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The sudden closing of borders due to COVID-19 and the related bureaucratic red tape in trying to get permission to leave has caused owners and their crews a lot of stress over the past year. Add in the fact that many crew spent significantly longer periods of time onboard, without seeing family, and the stressContinue Reading
Rien Moonen, who established the Dutch superyacht builder Moonen Yachts, died suddenly on March 29. He was 84 years old. Born in 1936, Moonen was one of 11 children, and the second-born son. His father owned a painting company, which he took interest in at a young age. In fact, he was just 15 whenContinue Reading
Howard T. Scott is one of the more unusual (in a good way) superyacht owners you may ever meet. Not only did he acquire an 80-foot (24-meter) Burger megayacht, which he’s christened Capricho, but he also decided to leave life on land. In fact, he spends nearly all of his time living aboard her. Furthermore,Continue Reading
Albert Hakvoort, who spent more than six decades at his family-run Hakvoort Shipyards, has died. Often referred to as Albert Sr. due to multiple generations bearing the same name, he was 80 years old. Born in 1940, Albert Sr. was actually a junior, since his father, Albert Hakvoort, started the shipyard in 1919. Indeed, theContinue Reading
Today is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It further marks a call to action to accelerate gender equality. We can think of no better way to celebrate International Women’s Day in yachting than by re-publishing an interview with the co-founder of She of theContinue Reading
Fifteen years ago, the founder and then-managing director of Diana Yacht Design told the upcoming leadership team, “Make us proud. We worked hard to build up this name.” Fast forward to today, and the Dutch design studio is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company has celebrated a number of successes over the decades, including triumphContinue Reading