How Will Climate Change Affect The Cost of Superyacht Ownership – Part II
In Part I we looked at how a carbon tax and more energy efficient yachts could affect Operational Costs, in this second part we consider the other factors such as: – Build Cost Finance Resale Build Cost As well as the component parts of a hybrid or an alternative energy solution, there are design and […]
How Will Climate Change Affect The Cost of Superyacht Ownership – Part I
Superyacht ownership will be more expensive in the coming years. This is not only due to inflationary pressures e.g. raw materials, employment, and the cost of finance, but also factors driven by climate change. These will affect: – Operational Costs Build Cost Finance Resale In a series of articles superyacht2030 will consider their impact on […]
Crew Rotation In The Superyacht Industry – Part II
Following our last post and feedback, we take a deeper look at rotation. We believe the benefits for crew are well understood, so in this piece we focus mainly on how rotation can improve yacht ownership and whether the benefits outweigh any additional costs involved? With traditional leave arrangements, crew normally take their accrued leave […]
Crew Rotation In the Superyacht Industry – Part I
Written in collaboration with Captain Brendan O’Shannassy. Although commercial shipping has rotated crew for many years, it is a recent phenomenon in the superyacht industry. It started to become a reality on yachts first with engineers, and then on the larger yachts where manning regulations required officers with STCW qualifications. When rotation first started […]
COVD-19 Recommendations From the Healthy Sail Panel
It could be suggested there is too much information available on COVID-19 and the pandemic; including, an almost infinite number of articles and commentary on the internet, numerous Circulars and Guidance from the IMO and, publications from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) such as Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of […]