BOAT Briefing

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Caroline and Stewart ring in BOAT International's 40th year by looking back at the first ever issue of the magazine published in 1983. They also go down a Starlink rabbit hole and discuss why so many superyachts are adopting the system, they analyse the report into the collision between Utopia IV and the tanker Tropic Breeze in 2021, and look into the recent spate of boat fires and ask: are portable batteries to blame? In the data section, we look at which superyachts travelled the furthest in 2022.

 Links:

Superyacht Design Festival: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/superyacht-design-festival-2023--40939
Between the Bays: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/between-the-bays
Utopia IV collision: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/superyacht-collision-utopia-iv-accident-report
Boat fires: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/yacht-fires-lithium-ion-batteries
Feadship Project 712: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-project-712-transfer-spotted
WiderCat 92: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-widercat-92-catamaran-construction
Burger donation: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/burger-motor-yacht-sirene-donated-national-save-the-sea-turtle-foundation
Most adventurous yachts: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/most-travelled-boats-of-2022


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In the first podcast in 2023 Stewart reports back from a trip to Wrexham to see Silverlining, and Sophia looks ahead to a visit to Belize. The pair also discuss a busy start to the year for the brokerage market and make their predictions for what is in store for 2023. Stewart also highlights some of the best bargains available on the market using price per gross tonne calculation. In the news this week is Oceanco completing the rebuild of project 1050H, Abeking & Rasmussen’s new flagship, and 110m Radiant arriving for refit at Blohm+Voss. The story, meanwhile, focuses on Germany’s super-sized fleet ahead of boot Düsseldorf.

Links:

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/abeking-rasmussen-118-metre-flagship

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/oceanco-refit-superyacht-h-1050h

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-superyacht-radiant-blohm-and-voss

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

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In this week's podcast, the team wrap up what has been another extraordinary year, and also reveal the winner of this year's big brokerage guessing game. We look back on some of the key event highlights, and examine the stories that you most engaged with in 2022. The team also pick their dream destinations for a superyacht Christmas...

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart is back from his travels in Australia and New Zealand and ready to go full goblin mode, while Sophia imagines cocooning at a private island in Indonesia. The pair discuss the finalists for our BOAT Design & Innovation Awards, which have just been announced, and preview some of the contents of the January issue – out this week – which includes the annual Global Order Book, the 60m Heesen Lusine, new ClubSwan 80 My Song and 43 metre Acala from Cantiere delle Marche. In the news is Project Icecap, which is undertaking sea trials now, 88 metre Maltese Falcon, which is at Lusben for a comprehensive refit, and 92.5 metre Royal Romance, which is set to be auctioned.

Links: 

BDA finalists announced: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards/2023-finalists
Yachts in Qatar: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/qatar-fifa-world-cup-yachts
Oceanco Y721: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/jeff-bezos-oceanco-sailing-yacht-y721
Project Icecap sea trials: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/107m-lurssen-superyacht-project-icecap
Maltese Falcon Refit: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/maltese-falcon-refit
Royal Romance auction: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/royal-romance-yacht-auction

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For today’s BIG BOAT Interview, BOAT US Editor Cecile Gauert spoke with Pamela and Jaime Ellerston, owners of the yacht Calliope and founders of the Blue Trident charitable Foundation.
Last summer around Cape Cod, they took on a group of scientists from the Beneath the Waves Conservation NGO, introduced by the International Seakeepers Society, for one of the very first studies conducted on a large and very little-known fish called mola mola, or ocean sunfish, in its environment. They joined us from their Alpaca farm in Vermont on Thanksgiving eve to talk about their experience with Calliope’s first scientific mission, and what they plan to do next. Find out what happened when they opened their boat to the scientists, helped look for the elusive mola mola, what they found out about the fish, and if there will be a next time.

Links:

beneaththewaves.org
seakeepers.org/programs/discovery-yacht-program
yachtsforscience.com

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While Stewart is in Auckland for the Superyacht Gathering and Sophia is recovering from a bug, Caroline and Cecile tackle this week’s news, including their own upcoming trips: Caroline’s quick expedition to Art Basel Miami Beach – the 20th edition and biggest yet – and Cecile’s jaunt to Gdansk to visit the Conrad Shipyard and tour their new yacht Ace. They chat about the yachting industry’s move to a more sustainable future with the Water Revolution’s first Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI 1.0) and Feadship’s move towards a “fuel-agnostic” engine room. They move on to Below Deck Mediterranean star, Captain Sandy Yawn, and her upcoming book, “Be the calm or be the Storm: Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm,” and one of the BOAT’s team own publishing success, Emma Bamford’s best seller Deep Water. And of course, they go over the week’s boat news, including the refit of 63.2m Athos and Perini Navi Isali II, Nobiskrug’s 70m Miza starting sea trials, the sad story of 23m classic Bougie going up in flames in New Orleans, the launch of a new landing craft concept by ROAM and Mondomarine Tribu’s arrival on the brokerage market, a special explorer originally built for Luciano Benetton. Finally, they preview the January issue, and its Top 101 yachts feature by looking at the largest superyacht in the world owned by Americans.

