In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we conduct the live draw for the inaugural World Cup of Superyachts! Find out who has been matched against who in this eagerly awaited tournament. We also sit down with Damen Yachting managing director Rose Damen to talk custom yachting, Limited Editions, and why she spent 10 years away from the family business. In news, we cover the launch of Lurssen's Project JAG and find out which British designers have thrown their hats into the ring to design the new national flagship.

Links:World Cup of Superyachts: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/take-part-inaugural-world-cup-superyachts

REV Ocean delay: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rev-research-vessel--33471

National flagship: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/superyacht-designers-national-flagship

Project JAG: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-superyacht-project-jag

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In this week’s BOAT Briefing we are joined by Tresno Seery, CEO of Silolona Sojourns, who is at the forefront of developing the phinisi charter market in Indonesia. We also discuss Saddam Hussein's duvet, Terry Hutchinson's gripping account of American Magic's capsize during the Prada Cup earlier this year, and talk through all the big stories from the week, including the news that The Italian Sea Group will build the world's largest sailing catamaran.
Links: Dockwalk Salary Survey: https://www.dockwalk.com/jobs/salary-guide/2021-dockwalk-salary-survey-launches 
Superyacht Design Festival: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival 
Design & Innovation Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards 
Young Designer of the Year Award: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/young-designer-of-the-year-award 
World Superyacht Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/world-superyacht-awards 
Explorer Yachts Summit: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit 
Life Under Sail: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/life-under-sail 
American Magic capsize: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/americas-cup/american-magic-patriot-ac75-capsize 
Sanlorenzo X-Space: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/x-space-sanlorenzo-model 
Italian Sea Group catamaran: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/artexplora-catamaran-italian-sea-group 
Mangusta Oceano 50: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/overmarine-mangusta-oceano-series-launch 
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This week's episode of BOAT Briefing caps a week-long celebration of ocean conservation, and features an interview with Joss Kent, CEO of luxury travel company &Beyond, and scientist Dr Tessa Hempson about responsible tourism and the work they're doing to protect the seas of East Africa. We also look back at the creation of our Ocean Awards, and the fantastic Yacht for Science initiative. This week's data story, meanwhile, concerns those greenest of boats - sailing yachts.Links:Ocean Talks: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/ocean-talks

Save our Seas film: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/world-oceans-day-2021

Ocean Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/ocean-awards

Yachts for Science: https://yachtsforscience.com/

BOAT Business: https://www.boatinternational.com/business

BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro

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In this week's BOAT Briefing, we discuss sea level rise with bestselling author John Englander, the nominees for the World Superyacht Awards and why "butt wobbling bass" is a thing. We also talk through all the biggest headlines from the week, including the news that the UK might be getting a new national flagship, and preview a week of great BOAT International events to celebrate World Oceans Day. 

Links:World Superyacht Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/world-superyacht-awards/nominees-2021

World Oceans Day events: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/ocean-talks/ocean-talks-2021-prog

National flagship: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/british-flagship-vessel-commissioned

Overmarine 165 REV: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/mangusta-165-rev-revealed

Rossetti RSY 38m EXP: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rosetti-superyachts-38m-explorer--39173

BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we sit down with Mark Boddington of luxury furniture-maker Silverlining, to discuss fantastical design and the changing tastes of superyacht owners. We also look ahead to the Monaco Grand Prix and some of the superyachts in town for the event. In the news this week is Feadship's launch of 95 metre Bliss, a new pocket explorer from RMK Marine, and Giorgio Armani's backing of an IPO for The Italian Sea Group. Our data story concerns semi-custom yachts - and why they now dominate the market.

Eclipse: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/on-board-blohm-voss-superyacht-eclipse

Yachts in Monaco: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/monaco-grand-prix-yachts-2021

EU/US tariffs: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/eu-stops-doubling-us-import-tariff

Feadship Bliss: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-95m-superyacht-1009-revealed--41467

RMK & Vripack explorer: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rmk-120-vripack-explorer-yacht

Cable-laying conversion: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/project-phoenix-ocean-independence

Italian Sea Group IPO: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/italian-sea-group-armani-ipo

BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, the team discover which superyachts travelled the most miles in 2020 and we sit down with superyacht owner Andy Scott, who tells us about his passion for rescuing boats and the time he was kidnapped by pirates. We also dig into all the big headlines from the week, including the news that Jeff Bezos might be behind a big 127 metre project at Oceanco, and the stunning Q1 brokerage figures.

LINKS:2020's best travelled yachts: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/most-adventurous-super-yachts-of-2020
Q1 brokerage sales: https://www.boatinternational.com/business/how-many-super-yachts-were-sold-in-quarter-one-2021
Jeff Bezos & Oceanco: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/jeff-bezos-oceanco-sailing-yacht
Baltic 146: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/baltic-146-sailing-superyacht--38691
Baltic 33.5m contract: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/baltic-yachts-sells-30m-carbon-sailing-yacht
Nautor's Swan 108: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/swan-108-sailing-yacht-nautors-swan

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In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, the team discuss the news of a rescue plan for Perini Navi, the new super-slick ClubSwan 125, and we dig into data around superyacht manufacturing in the US to discover if America is as good at building superyachts as it is at buying them. This week we talk to Ben Willows, the CEO of the UKSA, one of the world's foremost superyacht crew training facilities, about his ambitious plans for the organisation

Links:New Dockwalk: www.dockwalk.com

Benetti Zazou: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-superyacht-launch-zazou

Perini Navi rescue: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/perini-navi-bankruptcy

ClubSwan 125: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/photos-construction-update-on-first-clubswan-125--34443

BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro

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BOAT Briefing is back after a short break, and this week we tackle topics such hydrogen power for superyachts and the thrill of spotting narwhals in the Arctic. Our data story this week concerns Q1 brokerage figures - and the news is good, with the market continuing its extremely strong performance. Meanwhile, we also discuss the news that Lurssen has sold a fuel cell-powered superyacht and Vripack's "sportfisher on steroids". This week's interviewee is Dr Patrick Gruber, a pioneer in the creation of bio-synthetic fuels. 

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we sit down with legendary Hollywood director Roland Emmerich to discuss his beautiful classic motor yacht, where he loves to cruise – and how he just missed out on directing Titanic. We also talk through all the biggest headlines from the week, and pick out some of the boating highlights at the Palm Beach Boat Show, which is on now.

Links:Palm Beach Boat Show: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/superyachts-at-palm-beach-boat-show--39999
Millennium Cup: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/millennium-cup-2021-racing-to-begin
Project Kairos: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/kairos-oceanco-pininfarina-superyacht-concept
Arksen 85: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/arksen-explorer-fleet-sold
Cheoy Lee explorers: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/cheoy-lee-explorer-series
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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