Artificial Intelligence is reshaping jobs. Billionaires are accelerating away from the middle class. And the superyacht market is still breaking records.

In this episode of Rich AF, host Charl Minnaar, The Yachting Investor, sits down with Kevin Koenig, yacht journalist and creator of The Yacht Fella, for a wide-ranging conversation on AI disruption, wealth inequality, yacht brokerage, and the psychology of ultra-wealth.

Kevin shares his journey from law and Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis to becoming one of the most respected voices in yacht journalism. They discuss authenticity in media, the rise of AI-generated writing, and why voice and credibility matter more than ever in a world flooded with automated content.

The conversation then turns to economics. What happens when automation targets white collar work? Is the widening wealth gap sustainable? Why are billionaires buying larger yachts while the 80 to 120 foot yacht segment feels pressure?

They also explore:

• The current state of the superyacht market
 • Yacht brokerage realities and the 90 10 rule
 • Why crew need a long term exit strategy
 • AI replacing jobs and the future of work
 • Kismet and the psychology of extreme luxury
 • Why explorer yachts may represent a smarter long term vision

This episode connects Artificial Intelligence, billionaires, superyachts, and global economic shifts in a way few conversations inside the industry attempt.

If you follow luxury markets, the future of work, wealth trends, or the yacht industry, this is a discussion worth hearing.

Guest: Kevin Koenig, The Yacht Fella
 Host: Charl Minnaar, The Yachting Investor
 Show: Rich AF

This episode reflects personal opinion and industry experience. It is not financial advice.

Cyber risk in yachting is no longer theoretical. Superyachts are increasingly exposed to digital threats, ransomware, email spoofing, onboard system vulnerabilities and targeted cyber attacks. Yet many vessels remain underprepared.

In this episode of The Crew Car, Captain James Battey, Founder of Yacht Workers Council, sits down with Matthew Roberts of Anchorpoint to examine what cyber security really means inside the superyacht industry.

As vessels become more connected through bridge systems, satellite communications, AV and IT infrastructure, crew devices and shore side management platforms, the operational attack surface expands. This conversation explores how cyber risk affects superyachts, crew, captains, owners and yacht management companies.

Topics covered include:

Cyber security is now an operational responsibility. As the superyacht sector evolves technologically, digital risk management must evolve alongside it.

Learn more about Yacht Workers Council:
 https://www.yachtworkerscouncil.com

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Featuring:
 Captain James Battey, Founder, Yacht Workers Council
 Matthew Roberts, Anchorpoint

The superyacht industry is growing fast. The question is whether service infrastructure is keeping up.

With more than 800 yachts currently in build or contract worldwide, refit demand, control system upgrades, and technical service capacity are becoming critical issues across the global fleet.

In this episode of Yachting USA, host Rick Thomas speaks with Marcel Aartsen of OEM Yacht Service about the realities behind superyacht refits, obsolete PLC systems, skilled labour shortages, and the migration of vessels between the United States and Europe for technical support.

This is a direct conversation about what keeps yachts operational after delivery.

In this episode:

If you work in shipbuilding, yacht refit, marine engineering, crew management, or yacht operations, this discussion is essential listening.

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Yachting USA
 Host: Rick Thomas
 Guest: Marcel Aartsen, OEM Yacht Service

What happens when spiritual leadership lacks integrity?

In this deeply reflective episode of Self Care, Geraldine Hardy explores the growing global conversation around spiritual leaders, ethical responsibility, discernment, and alignment within healing communities, coaching spaces, retreats, and online wellness platforms.

As discussions around authority, influence, and accountability continue to surface across industries, this episode offers a grounded and professional perspective rooted in trauma-informed practice, nervous system awareness, and embodied leadership.

With over 15 years of experience in yoga, therapeutic modalities, nervous system regulation, and holistic self-care education, Geraldine shares her observations on the difference between intellectual knowledge and lived integrity — and why true leadership must be embodied, not performed.

