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16/12/2022

As the year draws to a close - 2022 if you are reading this in archive - we thought it good to look at salaries in the superyacht industry. So we set our friends at Mumbai Tech the task to use their AI programme and see what the internet had to say about salaries in our industry.
As a starting point for a frame of reference, we gave them the crewfinder.com web page.

As the year draws to a close - 2022 if you are reading this in archive - we thought it good to look at salaries in the superyacht industry. So we set our friends at Mumbai Tech the task to use their AI programme and see what the internet had to say about salaries in our industry.

15/04/2022

As the world's richest get richer, so too does their desire for the ultimate in luxury. This is nowhere more apparent than in the superyacht market. These enormous vessels have been growing ever larger in recent years, as owners attempt to outdo one another with ever more opulent designs. But what will the superyachts of the future look like?
After the stasis of COVID, we hurtle into the future.

As the world's richest get richer, so too does their desire for the ultimate in luxury. This is nowhere more apparent than in the superyacht market. These enormous vessels have been growing ever larger in recent years, as owners attempt to outdo one another with ever more opulent designs. But what w...

07/04/2022

Men and women have been imagining journeys to far off and magical realms since the dawn of recorded history. Civilisations have left tales of fantastic voyages on magic carpets, of odysseys to strange lands, populated by weird and wonderful creatures on distant islands. The earliest Romances had knights travelling on quests to fight mythical creatures.

Men and women have been imagining journeys to far off and magical realms since the dawn of recorded history. Civilisations have left tales of fantastic voyages on magic carpets, of odysseys to stra…

04/04/2022

It is important to remember that superyachts are not ethical decision-making entities, they are amoral, and largely loss-making, assets . Superyacht news
From the usually cautious Superyacht News, this statement is both outrageous and partially true because in this post-truth world facts are perceived as points of view, and emotions are taken as facts.
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It is important to remember that superyachts are not ethical decision-making entities, they are amoral, and largely loss-making, assets . Superyacht news From the usually cautious Superyacht News,…

31/03/2022

Carpe Diem – seize the day – was a famous epigram of the Roman poet Horace. Carpe navem seems to be the order of the day for the Rich Russians with Yachts. Seize the yacht.
As any lawyer will tell you, there is a substantial difference between seizing and freezing a yacht, both legally and financially.

Carpe Diem – seize the day – was a famous epigram of the Roman poet Horace. Carpe navem seems to be the order of the day for the Rich Russians with Yachts. Seize the yacht. As any lawyer will tell …

27/03/2022

Imagine you are the captain of a big ol' superyacht that cost the annual social budget of Moldova and the Daily Telegraph rings your mum and asks if her son is working for the Devil. And your mum announces to the world's media that she hopes not and that she would be very cross if she found out that he was.
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Imagine you are the captain of a big ol’ superyacht that cost the annual social budget of Moldova and the Daily Telegraph rings your mum and asks if her son is working for the Devil. And your…

24/03/2022

Has the Russian invasion of Ukraine given the superyacht industry an image problem?
Although Russian money is invested in only 8% of the superyacht fleet, when it comes to the Mega Yachts over 90 metres, this rises to 30%. How much of that is subject to sanctions and freezing - or as Boris Johnstone called it - destraining - is speculation and guesswork.

Has the Russian invasion of Ukraine given the superyacht industry an image problem? Although Russian money is invested in only 8% of the superyacht fleet, when it comes to the Mega Yachts over 90 m…

06/03/2022

Now that owning a superyacht has lost much of its lustre by its association with Russian money in the public imagination, with a major downturn in the global economy expected, what is the future of the industry over the next few years?
This is what many agents and actors in the superyacht industry are asking themselves.

Now that owning a superyacht has lost much of its lustre by its association with Russian money in the public imagination, with a major downturn in the global economy expected, what is the future of…

02/03/2022

The French poet Rimbaud gave up poetry to become a gun runner in Africa, saying as he sailed off Tout ca c'est la littérature - which we could translate as this is all drama.
The war in Ukraine is the stuff of high drama, with two very different narratives but real victims. The blood spilt is recorded live and the dead die very real deaths.
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The French poet Rimbaud gave up poetry to become a gun runner in Africa, saying as he sailed off Tout ca c’est la littérature – which we could translate as this is all drama. The war in…

03/02/2022

We live in a world where resources are becoming scarcer by the day
Vegan leather is often associated with faux leather, a toxic plastic bi=product. Animal leather is equally toxic to the environment.
ApplePeel, a natural product based on a by-product from apple juice production, is the leather alternative with a future.
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We live in a world where resources are becoming scarcer by the day Vegan leather is often associated with faux leather, a toxic plastic bi=product. Animal leather is equally toxic to the environmen…

02/02/2022

Nature has already evolved plastic eating bugs. Now Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria to convert discarded plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring. Now plastic recycling can be more than a worthy exercise in ecology but also a profitable enterprise.
A scientific breakthrough challenges the perception of plastic being a problematic waste.

01/02/2022

The Clean Superyacht & Marina Campaign has been set up to investigate current facilities in worldwide Superyacht marinas. The campaign initiates a conversation with marina operators to determine how current facilities and contracts can be enhanced to cover comprehensive eco facilities.
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The Clean Superyacht & Marina Campaign has been set up to investigate current facilities in worldwide Superyacht marinas. The campaign initiates a conversation with marina operators to determin…

28/01/2022

Recycling should be first thought of every builder architect and owner when a yacht is being designed, built or sent for refit. And this is not an ideological argument but rather a purely practical one.
Some scientists warning that, by 2050, the quantity of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish.
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Recycling should be first thought of every builder architect and owner when a yacht is being designed, built or sent for refit. And this is not an ideological argument but rather a purely practical…

29/12/2021

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28/11/2021

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23/11/2021

EU officials will be keeping a close eye this season on British crew working on yachts in EU waters. Long accustomed to working without a visa in the EU as EU citizens, many crew and job seekers are not fully aware of the need to be regulated in terms of their employment status.
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EU officials will be keeping a close eye this season on British crew working on yachts in EU waters. Long accustomed to working without a visa in the EU as EU citizens, many crew and job seekers ar…

16/11/2021

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20/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - The Luna Saga : the plot thickens

All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Sensationalist media oulets reports that British SBS veterans have been hired to

18/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - Foreign-flagged Yacht Protocols in Thailand

Foreign-flagged Yacht Protocols in Thailand Phuket, Thailand…May 18, 2021--As there has been some speculation in the past few weeks as to changes/ restrictio

17/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - Small Yacht Market Affected by the Fulminant Slashed Investments

17/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - Watch Awesome Kate Manner Go Full Dancing Pro in Peru this Week

17/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - These Fabulous Photos Will Have Astonishing Impact for Any Campaign

17/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - The Weirdest Places Ashes Have Been Scattered in South America

People live better in big houses and in big clothes. I try to contrast life today is full of contrast. We have to change! I am not interested in the past, excep

17/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - The Travel Insurance Catch that can Double Your Cover in Two Months

People live better in big houses and in big clothes. I try to contrast life today is full of contrast. We have to change! I am not interested in the past, excep

15/05/2021

New post added at Yachtmondo - A Classic Yacht

The Nahlin is a classic yacht built in a long-gone era when Britain had an empire and a shipbuilding industry. She was built John Brown & Co at Clydeba