230: BOAT Briefing: Superyachts set sights on Madagascar

In this week's podcast we look back on a busy year, with lots of events and travel – and plenty of highlights and lowlights. Just in time for Christmas, we examine the travels of the superyacht fleet and bring you the top five most travelled yachts in 2024. We also take a look at the fleet's migration, seeing where some of the world's most spectacular yachts are spending Christmas and New Year. Last but not least, we review the biggest stories of the year and try and solve the mystery of the stolen walrus. LINKS: Superyacht Design Festival: https://boatint.com/91 Most travelled yachts: https://boatint.com/92 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

In this week's podcast, Caroline and Georgia discuss Georgia’s trip to the Antigua Charter Yacht Show and visits onboard some of the most spectacular yachts in attendance. News this week reveals new details about 142-metre Lürssen Dragonfly, the keel laying of Heesen’s Project Grace and a mysterious press release from Abeking & Rasmussen. Data this week is a sneak peek at the eagerly anticipated Global Order Book – published in the January issue of BOAT International – a revealing shapshot of the industry, taking in all superyachts in-build or on order around the world.   LINKS: The largest yachts attending the Antigua Charter Yacht Show 2024: https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/10-largest-yachts-attending-the-antigua-charter-yacht-show-2024?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=antiguayachtshow_news_dec24 Lürssen releases further details on 142m superyacht Dragonfly: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/lurssen-yacht-dragonfly-project-ali-baba-delivery?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=projectalibaba_news_dec24 Heesen begins construction on first superyacht in "new 50m steel class": https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/heesen-yachts-grace-construction-begins-monaco-yacht-show?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=heesen_news_dec24 Abeking & Rasmussen begin construction on 80m yacht project: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/abeking-and-rasmussen-hull-6516-new-yacht-project?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=abekingandrasmussen_news_dec24 Global Order Book: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/global-order-book/global-order-book-2025-report?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=globalorderbook_boatpro_dec24 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

For this week’s episode of BOAT Briefing, we return to the fantastic speakers at BOAT International’s Explorer Yachts Summit in Monaco. From Chile’s rugged shores to the remote islands of Brazil, 73m Planet Nine has not shied away from the roads less trodden. In this conversation, captain Philip Atkinson tells our superyachts editor Katia Damborsky about an epic rescue in the mid-Atlantic and reveals some of Planet Nine’s most memorable moments at sea. LINKS: Highlights of the Explorer Yachts Summit 2024: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit/highlights-2024?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=EYS_events_dec24 Planet Nine's many adventures, Hollywood included: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/inside-planet-nine-superyacht-hollywood-film-tenet-rothschild?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=planetnine_features_dec24 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

For this special episode of BOAT Briefing, we turn to the brilliant line-up of speakers at BOAT International’s recent Explorer Yachts Summit in Monaco. When REV Ocean was first announced back in 2017 it was big news. When delivered in 2026, this will be the world’s largest Research & Expedition Vessel, packed with scientific facilities, and featuring design by Espen Øino and H2 Yacht Design. REV Ocean’s CEO Nina Jensen tells us more about the project, including some exclusive updates. LINKS: Highlights of the Explorer Yachts Summit 2024: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit/highlights-2024?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=eys_events_nov24 Exclusive: Owner not backing down on plans for world’s largest yacht REV Ocean: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rev-ocean-vessel-worlds-largest-yacht?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=revocean_news_nov24 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

In this week's BOAT Briefing, we look back at the Explorer Yachts Summit in Monaco, bringing you some of the highlights from the fifth edition of this event, including sessions from explorer Monty Halls and Nina Jensen, CEO of REV Ocean. We also examine what the incoming Trump presidency might mean for brokerage sales and new builds. In the news is Feadship's hydrogen-powered Project 821, Numarine's 45XP and Westport's first W117. Data this week focusses on some of the big numbers behind the expedition yacht market.   LINKS: Trump impacts: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/taxes-tariffs-trump-superyacht-industry Infinity Nine for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/ava-yachts-motor-yacht-infinity-nine-for-sale Project 821: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-project-821-fuel-cell--yacht-sea-trials Numarine 45XP: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/first-interior-renderings--numarine-flagship-explorer-revealed Westport W117: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/westport-117-first-yacht-launched Bennett's new "Class" superyacht: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-44m-class-sold-launch-junos-7 BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

