There is an abundance of career opportunities in the yachting industry and you don’t need to be located at sea, far from home, to make the most of them. But where do you go to find them and how do you land them? Come to Yotspot! We’ve extended our jobs platform to include any land-based […]
HFW is boosting its global yacht practice and launching a Monaco office with the hire of a market-leading team, to be led by partner Andrew Charlier (pictured). The team, which will also include partners Ian Cranston and Marco Crusafio, legal directors Ian Fisher and Ruth Monahan, associate George Kaye and trainee legal executive Laura Pike, […]
SeaSystems has scheduled a second series of its course, Electrical control systems for superyacht engineers and ETOs, to be run in the Med this winter. This new course, first delivered November 2018, has been designed and written over the last four years by SeaSystems (UK) Ltd. and will be presented by controls industry veteran, Andy Ridyard CEng FIET […]
Following multiple sales during the recent Monaco Yacht Show, Sunseeker and ICON Yachts are today delighted to announce the sale of the company’s first 161 Yacht with the client signing a Letter of Intent. The deal was brokered by Sunseeker Monaco, part of the Sunseeker London Group. Sunseeker’s flagship Superyacht model will be built by […]
With a rapid growth in orders since the beginning of 2019, ASL GRP have expanded and moved production to a larger factory on the Isle of Wight. With such an expanse, there has been a need to take on further production staff in both our soft armour, and composite departments. ASL GRP have seen orders for marine […]
At this year’s METSTRADE 2019, Dometic group will showcase its entire marine portfolio including SeaStar Solutions and Dometic Blinds (formerly Oceanair) offerings, all consolidated into one Dometic brand on stands 07.131, 07.138, 07.143, 07.147 Following the integration of acquired companies SeaStar Solutions and Oceanair, Dometic will showcase a completely rebranded booth featuring the entire expanded […]
The lives of superyacht builders and applicators are about to be revolutionised with the launch of an innovative new Awlfair SF from AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip brand at METSTRADE 2019. Awlfair® SF is the latest high-performing filler technology from the Awlgrip brand. Delivering the operational performance you expect from Awlgrip, Awlfair SF is distinct because it is […]
We were very proud to once again announce the winner of this year’s John Percival Leadership Award at the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show. Bosun Sam Brown was the worthy winner following his nomination by Deckhand Colleen Meehan. Here’s what Colleen had to say: “I have had the pleasure of working under Sam for about a […]
Mental health is a hot topic. However, we shouldn’t be allowing issues to escalate to the point of having to train people to identify mental health problems. Instead we should create a positive work environment, which enables crew to work effectively and does not cause or exacerbate mental health problems. Sadly, the very nature of […]
Berthon Spain are extremely pleased to have Mike Barnes join them in Palma to head up their Guardiennage services. Mike joins the team from Oyster Yachts, where he has spent the last 4 years in a similar role. He has known Berthon’s Managing Director, Andrew Fairbrass, for several years and has watched with interest as […]