BOAT Briefing

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing we look into the transformative changes announced for this year’s Monaco yacht Show, the strange story of Saddam Hussein’s yacht Basrah Breeze and sit down with Tim Ciasulli, powerboating champion and owner of the 40 metre Benetti Rebeca. We also discuss all the biggest news stories from the week, and filter data on the spectacular success of the US superyacht brokerage market in 2020. 

Links…

Design and Innovation Awards: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/design-and-innovation-awards/finalists-of-the-design-and-innovation-awards-2021-revealed

America’s Cup: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/americas-cup/americas-cup-sailing-guide

Monaco Yacht Show: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/resdesigned-monaco-yacht-show-revealed

Blue Gold: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/blue-gold-shipwreck

Rebeca: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-oasis-40m--41387

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

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we discuss the latest Covid controversy in the America's Cup, the inspirational story of the yacht Conidaw, and sit down with Jimmy Carroll from adventure company Pelorus, who has just finished rowing the Atlantic. We also discuss all the biggest news stories from the week, and dig into data around multihulls to see what the future holds for the novel hull form.

Links:Amels 200 launched: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-amels-200-superyacht-launched

Gene Chaser: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/gene-chaser-damen-yachting-support-vessel

Columbus S50: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/columbus-s50-new-build-yacht

Perini Navi latest: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/perini-navi-sanlorenzo--43587

White Rabbit yacht report: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/worlds-largest-trimaran-white-rabbit

Virtual BOAT Show: https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow

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

In this week's BOAT Briefing, the team look ahead to the final stages of the America's Cup, discuss the yachts owned by superyacht designers and examine some of the most exciting new semi-custom superyachts coming onto the market. Meanwhile, Charlotte also sits down with superyacht owner Carolyn Aronson, who talks about buying a yacht without ever having chartered one, what it takes to be successful in business, partying with her girlfriends in the Bahamas and what's on her wishlist for boat number two.

Everything you need to know about the America's Cup: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/americas-cup/americas-cup-sailing-guide

Northland's epic adventures: https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow/new-build/burger-explorer-northland-adventures

Designing for the North West Passage: https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow/vripack/vripack-northwest-passage-superyachts

Yachting in the danger zone: https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow/features/most-dangerous-yachting-destinations

Dynamiq GTT 135: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/dynamiq-gtt135-stefania-approaches-launch

Amels 60: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/amels-60--41293

Silent Yachts 80: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/four-24-metre-silent-80-catamarans-under-construction--37807

Manta: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/manta-plastic-waste-consuming-catamaran-concept-revealed

Benetti Mediterraneo 116: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-mediterraneo-116-sunrise-launched

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In this week's BOAT Briefing, the team discuss sustainability and the superyacht industry, the latest in the developing Perini Navi bankruptcy story – and whether Norbert is a good name for an explorer. We also dig into data around the brokerage market to discover why, despite everything, 2020 was a phenomenal year for boat sales. This week's interviewee is superyacht captain John Crupi, who piloted 45 metre Dorothea III to victory at the 2020 World Superyacht Awards.

Dorothea III: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/voyagers-award-winner-dorothea-3-superyacht

St Barths Bucket cancelled: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/coronavirus-superyacht-events-cancelled--42933

Moonen Yachts 110: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/moonen-110-motor-yacht-concept

Feadship Boardwalk: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-superyacht-boardwalk--42427

Virtual BOAT Show: https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow

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

In this week's podcast, the team discuss the sudden popularity of sea shanties, how a classic 1925 motor yacht wound up in a trailer park in northern California, and some exciting developments in the world of personal submersibles. This week's interviewee is Hayat Mokhenache, a specialist ice pilot in Greenland, and we also dig into some data around the number of active superyacht shipyards around the world.

Caritas: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/caritas-the-remarkable-story-of-the-48m-trailer-park-superyacht--34383
Caritas on Google Maps: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Smith+River,+CA+95567,+USA/@41.9465768,-124.1962636,357m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x54d073255a39d42f:0xb0d03cbf118240a6!8m2!3d41.9281678!4d-124.1470274
Blue Gold on Google Maps:  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Moso/@-17.5318295,168.2846314,416m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x6e8be7ba03bd2417:0x1d3aaa67ef21a6a2!8m2!3d-17.5365665!4d168.2533102
Captains' Club: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/boat-launches-superyacht-captains-club
Joe Vittoria: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/joseph-vincent-vittoria-death
Boot Dusseldorf: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sunseeker-ocean-90-exits-shed
Dunya Yachts: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/dunya-yachts-to-build-ulucitcan-explorer-yacht
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro

In this week's edition of BOAT Briefing, we talk restoration and some of the classic boats that have been rescued from the scrapheap, we discover which Hollywood A-lister Eddie Jordan has been sailing with, and discuss some standout videos that have appeared on the website this week. Caroline White, meanwhile, sits down with Fraser boss Raphael Sauleau to get his take on the state of superyachting, and hear how he got into yachting.

Blue II - https://www.boatinternational.com/virtualboatshow/new-build/blue-ii-turquoise
Boardwalk timelapse - https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-superyacht-boardwalk--42427
W fire - https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-superyacht-w-refit--41409
Polaris - https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/70-metre-rossinavi-king-shark-sold--32513
Swan Shadow - https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/swan-shadow-chaseboat-revealed
Cantiere delle Marche - https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-rj-130-explorer-launched-by-cdm

In this week's BOAT Briefing, the team discuss the news that 2020 was a record-breaking year for boat sales in the US, the shortage of charter yachts for the upcoming Med season, and the extraordinary laziness of one particular superyacht stewardess. We also talk Wally, and dig through data on superyacht deliveries last year. This week's interviewee, meanwhile, is artist Alexandra Gould, who took part in the groundbreaking Five Deeps expedition. 

In the first BOAT Briefing of 2021, the team discuss Feadship's in-build explorer Shinkai, why support vessels are becoming more and more popular and all the biggest headlines from the week. We also review the 2020's full-year brokerage figures to see how the year stacked up in terms of sales. Our interviewee this week is adventurer Mike Horn, who talks about his incredible career – and when an iceberg nearly rolled on top of him.

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we spend some time with one of the most fascinating figures from the superyachting business, Jonathan Beckett. Joff, as he's commonly known, has been active in the industry since 1981, and has been involved in some of the biggest boat deals in history. Hear him recount highlights from his long career – and spill the beans on what it was really like to work with Donald Trump.

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, we meet Jeremy Jauncey, the man behind the 14-million follower Beautiful Destinations Instagram account, and learn how to take the perfect selfie. The team also talk last-minute Christmas gifts, test each other's yachting knowledge and discuss all the latest superyachting news. We also dig into the Global Order Book to examine the precise state of the superyacht industry.