Stewart Campbell sits down with Captain Guy Booth to discuss Phi, the 58-metre Royal Huisman motor yacht that has been trapped in London since March 2022, when she was placed under a temporary detention order by the British government. This fully custom yacht now faces several looming deadlines. She is at risk of falling out of class and having her insurance revoked, and now presents an increasing danger to her crew and nearby residents. The yacht needs to be lifted out of the water urgently, but hopes of a solution are fading fast. https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/phi-detained--london-yacht BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

This week Cecile and Katia look back on a very busy Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show during the last days of a long and hot US presidential campaign, from creative marketing by yacht King Benji to the press conferences there, including the introduction by Sunseeker of the company’s two new owners, the launch of a new Riva Residenze on Fort Lauderdale Beach and an unusual and much noticed boat show visitor, a Maine Coone cat named Romeo. Katia tells us why is looking forward to the upcoming Yacht Explorer Summit kicking off November 13 at the Monaco yacht club and highlights two speakers, TV personality Monty Hall and REV CEO Nina Jensen. The two also reveal their yacht brokerage picks of the week and review some of the week’s international yachting news. https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit/everything-you-need-to-know-2024 https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/dunya-yachts-king-benji-superyacht https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/fort-lauderdale-international-boat-show https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/sunseeker-yachts-sold-orienta-lionheart  https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/ferretti-riva-residendenze-project-flibs-2024 https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/pendennis-sailing-catamaran-hemisphere-for-sale https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/benetti-37m-byond-hybrid-yacht BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]  

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Katia reports back from an extraordinary birthday party on board 73m Titania with its owner John Caudwell, as well as a trip to Barcelona to sail on board the wallywind 110 with its designer Luca Bassani. Stewart, meanwhile, discusses an exciting new concept to transform a container ship into a superyacht and looks at the expanding fleet of yachts turning up in Sindalah for the grand opening of the Saudi giga project. In the news is Feadship's fuel-cell-powered Project 821, which is undergoing sea trials, and the acquisition of Holterman Shipyard by Steeler Yachts. Our data section focuses on the latest brokerage figures from September. John Caudwell: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/owners-experiences/on-board-with-john-caudwell-owner-of-73m-superyacht-titania--38841 Oceanco concept: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/oceanco-mario-biferali-yacht-container-ship-conversion-project-antos Five Oceans for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/five-oceans-damen-yachting-yacht-for-sale Tanzanite for sale: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/westship-motor-yacht-tanzanite-for-sale Project 821 sea trials: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/feadship-project-821-fuel-cell--yacht-sea-trials Sanlorenzo's LIFE MYSTIC: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/sanlorenzo-life-mystic-sustainable-methanol-yacht Holterman acquisition: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/steeler-yachts-holterman-shipyard-acquisition BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

In this week's episode of BOAT Briefing, Stewart reports back from the Superyacht Charities golf event in Palma and the first few exciting days of America's Cup racing in Barcelona. Charlotte talks Toto Wolff and why he's been banned from freediving with Lewis Hamilton and picks her biggest superyacht bugbears after her first turn as co-chair of the BOAT International Design & Innovation Awards at the Monaco Yacht Show. In the news is Kingdom 5KR's crunching encounter with a dock in Tunisia and the uncertain fate of Dutch shipyard Holterman. Our data section, meanwhile, focusses on the boats attending the upcoming Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.  Toto Wolff: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/lifestyle/toto-wolff-formula-one-americas-cup-freediving-lewis-hamilton Wedge Too: https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-market-intelligence/brokerage-sales-news/brokerage-boat-of-the-month-september-feadship-wedge-too-philippe-starck Amaryllis: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/amaryllis-abeking-rasmussen-2011 Kingdom 5KR: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-kingdom-5kr-yacht-crash-tunisia Holterman: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/holterman-shipyard-bankrupt-takeover Codecasa delivery: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/gioia-codecasa-custom-yacht-delivery BOAT Pro: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro Subscribe: https://www.boatinternational.com/subscriptions Contact us: [email protected]

In this week's pod, Caroline and Georgia talk travel, including the potential of Madagascar as a superyacht destination, the true meaning of barefoot luxury and the upcoming opening of Sindalah Island in Saudi Arabia. They introduce two spectacular charter yachts, run through the latest news and delve into data on fleet movements this summer to see how Mediterranean hotspots are changing. Links: https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/neom-sindalah-interior-yacht-club-stefano-ricci https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetti-yachts-b-loft-new-range-monaco-yacht-show https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/ineos-britannia-win-louis-vuitton-cup-barcelona https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/superyachts-racing-barcelona-superyacht-regatta https://www.boatinternational.com/charter/luxury-yacht-charter-news/alfa-nero-returns-to-charter-market