This episode discusses:

Geraldine also addresses a critical modern challenge: the rise of unqualified spiritual coaches and leaders who lack formal training in trauma, the nervous system, or therapeutic frameworks, and the potential risks this poses to vulnerable individuals seeking support.

Rather than promoting fear or cynicism, this episode reinforces personal sovereignty, self-awareness, and grounded intuition as the foundation of sustainable wellbeing and authentic healing.

At its core, this conversation reframes self-care as more than rest and recovery.
 It is about discernment, emotional regulation, energetic awareness, and maintaining integrity in both leadership and personal growth.

About the Host:
Geraldine Hardy is a trauma-informed practitioner, certified NLP coach, alchemy healer, and self-care educator specialising in nervous system regulation, emotional integration, and embodied awareness.

Explore Programs and Resources:
 Website: https://geraldinehardy.com
Instagram: @_geraldinehardy | @_alignwithin

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Crew retention, interior systems, and leadership structure are becoming defining factors in modern yacht operations.

In this episode of Captain’s Chat, Captain Liam Devlin speaks with Lisa Gould, Founder of On Deck Yachting, about the operational gaps that impact owner experience, crew stability, and onboard efficiency. With over two decades in the marine industry, Lisa shares why interior departments operate in silos, how missing documentation and handovers create long-term disruption, and why structured onboarding is critical for program continuity.

The conversation explores the reality behind luxury service delivery, the psychology of crew turnover, and the growing need for third-party HR-style oversight in yachting. From preference sheets and guest interaction to leadership communication and accountability, this episode highlights how systemised interior management directly influences charter success and owner satisfaction.

Key themes include interior leadership, crew retention strategies, onboarding frameworks, documentation systems, chain of command, and the operational definition of luxury in the superyacht sector.

Guest: Lisa Gould, Founder of On Deck Yachting
 Website: https://ondeck-yachting.com/
Instagram: @ondeckyachting

Hosted by Captain Liam Devlin

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Captain James Battey, founder of the Yacht Workers Council, joins Cherise Reedman on Balls of Wisdom to discuss captain burnout, crew welfare, stagnant wages, rotation standards, and structural reform in the superyacht industry.

This in-depth conversation explores the growing pressure placed on yacht captains and senior crew as compliance requirements expand, operational complexity increases, and industry standards struggle to keep pace with modern expectations.

From early crew-house culture to commanding yachts and launching an industry-wide support platform, Captain Battey shares first-hand insight into leadership responsibility, crew management, mental health strain, wage stagnation, and why unified crew standards are urgently needed across yachting.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Captain burnout and leadership pressure in yachting
 • Superyacht crew wages and industry stagnation
 • Rotation policy and work-life balance at sea
 • Mental health support for yacht crew
 • Compliance growth and operational accountability
 • Crew tipping systems and onboard inequality
 • Why conferences discuss crew without crew representation
 • The mission and structure of the Yacht Workers Council

This episode is part of the Balls of Wisdom series, highlighting influential men shaping safer, more accountable practices within the superyacht and maritime industry.

Whether you are a yacht captain, chief officer, stewardess, engineer, owner representative, management company, or aspiring crew member, this conversation addresses the structural realities shaping modern yachting careers.

Yacht Workers Council
 https://yachtworkerscouncil.com/

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🎙️ Balls of Wisdom hosted by Cherise Reedman

Yacht crew are not bad with money.

They just live in a world where your boss flies in caviar by seaplane and your accommodation is free.

In this episode of Rich AF, Charl Minnaar, The Yachting Investor, sits down with Superyacht Chef Leandri Kerschbaumer to unpack what really happens to your money mindset inside the superyacht industry.

They talk lifestyle creep, tax-free salaries, beach club economics, and the slightly dangerous logic of “I’ll make it back next season.” Leandri shares why skipping university was her best financial decision, why “chasing men” turned out to be one of her more expensive ones, and why she believes money is currency, currency is energy, and it needs to flow.

