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BOAT International's Editor-in-Chief presents the latest news from the world of superyachts with exclusive interviews, breaking stories and behind-the-scenes access.
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BOAT Briefing: The world’s coolest charter destinations, Antarctic adventures and crunching the data to reveal the hottest charter trends.
In this week's BOAT Briefing, features director Charlotte Hogarth-Jones is joined by travel and charter editor Georgia Boscawen to dive into all things charter. The pair look at how the market fared in 2023 in collaboration with MYBA, while revealing the demographics that charter the most superyachts in the fleet. Georgia, meanwhile, recalls her epic adventure to Antarctica on board the Hanse Explorer with EYOS and Charlotte looks at how design is reflecting the charter client of today. In the news is Feadship’s new 118-metre flagship, the new 122-metre Kismet for charter and the owner of 73-metre Titania’s generous donation of a week-long charter in aid of the Caudwell Children charity.
The state of charter BOATPro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/superyacht-insight/myba-charter-yachting-report-2024
On board the Hanse Explorer: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/charter-yacht-of-the-week-hanse-explorer
The new Kismet available for charter: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-superyacht-kismet-ex-project-jag
Infinite Jest in Antarctica: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/infinite-jest-superyacht-in-antarctica
Feadship's new flagship: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-1010-superyacht--launchpad
Titania's charity auction: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/titania-yacht-charter-charity-auction
Solstice for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/solstice-custom-2025
Santandrea for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/solimano-tug-boat-santandrea-for-sale
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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Big BOAT Interview: chatting with Nicolò Favaretto Rubelli, the man at the helm of the historic Venetian fabric house
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to Nicolò Favaretto Rubelli, CEO of the famous Venetian weavers, as he arrives in London to unveil his latest collection Gardens. Rubelli’s fabrics can be found on many superyachts and in many boat owners homes, not to mention in historic palaces including Buckingham Palace and the Presidential Palace in Rome; flagship stores of fashion brands from Valentino to Armani; even on screen in Game of Thrones and on actress Grace Kelly’s handbag. He joins Charlotte Hogarth-Jones to discuss everything from sustainability to making unpopular decisions, ahead of our Interiors Book launch in June.
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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Big BOAT Interview: The untold stories behind the world’s most iconic yachts
In this week’s Big BOAT Interview, we talk to writer Daniel Pembrey who recently unearthed some fascinating new insight into two of history’s most famous and enigmatic yachts, Christina O and Highlander. His research took him around the world where he met some extraordinary characters including Christina O’s Costas Carabelas, Tim Morley of Morley yachts as well as Forbes’ son Kip, who opened up the family archive. As Pembrey soon discovered, the story behind the story is often a story in itself…
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The 1980s heyday of Malcolm Forbes' The Highlander
https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/owners-experiences/malcolm-forbes-and-the-highlander-heyday
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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BOAT Briefing: the passing of two superyacht legends, cricket on ice and how Italian shipyards fared in 2023
In this week's BOAT Briefing, Stewart and Katia look back at the Superyacht Design Festival and some of their favourite sessions. The pair pay tribute to naval architect and designer Don Shead and superyacht owner Lang Walker, and pull out the big numbers from the financial results of the Ferretti Group, Sanlorenzo and The Italian Sea Group. Katia, meanwhile, looks forward to taking part in the Benetti Yachtmaster event in Budapest and Stewart previews the inaugural Barcelona Golf Invitational presented by BOAT and Voly Group. In the news is the potential auction of 106.1 metre Amadea, Feadship's new 65-metre Promise.D and the news that a yacht once used by Winston Churchill will be fully rebuilt at Pendennis.
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Don Shead: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/naval-architect-donovan-shead-dead
Lang Walker: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/lang-walker-dies-at-78
Golf Invitational: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/golf-invitational
Ice Cricket: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/people-parties/st-moritz-ice-cricket
Ferretti Group results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/ferretti-group-2023-financial-results
Sanlorenzo results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/financial-results-sanlorenzo-2023
The Italian Sea Group results: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/the-italian-sea-group-2023-financial-results
Amadea latest: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/amadea-yacht-civil-forfeiture
Khalilah for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/khalilah-yacht-price-drop
Francesca for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/cerri-cantieri-navali-motor-yacht-francesca-for-sale
Promise.D: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-superyacht-capri-promise-d
Amazone rebuild: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/winston-churchill-yacht-restored-amazone
Rossinavi Nolimits: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rossinavi-no-limits-yacht-brand
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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BOAT Briefing: what superyachts can learn from the America's Cup
For this week's BOAT Briefing, we return to the stellar line-up of speakers at the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. On day two of the event, Simon Schofield, CTO of BAR Technologies took to the stage to reveal his company’s cutting-edge, tech-led approach to design, which was born in the America’s Cup. He tells us how their outside-the box developments can be applied to the wider marine industry, and why the design process is "no longer restrained by human thought".
Superyacht Design Festival Highlights: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/sdf-kitzbuhel-summary-2024
Wild Water: Test driving the custom Spirit BARTech electric foiler: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/12-24/spirit-yachts-electric-foiler
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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BOAT Briefing: an interview with Frédéric Jousset, owner of 46.5 metre Art Explorer
In this week's BOAT Briefing, we're rewinding the clock slightly to the recent Superyacht Design Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In the closing session of the first day at the event, Stewart was joined on stage by Frédéric Jousset, owner of 46.5-metre Art Explorer, the world's largest sailing catamaran, which made its worldwide debut at the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show. In this conversation, Frédéric discusses his motivations for building Art Explorer, and how he intends to use the yacht to spread art and culture around the world - starting very soon in Venice during the Biennale.
Suepryacht Design Festival Highlights: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/superyacht-design-festival/sdf-kitzbuhel-summary-2024
Follow Art Explorer: https://www.artexplora.org/en/festival/the-museum-boat
BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro
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