At the Palma Superyacht Show, we had the pleasure of talking with Peter Hürzeler, Managing Partner and Founder of Ocean Independence and he shared his early story of travel and yachting, to beginning his company with a single boat, and growing Ocean Independence from there to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the luxury-yachting sector, with one of the largest crewed charter fleet in the world and an integrated service across sales, charter, management and build.

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Michael and Frances Howorth at the MYBA Charter Show talk with Mark Duncan, Director at Fraser Yachts, and has over 25 years' sales, marketing and communications experience, and now author of "Smart Yacht Marketing", how he cam to write it, and what it is about,  a very concise book which looks at the intricacies of marketing to the niche but expanding market of the superyacht industry, the guide to smarter sales and marketing -'smarketing' for this industry.

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We chat with Alberto Perrone Da Zara, Sales Director of Yacht Refit, Lürssen, and hear his wonderful story from Italy to naval architecture, & around the world to eventually end in Germany, where he shares with us the benefits of working in this family run world famous ship building company, as well as his recent visit to Yare Networking

A 'round table' discussion about this topic, with a spectrum of perspectives from people in the industry. We are joined by  Tim Clarke MD of Quay Crew, Colin Squire, Founder/Editor of Yachting Matters, Lindani Spes Mchunu, Academy Manager from Royal Cape Yacht Club, and Senior Crew Moctar Fall as we discuss the cultural, financial and societal reasons for this perceived bias.

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 We chat with Adrian Walker, founder of Boataffair with his wife Natalya, about the story of how he set up his company, and how he has developed a unique platform for boatowners to swap and share their boat experience throughout the world  ⛵️

We chat with Mark Stothard, Director at Echo Yachts from Henderson, Western Australia, and hear about his story of how he developed one of the largest Australian shipbuilders and the development of the uniquely built MY White Rabbit, and the incredible beauty of #WesternAustralia !

We chat with Iain Flockhart, a professional yacht Captain for over 25 years, who had over 90,000 nautical miles of MCA verified command experience before he even entered the industry., now as well an industry journalist. Focusing on the subject of older and more experienced Captains and crew, whether there is a perceived bias and the many benefits they can bring to a vessel.

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We are joined by Joe Hollier: Peace of Mind Advocate and Insurance Specialist in Cyber Risk, about cybersecurity strategies to be considered, how they apply in the superyacht industry, as well as many other related topics.

We chat with the inspiring Rob McCallum, Founding Partner of EYOS Expeditions and Leader for The Five Deeps Expedition, as he shares with us about their second dive to the deepest point in the Southern Ocean, at 7,433.6 meters. The South Sandwich Trench has not been thoroughly explored and is the only subzero Hadal zone (deeper than 6,000 meters) in the world. No human has ever dived in the trench, and due to its remote location, this dive posed many logistical and weather-related challenges, however the scientific findings could prove to be groundbreaking.

An interview with Dr. Andy Lewis about the conservation work with the Coral Sea Foundation in Australia and his work with the indigenous people of Papua and young Melanesian women.

Andy is one of the most skilled and widely  traveled ecotourism professionals in the Indo-Pacific region, with a  strong background in small ship adventure cruising. He has managed the  ecotourism activities aboard the luxury vessel True North for  the last decade, exploring and delivering outstanding guest experiences  across a wide variety of tropical locations, from the Rowley Shoals to  the Kimberley and Great Barrier Reef in Australia; Komodo, Raja Ampat,  and West Papua in Indonesia; the Bismarck Sea and Louisiade Archipelago  in PNG, and the Western Province of Solomon Islands. Andy has a PhD in  coral reef ecology from James Cook University and has extensive  experience in scuba diving, surfing and kiteboarding in tropical  locations. An expert underwater photographer and engaging public  speaker, Andy’s passion for the reefs, islands and people of the  South-Pacific is tangible, and drives the development of the Coral Sea  Foundation as a platform for delivering his vision for sustainable reef  management and the ultimate marine ecotourism experience.

An important aspect of his mission strategy involves selecting  intelligent and determined young Melanesian women and training them in  conservation theory, scuba diving and marine biology survey techniques  so they have the skills to communicate the need for marine reserves to  their local communities and are able to identify areas suitable for  marine protected areas on their own coral reefs.

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