BOAT Briefing

If you haven’t had a chance to step on board Ocean Alexander’s brand-new 35P, which debuted at the Palm Beach International Boat Show 2024, you can hear all about the shipyard’s new model and series in this week’s Big BOAT Interview, which was created for Ocean Alexander. The yard’s head of global operations Dan Mundy tells BOAT’s commercial content editor Hannah Rankine about the series’ inception and some of the cool features on board. Stay tuned until the end to hear a sneak peek into what’s coming next in Ocean Alexander’s Puro series.

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart returns after six weeks on the road without a tan but with a few stories to tell, while Katia reports back from a bustling road trip visiting six shipyards and 14 superyachts. We look ahead to a busy run of events, including the much anticipated World Superyacht Awards, and a brand new regatta in Antiparos, Greece. We also take a deep dive into the history of the North West Passage, while in the news is the upcoming auction of the big Feadship Royal Romance, and a special report about the Sunreef catamaran SOL. This week’s episode is sponsored by KVH, the service which creates innovative connectivity solutions for customers on sea, land, and air around the globe. To find out more, visit www.kvh.com. The Big BOAT Management Survey: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-presents/big-boat-yacht-management-survey Tommy Belle: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/lubeck-motor-yacht-tommy-belle-for-sale Cupani: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/royal-denship--yacht-cupani-for-sale Royal Romance: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/royal-romance-yacht-auction Athena: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/athena-refit-at-lurssen-yacht Sunreef SOL: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/sunreef-yachts-sol-catamaran BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

With Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair in full swing, this week we’re turning our attention to exceptional craft. Earlier this year, Charlotte Hogarth-Jones spoke to Artistry and Craft Awards winner, Paul Jewby. A wood carver for over 40 years, he most recently created several beautiful hand-carved wooden panels for Winch Design's 70m Amoa. In this podcast he shares how he got into superyachts, talks about the death of the antiques industry in London following 9/11 and explains just quite how much work goes into some of the intricate pieces he's made for onboard...

With Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair in full swing, this week we’re turning our attention to exceptional craft. Earlier this year, Charlotte Hogarth-Jones spoke to Artistry and Craft Awards winner, Paul Jewby. A wood carver for over 40 years, he most recently created several beautiful hand-carved wooden panels for Winch Design's 70m Amoa. In this podcast he shares how he got into superyachts, talks about the death of the antiques industry in London following 9/11 and explains just quite how much work goes into some of the intricate pieces he's made for onboard... This week’s episode is sponsored by KVH, the service which creates innovative connectivity solutions for customers on sea, land, and air around the globe. To find out more, visit www.kvh.com.

Protecting the oceans is a dangerous business in Latin America - it can mean murder. In this week’s Big Boat Interview Max Bello, international policy expert for Mission Blue and Alexei Mikhailov, founder of Bering Yachts, tell BOAT’s content director Lucy Dunn the story of how they met on a superyacht in a remote marine sanctuary, and about the tragedy that brought them there. This week’s episode is sponsored by KVH, the service which creates innovative connectivity solutions for customers on sea, land, and air around the globe. To find out more, visit www.kvh.com. BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Katia run through the most expensive superyachts currently listed for sale and spot a pattern in the yachts that consistently carry the highest price tags. Katia reflects on a trip to Milan and Ancona and Caroline looks ahead to the World Superyacht Awards in Venice. In keeping with the Italian theme, this week's data segment is a closer look at the shipyard's in the Marche region, with Ferretti Group, Cantiere delle Marche and Palumbo Group in the spotlight. Finally, the pair talk about refreshingly involved superyacht owners Bob Book, the man behind the 50-metre Heesen Book Ends, and Anthony Ward, the owner of the 27-metre Oyster Babiana. This week’s episode is sponsored by KVH, the service which creates innovative connectivity solutions for customers on sea, land, and air around the globe. To find out more, visit www.kvh.com. LINKS: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/most-expensive-yachts-for-sale https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/world-superyacht-awards/everything-you-need-to-know-2024 https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/oyster-885gt-sailing-yacht-babiana https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/y-yachts-sailing-yacht-peregrin-for-sale https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/camper-and-nicholsons-classic-motor-yacht-midnight-sun-for-sale https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/heesen-yacht-ultra-g-delivered https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/isa-yachts-project-unica https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/burgess-yachts-south-america BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