Water Revolution Foundation presents new Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI) tool
https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/yacht-environmental-transparency-index-launch-metstrade

63m schooner Athos completes major refit and extension at Huisfit
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/athos-sailing-yacht-refit

53m Perini Navi Jasali II returns home for refithttps://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/perini-navi-jasali-ii-refit (two sailing yachts having a refit)

70m Nobiskrug Project Miza completes sea trials
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/nobiskrug-yacht-miza

23m classic yacht Bougie goes up in flames in New Orleans
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/23m-classic-yacht-fire-new-orleans (you may not need two disasters)

ROAM reveals new superyacht landing craft range
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/roam-reveals-superyacht-landing-craft

51m Mondomarine Tribu joins the market
https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/mondomarine-tribu-explorer-yacht-for-sale

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In this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing, ahead of the start of METS, Charlotte and Sophia take an in-depth look at the current Dutch fleet. They also discuss the December issue, where the cover boat is the Amels 60 Come Together, as well as the launch of the 74m Amels Limited Editions 242. Away from Holland, they report on strong Q3 financial figures for both The Italian Sea Group and Sanlorenzo.

Links: 

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/first-amels-60-yacht-come-together
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/74m-amels-limited-editions-242
https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/italian-sea-group-financial-results-q3
https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/sanlorenzo-financial-results-q3-2022
https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/owners-experiences/alfie-best-yacht-sunseeker-90-ocean-wyldecrest

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In this week’s episode, Cecile and Charlotte share news of some major sales in the yachting world – from the iconic 92m Tatoosh, to explorer Victor Vescovo’s 68m Pressure Drop and the accompanying submersible Limiting Factor. They also discuss the UK’s recently scrapped 250m flagship yacht under new prime minister Rishi Sunak, and a growing trend for boats with radically different layouts.
In the headlines there’s a new partnership between Perini Navi and Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design, starting with a 56m ketch; a first look at Permare’s 35.54m Neva; and details of Giorgio Cassetta’s new 35m for Ocean Alexander, a vessel designed to be as reliable as it is stylish. The data story, meanwhile, focuses on this year’s new explorer yachts - including which nations are buying them – while shining a spotlight on a few of the most remarkable ones to check out.

Links: 

https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/92m-nobiskrug-motor-yacht-tatoosh-sold
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/british-flagship-vessel-commissioned
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/tisg-perini-navi-malcolm-mckeon
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-look-amer-neva-motor-yacht
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/ocean-alexander-reveals-puro-series
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/victor-vescovo-dssv-pressure-drop-sold
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/u-81-14527
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/nebula-superyacht-support-vessel-pictures    
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/bering-b145-yacht-heeus        
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/benetti-byond-hybrid-yacht-goga    
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/43m-acala-yacht-cantiere-delle-marche                
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/cdm-darwin-106-uptight-delivered    
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/holterman-x-105-xtreme-yachts-lady-fleur
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/avontuur-lynx-yacht            
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/waikiki-explora-90-debuts-at-rio-boat-show 

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing Stewart and Sophia share their thoughts and insights from FLIBS 2022, including the superyachts that caught their eye, the strength of the American market and joy of crab Scoobies. They also pay their respects to two stalwarts of the superyacht world, Henk Wiekens and Peter de Savary, who have sadly passed away in the past couple of weeks. In the news we cover Heesen’s new 50m Steel series, the acquisition of Cantiere delle Marche and the delivery of 85.3 metre Project Globalfast.

Links:

Peter de Savary: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/yachtsman-entrepreneur-peter-de-savary
FLIBS round-up: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/flibs-2022-round-up
Heesen 50m Steel: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/heesen-new-50m-steel-series
CdM acquisition: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/news/cdm-shipyard-acquisition
Globalfast launch: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/silveryachts-launches-explorer-project-globalfast

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, the team discusses the most exciting boats at America’s most important superyacht show, including Sanlorenzo’s hydrojet-powered SP110 and Heesen’s sinuous 50m Project Aura. We preview the upcoming Explorer Yacht Summit in Monaco, including headline speaker and marine adventurer Victor Vescovo, while news covers a brand new 50m Tankoa and a devastating fire in Australia. Our dive into the data looks at the numbers behind the major yacht shows at Cannes, Monaco and Fort Lauderdale, highlighting differences between the kinds of boats we find at each event.

Links: 

11 new yachts to see at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2022: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/new-yachts-fort-lauderdale-international-boat-show-2022
Explorer Yachts Summit: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit
25m Sunseeker 82 goes up in flames in Australia: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sunseeker-yacht-fire-hamilton-island
Tankoa launches fifth 50m S501 model: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/tankoa-yacht-hull-s501
44m concept EXO 144 unveiled by LP Design UK: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lp-design-uk-concept-yacht-exo144

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