Superyachts – A Question Of Manning
The quality of captain, officers and crew and, the onboard experience is, without doubt, key to the ...
24 July, 2020
Superyacht – Employment Disputes
It is without doubt that we have seen some significant improvements in employment of yacht crew over...
08 May, 2020
Superyacht – Yacht Ownership Lifecycle
I suspect most readers will either have direct experience or, heard stories about, yacht owners who ...
20 February, 2020
Superyacht – The Art Of The Budget
Whenever I talk to owners and clients, the subject running costs and budget always comes up. I alw...
01 February, 2020
Superyacht – IHM, Will You Be Ready By 31 December 2020?
As some readers may be aware, articles 5 and 12 relating to ships Inventory of Hazardous Materials.....
28 January, 2020
Superyacht Carbon Offsetting, Choose Wisely!
Whilst we transition to more efficient superyachts and future green energy solutions, carbon offsett...
06 January, 2020
Grey Water – Yachtings Dirty Little Secret?
If we want to develop an environmentally conscientious and sustainable superyacht industry, one that...
14 March, 2019
Yacht vs Commercial – Training and Experience, What’s The Difference?
A version of this was first published in The Superyacht Report Issue 185 We know that education...
26 April, 2018
It’s Only Water! – Ballast Water and Superyachts
As we are getting ever closer to the Ballast Water Convention entering into force, requiring only 0....
24 August, 2016
Superyachts – Safety Through Design
We are fortunate to be involved in an industry where superyacht owners and their designers are free ...
14 June, 2016
Yacht Heli-Ops – Are You Ready for Part-NCC?
In the same way as we have maritime regulations that are either compulsory for Commercial yachts, or...
10 May, 2016
“Are Superyacht Helidecks Safe Enough?”
The title of this piece comes from an article posted on Linkedin from Damen who produce a superyacht...
28 April, 2016
References – Handle With Care
The thorny subject of references, their value, authenticity and honesty has long been debated, ...
26 February, 2016
Private Yacht – Passenger Yacht Code Compliance
The introduction of the Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) by the Red Ensign Group (REG) was a great step fo...
15 December, 2015
Commercial vs. Private – Yacht Insurance
I enjoyed the various workshops I attended at the Global Superyacht Forum 2015 and the interaction a...
20 November, 2015
Private Yachts Carrying >12 PAX – Clarity Required
Owners, operators, captains and crew working on, ‘pleasure yachts not engaged in trade’ ...
11 November, 2015
Cracking the Code – PYC 13-36 Follow Up
It’s almost a year since I wrote the article in The Superyacht Report Issue 158 (a copy can be...
29 October, 2015