50-metre Perini Navi Almyra II. They explain why they did it, what they got out of it and what lessons they learned about ho...
34m Aug 02, 2023
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172: BOAT Briefing: the heavenly Hamptons, the new builds set to attend MYS 2023 and H1 brokerage numbers
In this week’s BOAT Briefing Stewart is fresh off an airplane from America, after hosting BOAT's inaugural Summer Party in the Hamptons. He is joined by Sophia to discuss his first visit to Shelter Island and why he is a fan of superyacht parties without jackets. The pair also look ahead to the provisional line up of new superyachts attending this year’s Monaco Yacht Show and talk about the Hig...
47m Jul 26, 2023
47m
171: The Big BOAT Interview Special: understanding the OceanGate submersible tragedy
In his first public comments since the OceanGate sub implosion, which saw five people lose their lives on the descent to the Titanic, Patrick Lahey, co-founder of Triton Submarines, reflects on what went wrong – and why he saw it coming. He is joined in the interview by Rob McCallum, co-founder of EYOS Expeditions, who spoke directly to Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, about the dangers of divi...
1hr 5m Jul 20, 2023
1hr 5m
170: BOAT Briefing: Monaco adventures, Project Thunderball, and SDF returns to Kitzbühel
In this week’s BOAT Briefing, Sophia is joined by Online Yachts Editor Katia Damborsky to discuss recent trips to Monaco. Sophia was in the Principality to host a roundtable event, in partnership with Cookson Adventures, while Katia was reporting on the engineering prowess of students at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. In the news is an exclusive scoop by Katia on a new-build CRN 70-metre cal...
30m Jul 13, 2023
30m
169: The Big BOAT Interview: superyacht owner Bobby Genovese
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Lucy Dunn sits down with Bobby Genovese and his fiancée Dee Dee Taylor Eustace. Bobby and Dee Dee are both successful businesspeople in their own right: Bobby, a venture capitalist and Dee Dee, a trained architect and interior designer. Where they come together is their love of yacht design - which takes the form of the classic 48m Feadship BG Charade and 3 ot...
28m Jul 11, 2023
28m
168: The Big BOAT Interview: DKT’s co-founders on humble beginnings, twisting staircases and becoming an EOT
In this exclusive interview with BOAT International’s Sophia Wilson, which is available to be listened to in full through Apple podcasts and Spotify, Trowbridge and Keeling talk through their path to success and growth in the superyacht industry. In this exclusive interview with BOAT International’s Sophia Wilson, which is available to be listened to in full through Apple podcasts and Spotify,...
39m Jul 07, 2023
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167: BOAT Briefing: Superyachts that need saving, an Alfa Nero update and winding the clock back 40 years
On this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by online editor Holly Overton (reigning BOAT International table tennis champion). The pair look at the best travelled superyachts so far in 2023, five classics that are in dire need of rescue and why all aspiring yacht designers should take part in the Young Designer of the Year competition. In the news is the launch of 50-metre Danzante Bay, th...
41m Jul 06, 2023
41m
166: BOAT Briefing: surf n' turf on The World, the OceanGate sub disaster and Instagram fame
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart is joined by Katia Damborsky, aka theyachtwriter, to discuss residential ship The World, the impact of the OceanGate disaster on the world of deep sea exploration, and the miraculous rescue of a man lost at sea by the Feadship W. In the news is the launch of the 47.5 metre Sanlorenzo Para Bellum, the sea trials of Feadship's 84.2 metre Obsidian a...
36m Jun 29, 2023
36m
165: The Big BOAT Interview: Andrew Bush from KVH
In this Big BOAT Interview, Stewart sits down with Andrew Bush from satellite and mobile connectivity specialist KVH. The pair discuss the birth of onboard connectivity, the potential of Elon Musk's Starlink, and what the future holds for domes on superyachts. Founded in 1982, KVH is a global leader in mobile connectivity. The firm is based in Middletown, Rhode Island, with research, developmen...
