Charlotte Thomas

#humansofyachting

From saltwater gypsy to captain of one of the world’s most iconic sailing yachts, Pierfrancesco Cafaro shows that anything is possible in superyachting.

Innovation

It’s easy to think of the superyacht industry being behind the times when it comes to greener technologies, but actually history shows nothing could be further from the truth.

Kinship

Yachting is evolving, and not just in terms of the vessel designs and sustainability – there’s a growing movement to realise the business, healthcare, wellness and societal benefits of yachts too.

#humansofyachting

From teaching sailing as a teenager to driving superyachts all over the world, Captain Gordon Percy reflects on more than four decades in the industry, and the travel bug it has helped sate.

Craft

From wild to weird to wonderful, superyacht concepts allow designers from many disciplines to inject new ideas into traditional architecture and, as one recent proposal demonstrates, sometimes it can inspire a new way of living on board.

Purpose

Superyachting offers extraordinary career opportunities, but equally new cultures and continents offer an extraordinary depth of diverse talent that knows nothing about yachts. A new programme called Grit is aiming to put the two together.

Purpose

A superyacht may be near the pinnacle of experiences, but there is more to superyachting than just luxury and glamour. From philanthropy to humanitarian endeavour, people remain central, as the inaugural Honours seeks to highlight.

Craft

It’s the big yachts that get all the newspaper headlines, but it’s the small yachts that make up most of the fleet. Isn’t it about time we stopped comparing size and started recognising the big opportunities that small superyachts offer?

Innovation

As new technologies are developed by pioneering shipyards and their technical partners, the superyacht industry is closer than ever to offering hybrid solutions across its entire size range.