Yacht Management

U.S. Superyacht Association Applauds Long Overdue Change Brought on With Bipartisan Support

An exclusive sit-down interview with industry veteran and IGY Marinas’ Vice President of Marketing and Sales Bert Fowles

New legislation on deferred importation would let U.S. citizens buy foreign-flagged brokerage yachts in U.S. waters.

New online accounting system by Avaletta introduces paperless superyacht management.

A conversation with Cristian Schwarzwelder, Head of Sales at Turquoise Yachts

A conversation with Bob Saxon, VP of Yacht Management, Charter and Crew Placement at MarineMax

A conversation with Yacht Management South Florida's Joshua Kerrigan.

Catching up with Bob Denison, Owner, Denison Super Yacht Division

Yacht concierge services cater to your every need, no matter how challenging.

Flying 'Old Glory' from your transom can be a complicated proposition.

Using examples ripped from his case files, Lochner details ways to avoid falling victim to ruthless enforcement policies in high-tax states, as well as the potentially damaging peculiarities of maritime employment law.

In the Facebook age of round-the-clock updates detailing the minutiae of peoples’ everyday lives, the debate of whether privacy still exists for the superyacht owner has taken a front seat in industry circles.

Many owners who choose to finance their yachts do so not for lack of funds, but because a loan frees up capital that can be used more profitably. While the traditional method of yacht finance through a loan from a bank secured by a preferred ship mortgage has plenty of benefits, buyers may consider other options when determining how to maximize the value of their yacht acquisition.

Dutch paint company Dulux is being sued by the owner of superyacht A and, in New York, the family of a child who died when a boat sunk earlier this year is seeking punitive damages from numerous parties.

The ongoing political stalemate in Washington has pushed the Coast Guard into its worst budget crisis in more than two decades, the service’s highest-ranking officer said earlier this year during his annual State of the Coast Guard address.

On August 20, 2013, the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) came into force. It will impact owners’ ability to commercially charter their yachts and will change the way we build yachts. Devised to protect the unprotected crew, the MLC adds another burdensome layer of governance on yachting.

A new law in New York adds fines and penalties for minor boaters driving without safety training and a new option for yacht transport has joined the marine industry.

The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound has filed a federal lawsuit against the Coast Guard, the latest in a series of suits against federal officials and agencies by groups opposing the planned Cape Wind offshore wind farm at Horseshoe Shoal that will include 130 windmills within sight of the shore.

The International SeaKeeper Society (ISKS) will hold its annual Bal de la Mer gala event in San Francisco this year, the first in 15 years hosted outside of Monaco. In another first, the ISKS has chosen to honor a group instead of an individual. The Sargasso Sea Alliance (SSA) will be recognized for its work preserving the oceans.