This week, the team is back from a (rainy) Palm Beach International Boat Show and a (much sunnier) St Barths Bucket. Lucy and Cecile discuss the buzzworthy boats at PBIBS including the first in the Ocean Alexander 35m Puro series, and round up the headlines, starting with Azimut’s 44m Grande flagship and Damen Yachting’s XPlorer 80 concept. Over at the Bucket, the limelight was on first-timers Nilaya and Gelliceaux. Finally, Cecile reports back from her whirlwind trip to Taiwan to hear about Horizon Yacht’s $30million shipyard expansion. https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/st-barths-bucket-superyachts-2024 https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/58m-damen-seaxplorer-pink-shadow-first-look https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/maltese-falcon-refitted-interiors https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/conrad-c144s-superyacht-extra-time BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing, Katia and Caroline examine an illustrious line-up of sailing superstars for the St Barths Bucket, from single-masted behemoth M5, to new 59m Vitters Maxiumus. They unveil the April issue cover star Pink Shadow, and her interior inspired by Werner Herzog’s eccentric Amazonian epic Fitzcarraldo. News this week features the newly revealed interior refit of Maltese Falcon and a spectacular launch at Conrad, while for this week’s brokerage picks a classic and a 1980s gem go head-to-head. Data is a dive into the numbers behind the Palm Beach International Boat Show. LINKS: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/st-barths-bucket-superyachts-2024 https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/58m-damen-seaxplorer-pink-shadow-first-look https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/maltese-falcon-refitted-interiors https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/conrad-c144s-superyacht-extra-time BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing, features director Charlotte Hogarth-Jones is joined by travel and charter editor Georgia Boscawen to dive into all things charter. The pair look at how the market fared in 2023 in collaboration with MYBA, while revealing the demographics that charter the most superyachts in the fleet. Georgia, meanwhile, recalls her epic adventure to Antarctica on board the Hanse Explorer with EYOS and Charlotte looks at how design is reflecting the charter client of today. In the news is Feadship’s new 118-metre flagship, the new 122-metre Kismet for charter and the owner of 73-metre Titania’s generous donation of a week-long charter in aid of the Caudwell Children charity. The state of charter BOATPro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/superyacht-insight/myba-charter-yachting-report-2024 On board the Hanse Explorer: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/charter-yacht-of-the-week-hanse-explorer The new Kismet available for charter: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-superyacht-kismet-ex-project-jag Infinite Jest in Antarctica: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/infinite-jest-superyacht-in-antarctica Feadship's new flagship: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-1010-superyacht--launchpad Titania's charity auction: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/titania-yacht-charter-charity-auction Solstice for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/solstice-custom-2025 Santandrea for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/solimano-tug-boat-santandrea-for-sale BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to Nicolò Favaretto Rubelli, CEO of the famous Venetian weavers, as he arrives in London to unveil his latest collection Gardens. Rubelli’s fabrics can be found on many superyachts and in many boat owners homes, not to mention in historic palaces including Buckingham Palace and the Presidential Palace in Rome; flagship stores of fashion brands from Valentino to Armani; even on screen in Game of Thrones and on actress Grace Kelly’s handbag. He joins Charlotte Hogarth-Jones to discuss everything from sustainability to making unpopular decisions, ahead of our Interiors Book launch in June. BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to writer Daniel Pembrey who recently unearthed some fascinating new insight into two of history’s most famous and enigmatic yachts, Christina O and Highlander. His research took him around the world where he met some extraordinary characters including Christina O’s Costas Carabelas, Tim Morley of Morley yachts as well as Forbes’ son Kip, who opened up the family archive. As Pembrey soon discovered, the story behind the story is often a story in itself… LINKS: The 1980s heyday of Malcolm Forbes' The Highlander https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/owners-experiences/malcolm-forbes-and-the-highlander-heyday BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Katia look back at the Superyacht Design Festival and some of their favourite sessions. The pair pay tribute to naval architect and designer Don Shead and superyacht owner Lang Walker, and pull out the big numbers from the financial results of the Ferretti Group, Sanlorenzo and The Italian Sea Group. Katia, meanwhile, looks forward to taking part in the Benetti Yachtmaster event in Budapest and Stewart previews the inaugural Barcelona Golf Invitational presented by BOAT and Voly Group. In the news is the potential auction of 106.1 metre Amadea, Feadship's new 65-metre Promise.D and the news that a yacht once used by Winston Churchill will be fully rebuilt at Pendennis. LINKS: Don Shead: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/naval-architect-donovan-shead-dead Lang Walker: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/lang-walker-dies-at-78 Golf Invitational: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/golf-invitational Ice Cricket: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/people-parties/st-moritz-ice-cricket Ferretti Group results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/ferretti-group-2023-financial-results Sanlorenzo results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/financial-results-sanlorenzo-2023 The Italian Sea Group results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/the-italian-sea-group-2023-financial-results Amadea latest: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/amadea-yacht-civil-forfeiture Khalilah for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/khalilah-yacht-price-drop Francesca for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/cerri-cantieri-navali-motor-yacht-francesca-for-sale Promise.D: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-superyacht-capri-promise-d Amazone rebuild: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/winston-churchill-yacht-restored-amazone Rossinavi Nolimits: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rossinavi-no-limits-yacht-brand BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

