Opinion
Monaco 2026 and the business of confidence
A delivery date in 2032, revised asking prices and an owner reshaping a shipyard group reveal the commitments behind this year’s show
Opinion
Why the best LED refits are the ones you never notice
An insider’s view of the considerations to be made when undertaking a refit that involves the lighting…
Opinion
What I’m looking forward to at the Monaco Yacht Show ...
… a packed schedule with a glass or two of rosé, a tour of several 100-metre-plus projects and mixing with the good and great at the Mecca of supe…
Opinion
Kafka never had a yacht …
Franz Kafka made an unfortunate career choice. Had he discovered superyachting, he might have saved himself considerable invention…
Opinion
A yacht is not a painted object
Why the industry’s language around surface protection is too narrow and why substrate-first thinking should become part of modern refit strategy…
Opinion
Specialty lending: the ballast in uncertain markets
Steven Hawkins, Head of Specialty Lending, J.P. Morgan International Private Bank, on the role financing can play in keeping the industry resilient…
Opinion
Cannes 2026: The buyer takes time
Six days at the Cannes Yachting Festival exposed the pressures facing yacht builders and their distribution networks…
Opinion
The rotation problem
Why does yachting struggle to attract commercial masters? An argument for the industry to align its employment model with the realities of professional maritime…
Opinion
The drone threat
What can be done when there is persistent aerial observation? Protecting privacy in the superyacht environment…
Opinion
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