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Sunseeker founder Robert Braithwaite has died at the age of 75

ROBERT Braithwaite, the man who co-founded Dorset’s world-beating luxury boat builder Sunseeker has died at the age of 75. Mr Braithwaite, joined by his brother John, set up the business as a di...

Adventure and Opportunity for Female Superyacht Engineers

With a name like “Mel Thunderbolt” you could really only expect great things.  As a superyacht engineer, travelling the globe on amazing vessels, we asked Mel what advice she would gi...

PYA Ball 2018

The PYA Christmas Ball is one of the most iconic social events in the Superyacht industry. Book tickets online here. Don’t miss out – last year’s event was fully subscribed! Are...

The Ocean Clean Up Starts Here

We all know that too much plastic ends up in our oceans, it’s damaging wildlife and if we continue will adversely affect our entire ecosystem.  Something has to be done. Behaviour change is...

Lurssen Shipyard Fire

For over four generations the Lurssen family have operated the floating dock in Bremen-Aumund, Germany. The shipyard is one of the global leaders in the megayacht industry and was established by ...

Brexit? What a load of Scallops!

Last week a deal was finally reached to bring peace between the two sides of the British channel. Hostile French fisherman attacked British boats with insults, rocks, smoke pellets, and petrol bombs a...

French Social Security Clarification

The French authorities have provided official clarification regarding social security payments for yacht crew. The document, provided in French and English, has answered the question of how ...

Life and Death on Superyachts

First Look: Virgin Voyages Ship Renderings

A first look at Virgin Voyage’s external design shows off a futuristic looking prototype ship. Under construction in Italy, Fincantieri will deliver the first of three ships to the new brand in ...

Mitmark – How to handle a terrorist attack!

MITMARK is a risk mitigation and smart logistics provider to private and sovereign clients, public entities and private companies. We are a corporate security and intelligence firm specializing in sec...

A ‘Tough Mudder’ challenge and Hurricane Irma!

On Sunday 10th September, Steve Crawford (Director of Yotspot) and Captain Michael Williamson (MY Cyan) started their morning with a hearty breakfast of eggs benedict and two double espresso coffees. ...

Lord Sugar puts his 181ft Super Yacht Lady L up for sale

Alan Sugar of “The apprentice” fame is so proud of his wealth that he once posted a photo of his tax bill to HMRC for £59,000,000.  For reasons unknown he has decided to sell hi...