EBay for boat charters?
At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show,Charterbid.com, after two years of development and industry engagement, unveiled their online yacht charter auction house, an industry-first concept allowing luxury travel consumers to ...
Category Archives: Yachting Business
Two Superyacht Berths for the Price of One
It’s not often that superyacht owners are targeted with money saving offers, after all the level of wealth required to own a superyacht means monetary worries are not top of the agenda. But Camper & Nicholsons ...
The Barcelona Superyacht Cluster
Barcelona, in the Catalonia region of Spain, has recognised the importance of Superyachts to the local economy and is spearheading a policy that is promoting the city port and it’s facilities as a “Nautical C...
Tycoon accused of paying captain to sink yacht
In another example of the growing financial strains amongst yacht owners a multi-millionaire has been accused of paying a captain to sink his vessel as it is claimed that he wanted to collect the insurance payout. Insura...
China enters megayacht market
It has been announced that Shandong Heavy Industry Group – Weichai Group (SHIG – Weichai Group) has signed an agreement with the major creditors of the world’s largest luxury yacht maker, the Italian company Ferret...
Podcasts – Listen and Learn
Podcasts are a great way to find out more about any sailing topic – they’re basically pre-recorded radio shows or interviews that you can either listen to live online or download to your iPod or pc to listen to at yo...
Fire Destroys brand new Sunseeker
A £12million super yacht was destroyed by a fire that may have been started by a bolt of lightning hitting Poole Quay in Dorset. The 112ft long Sunseeker boat was ripped apart by flames that leapt 60ft into the a...