41m Jun 23, 2023
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164: BOAT Briefing: Benetti’s birthday bash, Bermuda and a pink catamaran
In this week’s podcast Stewart has returned victorious from the inaugural Bermuda Captains’ Golf Retreat. He also talks with Sophia about his weekend celebrating Benetti’s 150th birthday in Viareggio, which included an opera singer on an elevator and 150 identically-sized waiters. The pair discuss the auction of “abandoned” Alfa Nero, which saw the 81.3-metre Oceanco sell to Eric Schmidt for th...
40m Jun 22, 2023
40m
163: BOAT Briefing: superyacht spotting in London, Ocean Talks and the sailing yacht market
With Stewart away in Bermuda, Caroline and Sophia take the helm of this week’s podcast. They talk about their highlights from last week’s Ocean Talks and announce the preliminary line up for this year’s Explorer Yacht Summit. In the news this week is the Rossinavi explorer Akula, Oceanco’s 111 metre Y722 and the sale of Benetti’s flagship B.NOW model. The data meanwhile looks at the sailing yac...
24m Jun 14, 2023
24m
162: Boat Briefing: Venice Boat Show, the best classic Feadships on the market and a record month of brokerage sales
In this week’s podcast Stewart and Sophia are back from respective trips to Italy. Stewart recounts his first experience of the Venice Boat Show, while Sophia talks about her trip to Tuscany with Heesen and Luca Dini. They also look at some of the best classic Feadships on the market, and the value that they offer based on the gross tonnage. In the news this week is a Sunreef launch, two new cu...
44m Jun 07, 2023
44m
161: BOAT Briefing: behind the scenes of Turkish shipyards, Feadship speculation and Bad Company
This week Caroline and Cecile take an extensive into Turkish yards after Cecile’s trip there visiting builder from Istanbul to Antalya. In addition to new builds, such as an 24m pink catamaran by Vision F, the red-hulled 80m Bilgin Leona, a 48m catamaran at Dunya, 87m project Vento at Turquoise and many more, the two chat about spotting the newly relaunched Lürssen V2V, which is the new reincar...
29m May 31, 2023
29m
160: BOAT Briefing: the World Superyacht Awards winners, a trio of superyacht sales, and a Dunkirk Little Ship in need of rescue
This week’s podcast is a World Superyacht Awards bonanza. Stewart and Sophia are fresh back from the celebrations in Istanbul and reveal who picked up this year’s prestigious Neptune trophies. They also discuss highlights from the weekend, including boat tours on the Bosphorus and an after-after-after party. They also find time to discuss the sale of three new-build Admiral 70-metre superyachts...
46m May 24, 2023
46m
159: BOAT Briefing: looking ahead to the World Superyacht Awards, the arrest of Phi and the biggest brokerage deals of 2023
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Stewart look ahead to the World Superyacht Awards (and pick a few favourites) and examine the latest legal battle around the detention of the 58 metre Royal Huisman superyacht Phi in London. The pair also discuss some of the winners of this year's Ocean Awards, some Q1 financial results from two of Italy's biggest shipyards and pick a couple...
32m May 17, 2023
32m
158: BOAT Briefing: Classic Kalizma under fire, the Greek charter fleet, and one of the biggest brokerage deals in history
Stewart and Sophia return to the podcast this week after respective trips to the Miami Formula One Owner’s Club event and the Spring Cluster Monaco Open Day. The pair discuss the sale of Ahpo, which was asking €330M and has been sold by Moran after less than three months on the market, and the shooting incident involving classic superyacht Kalizma. In news this week is the sportsfisher Catch, O...
35m May 12, 2023
35m
157: The Big BOAT Interview: Cristina Mittermeier
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Lucy Dunn sits down with Cristina Mittermeier, one of the world’s most influential marine conservation photographers. Cristina is passionate about the urgent need to protect our ocean, travelling the world on her catamaran and broadcasting her emotive pictures. On dry land, her foundation, SeaLegacy, shines a global spotlight on the small conservation projects...