For this week's BOAT Briefing, we return to the stellar line-up of speakers at the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. On day two of the event, Simon Schofield, CTO of BAR Technologies took to the stage to reveal his company’s cutting-edge, tech-led approach to design, which was born in the America’s Cup. He tells us how their outside-the box developments can be applied to the wider marine industry, and why the design process is "no longer restrained by human thought". Superyacht Design Festival Highlights: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/sdf-kitzbuhel-summary-2024 Wild Water: Test driving the custom Spirit BARTech electric foiler: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/12-24/spirit-yachts-electric-foiler BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing, we're rewinding the clock slightly to the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In the closing session of the first day at the event, Stewart was joined on stage by Frédéric Jousset, owner of 46.5-metre Art Explorer, the world's largest sailing catamaran, which made its worldwide debut at the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show. In this conversation, Frédéric discusses his motivations for building Art Explorer, and how he intends to use the yacht to spread art and culture around the world - starting very soon in Venice during the Biennale. Suepryacht Design Festival Highlights: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/sdf-kitzbuhel-summary-2024 Follow Art Explorer: https://www.artexplora.org/en/festival/the-museum-boat BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this special episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Cecile reveal all the winners from the BOAT Design & Innovation Awards, which have just been held in Kitzbuhel, Austria. They chat through all the categories, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, won this year by Frank Mulder, founder of Mulder Design, who has more than 1,000 designs on the water. The pair also take a deeper dive into the five-time Neptune winner, the 59.7-metre Sarissa. Congratulations to all the Winners and Judges’ Commendations of the evening. Winners of the BOAT Design & Innovation Awards - https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards Young Designer of the Year - https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/young-designer-of-the-year-award/winner-2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards/frank-mulder-wins-lifetime-achievement-award-2024 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's BOAT Briefing episode, Stewart is joined by Katia to discuss the headlines from the yachting world over the past week, including 136-metre Flying Fox rejoining the charter market and 58.5-metre Phi back in the hot seat at the Court of Appeal. Katia explains the backstory behind some of the best-known superstitions at sea, and Stewart gives Katia the low-down on Christina O's past life before she became a luxury yacht. In the data segment, charter stats are put in the spotlight. BOAT Design and Innovation Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards SDF: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival Flying Fox back for charter: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/flying-fox-back-for-charter Superstitions at Sea: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/yachting-boat-sailor-superstitions-sea BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's Big BOAT Interview, Stewart sits down with Ian Howcroft, captain of the legendary Lurssen Phoenix 2, which is currently in Barcelona undergoing a refit. Ian talks about what it's like to command such a large yacht, how he got his start on superyachts, his secrets to keeping great crew and offers some tips on navigating the St Barths "parking lot" on New Year's Eve. Phoenix 2 for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/phoenix-2-lurssen-2010 Phoenix 2 for charter: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yachts-for-charter/phoenix-2-lurssen-2010 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Charlotte discuss some big names added to the roster of speakers at the Superyacht Design Festival, including Frederic Jousset, owner of the 46.5-metre ArtExplorer, and delve into the world of AI by designing some dream yachts using Midjourney. In the news is Wider Yachts' first multihull, the WiderCat 92, the crew of Alfa Nero finally getting paid and the sale of the first Deep Blue 115 from Cantiere delle Marche. Our data section, meanwhile, focusses on Taiwan, in light of a deep dive produced for our BOATPro subscribers on the state of the superyacht market in that country. LINKS: New SDF speakers: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/superyacht-design-festival-2024-speakers Western Isles: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/ishikawajima-motor-yacht-western-isles-for-sale State of Grace: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/state-of-grace-perini-navi-2013 WiderCat: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-widercat-92-catamaran-launch Alfa Nero crew: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/nautilus-crew-alfa-nero-unpaid-wages Deep Blue 115: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/35m-cdm-yacht-deep-blue-115-sold Taiwan report: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/superyacht-insight/taiwan-global-order-book-report-2024 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com

In this first BOAT Briefing of 2024, Stewart and Katia talk panettone and Elton John, and look through what's coming up in the February issue of BOAT International. We pay tribute to the legendary Frits de Voogt, who sadly passed away just before Christmas, and look ahead to some of the big events on the superyacht calendar this year. In the news this week is Oceanco's Simply Custom collection, the first look at the new CdM Haze II and a tie-up between Sanlorenzo and Nautor Swan. Our data section, meanwhile, looks at which boats saw in the new year in St Barths. 2024 events: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-event-calendar-2024 Valeria for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/feadship-classic-motor-yacht-valeria-for-sale Attessa IV: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/wyg-motor-yacht-attessa-iv-for-sale Oceanco Clarity: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/oceanco-simply-custom-clarity-superyacht Haze II: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/cdm-yacht-haze-ii Sanlorenzo and Nautor Swan: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/sanlorenzo-nautor-swan-yacht-sign-mou BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: podcast@boatinternationalmedia.com