#humansofyachting

Championing the people and personalities behind the superyachting good life, from owners and enthusiasts to explorers and innovators.

Kim Vibe-Petersen

Kim Vibe-Petersen

By Julia Zaltzman | 20 July 2023

Sometimes the salt in our veins comes from unknown sources – and for coffee entrepreneur Kim Vibe-Petersen, being bitten by the sailing bug has led to an enduring passion for the superyacht sailing good life.

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Daisy Webster and Hannah Rose

Daisy Webster and Hannah Rose

By Charlotte Thomas | 12 June 2023

With infectious enthusiasm and boundless, bounce-off-each-other energy, the head chef and sous chef on the 90-metre yacht Phoenix 2 are a shining beacon of invention, ambition, passion and achievement in the yacht industry.

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Paul Darrouzet

Paul Darrouzet

By Julia Zaltzman | 17 May 2023

From a chance charter to buying a Great Barrier Reef gateway marina, superyacht owner Paul Darrouzet’s passion for the Whitsundays has delivered a host of economic, community and conservation wins.

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Pierfrancesco Cafaro

Pierfrancesco Cafaro

By Charlotte Thomas | 6 April 2023

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

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Gordon Percy

Gordon Percy

By Charlotte Thomas | 7 March 2023

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.

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Josip Serka

Josip Serka

By Jill Bobrow | 1 February 2023

When his family moved into shipbuilding to expand their hospitality business, little did Josip Serka realise it would one day lead to him building, owning and skippering his own 49-metre chartering superyacht.

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Roxane Ducruet

Roxane Ducruet

By Charlotte Thomas | 4 January 2023

Determination and hard work has paid dividends for Roxane Ducruet, Managing Director of Superyacht Tenders & Toys MC, but the industry has also shown her the magic of superyachting and the people within it.

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Valentina Susa and Tea Kundic

Valentina Susa and Tea Kundic

By Jill Bobrow | 24 November 2022

From lifelong experiences to life skills that are invaluable for other careers, crewing on a superyacht is one of the most rewarding experiences – as Valentina Susa and Tea Kundic will attest.

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Ayeisha Dyer-McCutcheon

Ayeisha Dyer-McCutcheon

By Charlotte Thomas | 2 November 2022

From fitness instructor with zero boating experience to Second Officer on one of the world’s finest charter yachts, Ayeisha Dyer-McCutcheon is proof that superyachting is open to everyone.

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