29m Apr 28, 2023
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156: BOAT Briefing: Q1 brokerage numbers, a stellar week for German shipyards and an unBelizeable FAM trip
In this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing Stewart and Sophia are back together after respective trips to Salone del Mobile Milano and Belize. They discuss some recent negative press surrounding superyachts and how the industry can safeguard its reputation for the future. Brokerage picks this week include the largest wooden superyacht ever built and Lord Sugar’s recently refitted Lady A. News this...
38m Apr 26, 2023
38m
155: The Big BOAT Interview: The future of the superyacht GA
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview we take you back to this year’s Superyacht Design Festival, where an all-star Italian panel debated the best use of space on board superyachts. Nuvolari Lenard’s Valentina Zannier, Ferretti Group’s Stefano De Vivo, Sanlorenzo’s Ferruccio Rossi and Benetti’s Sebastiano Vida, all joined Sophia on stage to discuss how a new wave of customers were seeking new desig...
34m Apr 19, 2023
34m
154: BOAT Briefing: Jeff Bezos’s 127m sailer Koru delivered, the history of Saddam Hussein’s 121m yacht, and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund buys into Azimut-Benetti 
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Cecile kick off with news that 127m Koru has been delivered – and consider whether a sailing superyacht can truly be called a sailing yacht. They delve into the fascinating story of Saddam Hussein’s 121-metre Al-Mansur – bombed by fighter jets – and touch on other dictators’ yachting histories. Cecile’s brokerage pick is the historied 42m Ab...
32m Apr 12, 2023
32m
153: BOAT Briefing: a dramatic rescue in the Caribbean, the trailer park superyacht and the auction of Alfa Nero
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Sophia previews an upcoming trip to Belize while Stewart looks ahead to the May issues of BOAT International and BOAT Ineternational US Edition. The team also digs into the harrowing details of 37-metre sailing yacht Genevieve's rescue of 16 people in a major search and rescue operation in the Caribbean. As well as bringing you the story, we also hear so...
39m Apr 05, 2023
39m
152: The Big BOAT Interview: Captain Glenn Shephard
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Katia catches up Below Deck Sailing Yacht's Captain Glenn Shephard and finds out that Below Deck is much more "fly on the wall" than we might expect.  Glenn explains why he doesn't get self-conscious about being a reality TV show star and delves into whether he thinks Below Deck shines a negative spotlight on yachting. Plus, he shares his take on the sailing y...
57m Mar 31, 2023
57m
151: BOAT Briefing: Stewart’s grand Caribbean tour, mega price drops and charter machines
In this week’s podcast, sponsored by KVH, Stewart is back from a long trip attending Between the Bays, St Barth’s Bucket and Palm Beach. As well has his tour across the Atlantic, Sophia and Stewart also chat about corporate consolidations going on across the industry and whether the brokerage market is showing signs of a cool-off period. In the news this week is a construction milestone for Roy...
37m Mar 29, 2023
37m
150: BOAT Briefing: World Superyacht Awards nominees revealed, action from the St Barth’s Bucket and last-minute surprises at the Palm Beach boat show
In this week’s podcast Sophia and Caroline kick off with highlights from the St Barth’s Bucket: the coolest rides and the fastest hulls. They also talk through their top picks from the just-announced nominees for the World Superyacht Awards, plus some exciting last-minute additions to the superyacht line-up at Palm Beach International Boat Show. In the news this week is Lürssen’s angular 90-met...
26m Mar 22, 2023
26m
149: BOAT Briefing: Lürssen’s 114m Cosmos Launched, fun from Between the Bays, plus the latest data on big sailing yachts
In this week’s podcast Caroline and Cecile discuss treasure hunts at BOAT International’s Between the Bays event in Anguilla and St Martin. They also speculate on design features aboard Lürssen’s first methanol superyacht. In the news this week is the 112m Freire designed by Bannenberg & Rowell, and the saving of VivieRae after a propeller problem. The data this week focuses on sailing superyac...
