Given the average age of those who earn a living as crew, sailing aboard superyachts, the statistic proclaiming suicide is…
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Albert Hakvoort 1921 – 2021
The Superyacht World has lost one of the guiding lights of the industry. Albert Hakvoort has taken his final voyage and…
Salary Check for Superyacht Crew
Since YPI CREW launched its peer-to-peer salary check website for the yachting industry in 2016 over 5.655 yacht crew have…
Heritage Explorer Set to Cruise New Zealand
Heritage Expeditions, the New Zealand based expedition cruise company, better known for chartering in small Russian passenger carrying icebreakers in…
Sturge the Superyacht Insurance Specialist Sells Out
In 1972 Nicholas Sturge, then an underwriter at Lloyd’s of London, identified a niche market developing in the world of…
Spice Island Will Welcome ARC+ Rally 2021 Arrivals
Port Louis Marina on the spice island of Grenada will be the new Caribbean destination for the 9th annual ARC+…
Who Owns That Superyacht?
Perhaps the most frequently asked question of me is “Who Owns That Superyacht?” Generally speaking I know the answer but…
The Lowest Possible Environmental Footprint
When it comes to eco friendly superyachts the search for the lowest possible environmental footprint has been likened to the…
Desperate Cruise Lines Slash Prices
Desperate measures are being taken by Cruise Lines which, desperate for business, are slashing prices to the bone. In the…
Project Opus Delivered by Lürssen
Lürssen the yacht’s builders called her Project Opus but her designers think she is something else. “She is a warship…