Charl, naturally, challenges that perspective, because while yachting pays well, it also quietly distorts your sense of financial normal.

At one point he asks how she would spend one million dollars in a week.

Her answer?

“I would buy gold… which is technically an investment… and rare gems. And just don myself in gold and sparkles.”

It is playful. It is honest. And beneath it is a serious conversation about yacht crew spending habits, financial independence, exit strategies, and building something beyond the boat.

If you work in yachting, this one will feel familiar.

Prefer to read? Head to Yachting News on the website.

Connect with Leandri Kerschbaumer
Instagram: @chefleandri

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Instagram: @theyachtinginvestor
Website: theyachtinginvestor.com

The superyacht industry is growing fast. Fleet expansion is accelerating, new builds are increasing, and operational demands are becoming more complex across the sector.

But growth without alignment creates risk.

In this episode of Yachting USA, host Rick Thomas sits down with Joey Meen, IAMI GUEST Director and President of the Superyacht Alliance, to discuss the coordinated effort now underway to raise standards across the superyacht industry.

The Superyacht Alliance is not a discussion panel. It is a working coalition of associations focused on practical reform. The conversation explores crew welfare, fatigue and minimum manning realities, harmonisation of operational standards across vessel sizes, clearer employment contracts, onboarding consistency, and the development of a Superyacht Qualifications Framework to create structured career pathways both onboard and ashore.

With more than 600 large yachts currently under construction worldwide, retention, training, and operational consistency are no longer secondary concerns. They are structural imperatives.

This episode offers a serious look at how the industry is addressing safety culture, workforce sustainability, and long-term professional credibility.

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ATPI Travel supports the global yachting and maritime industry with specialist travel solutions designed for complex crew logistics, operational travel, and industry mobility.
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What happens when your intuition tells you something is off?

In this episode of Self Care, Geraldine Hardy explores intuition, energetic boundaries and why founders must sometimes build quietly before they build publicly.

In a business culture that rewards constant visibility and updates, Geraldine reframes silence as discernment. When a project is still forming, when strategy is anchoring and agreements are not yet finalised, premature exposure can destabilise clarity and dilute conviction.

This episode explores:

• Why your first intuitive response is often the most accurate
 • Protecting projects during their conception phase
 • Remaining intentionally vague while direction solidifies
 • Managing projections, assumptions and external pressure
 • The connection between nervous system regulation and leadership
 • Why silence can be a form of energetic stewardship
 • Building with grounded conviction before seeking validation

Drawing from her experience as a founder operating in high-confidentiality environments, Geraldine explains why not everything needs to be shared in real time.

Silence is not secrecy.
 It is maturity.
 It is self-leadership.

For founders, entrepreneurs and leaders navigating early-stage ideas, this conversation offers a grounded reminder: trust your intuition, protect your energy and allow structure to settle before visibility follows.

🌿 Explore Geraldine’s Self-Care Programs
 Practical self-care grounded in nervous system regulation, emotional integration and sustainable performance.

Programs include:
 • Self-Care Foundations
 • Burnout Prevention and Recovery
 • Founder Performance and Resilience
 • 1:1 Online Coaching

Website: https://geraldinehardy.com
Instagram: @_geraldinehardy | @_alignwithin

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In this episode of Captain’s Chat, Captain Liam Devlin speaks with Claire Hagen, Founder of The Armada Club, about why the traditional entry point into yachting no longer reflects how ultra-high-net-worth clients actually make decisions today.

They explore how privacy concerns, AI and changing expectations are reshaping client trust, and why short, real onboard experiences may become a more effective gateway into charter and ownership than legacy sales funnels.

The conversation also covers how a membership-led model can support brokers rather than bypass them, what this shift could mean for shipyards and designers, and why crew wellbeing and long-term career sustainability must sit at the centre of the industry’s future.

Learn more about The Armada Club and their upcoming pilot programme:
 https://www.armadayachtclub.com/

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