BOAT Briefing

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Stewart look ahead to the World Superyacht Awards (and pick a few favourites) and examine the latest legal battle around the detention of the 58 metre Royal Huisman superyacht Phi in London. The pair also discuss some of the winners of this year's Ocean Awards, some Q1 financial results from two of Italy's biggest shipyards and pick a couple of beauties in this week's brokerage showdown. In the news is Feadship's Project 823, which is undergoing sea trials in the North Sea, a construction update on CRN's Project 143, and the launch of a new shipyard in Holland called Leapher Yachts. Our data story, meanwhile, concerns the biggest brokerage deals so far in 2023.

Links: 

World Superyacht Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/world-superyacht-awards/2023-nominees
Damen fire: https://www.boatinternational.com/damen-antalya-shipyard-fire
Phi's detention: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/superyacht-phi-detained-in-uk
Ocean Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/ocean-awards/ocean-awards-winners-2023
Sanlorenzo reasults: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/sanlorenzo-financial-results-q1-2023
Ferretti Group results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/ferretti-group-q1-2023-financial-results
Koju for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/benetti-motor-yacht-koju-for-sale
Moonlight II for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/moonlight-ii-superyacht-for-sale
Feadship 823 sea trials: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-project-823-sea-trials
CRN Project 143: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/crn-143-project-maranello-ancona
Leapher Yachts: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/leapher-yachts-explorer
Biggest brokerage deals: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/biggest-yachts-sales-of-2023


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Stewart and Sophia return to the podcast this week after respective trips to the Miami Formula One Owner’s Club event and the Spring Cluster Monaco Open Day. The pair discuss the sale of Ahpo, which was asking €330M and has been sold by Moran after less than three months on the market, and the shooting incident involving classic superyacht Kalizma. In news this week is the sportsfisher Catch, Oceanco’s H3 and Heesen’s Project Serena. The data this week celebrates the Mediterranean Boat Show in Nafplio and looks at the stellar fleet that attended the show.

 Links:

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/lurssen-superyacht-ahpo-sold

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/kalizma-pirate-attack

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/bad-company-support--97165

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-launch-27m-catch-refit

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/lucy-tecnomar-2022

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/oceanco-superyacht-h3

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/heesen-55m-yacht-project-serena

https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/mediterranean-yacht-show-largest-yachts


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In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Lucy Dunn sits down with Cristina Mittermeier, one of the world’s most influential marine conservation photographers. Cristina is passionate about the urgent need to protect our ocean, travelling the world on her catamaran and broadcasting her emotive pictures. On dry land, her foundation, SeaLegacy, shines a global spotlight on the small conservation projects doing vital work. One of its most recent successes includes working with organisations in Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia and Ecuador to create a “migratory corridor” for marine life, an initiative Cristina is now hoping to repeat in Australia and Indonesia.

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In this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing Stewart and Sophia are back together after respective trips to Salone del Mobile Milano and Belize. They discuss some recent negative press surrounding superyachts and how the industry can safeguard its reputation for the future. Brokerage picks this week include the largest wooden superyacht ever built and Lord Sugar’s recently refitted Lady A. News this week covers big launches for Feadship and Lürssen, the return of the Monaco Yacht Show and the Princess Yachts acquisition. Data this week reveals the Q1 numbers for brokerage, with the market showing a dramatic slowdown after the highs of the post-covid brokerage bubble.

Links:
https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/baglietto-bzero-initative

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/custom-wooden-superyacht-for-sale-bush-and-noble

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/nishii-zosen-motor-yacht-lady-a-for-sale

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-710

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-superyacht-project-luminance

https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/monaco-yacht-show-2023

https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/princess-yachts-acquisition-kps-partners

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In this week’s Big BOAT Interview we take you back to this year’s Superyacht Design Festival, where an all-star Italian panel debated the best use of space on board superyachts. Nuvolari Lenard’s Valentina Zannier, Ferretti Group’s Stefano De Vivo, Sanlorenzo’s Ferruccio Rossi and Benetti’s Sebastiano Vida, all joined Sophia on stage to discuss how a new wave of customers were seeking new designs and spaces. They also discussed how the traditional superyacht layout might be pushed even further in the future.

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Cecile kick off with news that 127m Koru has been delivered – and consider whether a sailing superyacht can truly be called a sailing yacht. They delve into the fascinating story of Saddam Hussein’s 121-metre Al-Mansur – bombed by fighter jets – and touch on other dictators’ yachting histories. Cecile’s brokerage pick is the historied 42m Abeking Sea Class, asking $5,900,000 with Denison, while Caroline chooses the 54m Baltic sailer Pink Gin VI, which is asking €25,500,000 with Edmiston after the second of two €2m price drops. In the news is the launch of the Italian Sea Group’s 55m Silver Star, the first Damen Explorer 58 on sea trials, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund buying into the Azimut-Benetti Group and Burger Boat Company lifting the lid on its largest yacht to date. Our data story, meanwhile, focusses on superyachts built in Spain.

