Regardless of who you are or what you do, we share an uncomfortable reality: COVID-19 is disrupting our lives. In fact, COVID-19 challenges yachting every day, with more ports closing down, and companies reducing customer interaction for everyone’s benefit. If you’re like me, the notion of spending the next several weeks in increasing isolation doesn’t…
UPDATE, MARCH 26, 2020: Effective on March 20, French authorities have banned all water-based leisure activity from internal and territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The regulations remain in effect due to COVID-19 concerns. The full text is available for download. Furthermore, if crewmembers need to move about within France, they must carry a physical…
The Australian city of Brisbane plans to kick off a 12-month pilot program as part of a larger superyacht-destination campaign. To attract waterborne visitors, and the economic stimulus they represent, superyacht buoy mooring tests should start midyear this year. Maritime Safety Queensland, responsible for safety on and protection of the state’s waterways, revealed the plans…
Still searching for something special to do for your sweetie for February 14? Forget flowers, or chocolates, or even taking your beloved out to dinner at a favorite restaurant. You can charter Highlander for Valentine’s Day in the warm, sunny scenery of St. Maarten. The owner has a five-day gap to fill this coming week…
Attention adventurers and conservation cruisers. If you’re seeking a journey that will take you and fellow voyagers through the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Pacific, it’s coming in 2021. The Arksen Explorers Rally will gather yachts of various types and sizes to embark on environmentally minded explorations. For itineraries, personalized logistics, and more, Arksen’s partner is the…
With all of the expedition yachts on order and on drawing boards, it’s clear that today’s yacht buyers are no longer content with cruising the usual places. But, for some the cost of sending their yacht around the world to remote locales may not be practical. The Arksen Adventure Syndicate aims to make it more…
Jan Henry, a well-respected charter broker whose career dated back to the 1980s, died suddenly at her home in Fort Lauderdale on New Year’s Day. She was 70 years old. Henry was born on July 5, 1949 as Jan McAndrew in Frankfurt, Germany. Her family, in which she was the only girl among seven children,…
The British Virgin Islands (BVIs) government wants more megayachts, and of course more megayacht guests, to visit. Therefore, the BVIs is now offering duty-free fuel if you cruise among its islands. According to a report by BVInews.com, the government decided to amend its customs regulations with immediate effect in early December. It did so as…
Year after year, the Caribbean draws some of the biggest and most famous megayachts around for the winter season. In fact, a large number of them arrives in time to sing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve. We did a little superyacht sleuthing to see who’s who and who’s where in the islands right…
She is still a pretty secretive superyacht project. However, Soaring is coming into stronger focus thanks to recently released renderings of her exterior as well as her interior. She will be one of the first major launches of the new year, hitting the water at Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany. Soaring is the Abeking &…