30m Mar 15, 2023
30m
148: The Big BOAT Interview: Anthony Hsieh
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Katia catches up with mortgage tycoon and serial yacht owner Anthony Hsieh to find out how he came to own a fleet of 10 yachts. Known as the Bad Company fleet, the line-up includes a 44-metre Trinity sportfisher, a 46-metre Damen Yachting support yacht and 28-metre motor yacht, and the soon Anthony will have a brand new 53-metre Damen Yachting in the mix as we...
31m Mar 10, 2023
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147: BOAT Briefing: Alfa Nero for auction, classic Feadships for sale, and surviving at sea on condiments
In this week’s podcast Stewart and Sophia start by discussing the remarkable story of the fisherman who spent 24 days adrift at sea and survived by eating ketchup. They also chat about the High Seas Treaty, the news that Alfa Nero is set to be auctioned and pick three Classic Feadships that are searching for new owners. In the news this week is the launch of the third Amels 60, the sale of the ...
40m Mar 08, 2023
40m
146: The Big BOAT Interview: Tim Heywood
In this week's Big BOAT Interview we take you back to the recent Superyacht Design Festival and the final session of the second day, when superyacht designer Tim Heywood shared the stories behind the six most seminal yachts of his career – Pelorus, Kogo, Symphony, Mayan Queen, Quantum Blue and the first Amels 171. Tim talks about the conception of the yachts, the shipyards that built them and s...
44m Mar 03, 2023
44m
145: BOAT Briefing: the boats racing in St Barths, Ace's interior and why Corinthian is king
In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Caroline look back on a wonderful few days in Bermuda for the judging of the World Superyacht Awards, and look forward to two very exciting events in March - Between the Bays and the St Barths Bucket. Caroline goes for a little ship, Lacroma, for her brokerage pick, while Stewart plumps for Pink Gin. In the news this week is Holterman's new X...
31m Mar 01, 2023
31m
144: BOAT Briefing: Giorgio Armani goes yachting, Koru's mystery chair and judging of the World Superyacht Awards
In this week’s podcast Stewart and Sophia are back in the office and reminisce about “the best ever” Superyacht Design Festival. They also discuss Sophia’s star-studded evening at TISG for the unveiling of Admiral’s 72-metre collaboration with Giorgio Armani, a mysterious chair on the bowsprit of Koru, and industry leaders’ predictions for the brokerage market in 2023. Stewart also lifts the cu...
45m Feb 22, 2023
45m
143: BOAT Briefing: Miami Boat Show in focus while Lürssen giants hit the water
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Cecile discuss their highlights from the Superyacht Design festival in Cortina, as well as the most exciting debuts – and useful statistics – at this year’s Miami Boat Show. In the news this week are two huge launches by Lürssen: 145m Luminance and 90m Project 1601. Finally, the team picks their favourite superyachts new to the brokerage market – see w...
24m Feb 15, 2023
24m
142: The Big BOAT Interview: Ian Flanagan, CEO of Voly
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Sophia sits down with Ian Flanagan, the straight-talking co-founder of Voly, a yacht and multi-asset financial management solution. Having started his career as a professional tennis player Ian is far from a traditional fintech CEO. The pair discuss the path that led him to founding Voly, the challenge of breaking into the superyacht industry and the financial...
33m Feb 02, 2023
33m
141: BOAT Briefing: a new green fuel, the Holy Grail for designers and the dominance of semi-custom production
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Stewart discuss the benefits of designing across the yachting size range, investigate a trial of a new hydrotreated vegetable oil in 44m Sanlorenzo Lammouche and dig into the data around semi-custom superyacht building. In the news this week is Benetti's launch of project FB283, Damen's latest SeaXplorer and the "Burnham Titanic", which has been raised...
37m Feb 01, 2023
37m