Links: 

127m Oceanco superyacht Koru spotted in Mallorca

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/jeff-bezos-oceanco-sailing-yacht-y721

 Al-Mansur: What ever happened to Saddam Hussein’s second yacht?

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/al-mansur-saddam-hussein-yacht

 58m SeaXplorer Pink Shadow spotted on sea trials

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/damen-seaxplorer-58-yacht-sea-trials

 The Italian Sea Group launches 55m Admiral S-Force Silver Star

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/admiral-silver-star

Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund buys into Azimut-Benetti Group

https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/azimut-benetti-group-saudi-arabia-pif-partnership

 Burger begins construction on flagship Burger 180

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/burger-yacht-180-construction

 
€2M price drop on Baltic sailing yacht Pink Gin VI

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/baltic-sailing-yacht-for-sale-pink-gin-vi


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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Sophia previews an upcoming trip to Belize while Stewart looks ahead to the May issues of BOAT International and BOAT Ineternational US Edition. The team also digs into the harrowing details of 37-metre sailing yacht Genevieve's rescue of 16 people in a major search and rescue operation in the Caribbean. As well as bringing you the story, we also hear some words of wisdom from Genevieve's captain, Thomas Auckland. Sophia's brokerage pick is the 62-metre Feadship Sea Owl, and Stewart picks the 34m sloop Silvertip (but not before going down another classic-yacht-that-needs-rescuing rabbit hole). In the news is the upcoming auction of 81.3-metre Alfa Nero and further details about Royal Huisman's 81-metre Sea Eagle II. Our data story, meanwhile, concerns superyacht constructed in Turkey.

 Links:

Genevieve rescue: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/st-kitts-capsize-rescue-operation
Top March news stories: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/biggest-yachting-news-stories-march
The trailer-park superyacht: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/caritas-the-remarkable-story-of-the-48m-trailer-park-superyacht--34383
Sea Owl for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/sea-owl-feadship-2013
Silvertip for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/yachting-developments-sailing-yacht-silvertip-for-sale
Alfa Nero auction: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/alfa-nero-yacht-antigua-auction
Lurssen Ace 21 spotted: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-yacht-ace-21-spotted
Sea Eagle II: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sea-eagle-ii-royal-huisman-yacht


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In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, Katia catches up Below Deck Sailing Yacht's Captain Glenn Shephard and finds out that Below Deck is much more "fly on the wall" than we might expect.  Glenn explains why he doesn't get self-conscious about being a reality TV show star and delves into whether he thinks Below Deck shines a negative spotlight on yachting. Plus, he shares his take on the sailing yacht resurgence and sings the praises for the newly-relaunched Perini Navi.


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In this week’s podcast, sponsored by KVH, Stewart is back from a long trip attending Between the Bays, St Barth’s Bucket and Palm Beach. As well has his tour across the Atlantic, Sophia and Stewart also chat about corporate consolidations going on across the industry and whether the brokerage market is showing signs of a cool-off period. In the news this week is a construction milestone for Royal Huisman’s Aquarius II, the sale of a 66-metre ISA custom build and a salvage operation to save superyacht 007. The data focus looks at how many yachts were spotted in the Caribbean this season.  

Links:

Sanlorenzo acquires Sea Energy: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/sanlorenzo-acquires-49-per-cent-sea-energy

Fredrikstad: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/fredrikstad-smedvik-1968

Just Enough: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/just-enough-ares-2012

Aquarius II: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/aquarius-yacht-royal-huisman

ISA Yachts 66m: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/isa-yachts-sale-60-metre-yacht

Bilgin 163: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-50-metre-bilgin

007 salvage: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/007-yacht-sinks-in-greece


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In this week’s podcast Sophia and Caroline kick off with highlights from the St Barth’s Bucket: the coolest rides and the fastest hulls. They also talk through their top picks from the just-announced nominees for the World Superyacht Awards, plus some exciting last-minute additions to the superyacht line-up at Palm Beach International Boat Show. In the news this week is Lürssen’s angular 90-metre Project 1601, illustrious 92.4m superyacht Tatoosh joining the charter market and the Ferretti Group’s €80 million expansion. The data this week compares Palm Beach with Florida’s other major superyacht shows.

Links:

Between the Bays
https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/between-the-bays

33m Nakupenda crowned winner of the 2023 St Barths Bucket

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/nakupenda-wins-overall-st-barths-bucket-2023

World Superyacht Awards 2023 nominees revealed

https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/world-superyacht-awards/2023-nominees

75m Feadship Arrow joins the market for the first time

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/feadship-arrow-superyacht-for-sale

90m Lürssen Project 1601 heads out on sea trials

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-yacht-project-1601

Iconic 92m Nobiskrug Tatoosh rejoins the charter fleet

https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/tatoosh-re-joins-charter-market

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